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Amberg-Sulzbach

Etzelwang

Starenfels Cave (Green Grotto)

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Etzelwang

Starenfels Cave (Green Grotto)

Starenfels Cave (Green Grotto)

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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    1. Hirschbach Village – Rock Arch near Hirschbach loop from Hirschbach

    13.0km

    03:59

    400m

    Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    February 5, 2020

    You have to scramble to get to the 23-meter-long and 8-meter-high, up to two-meter-wide gap cave. It is also called the “Green Grotto”. Important: don't forget your flashlight! Observe bat protection time: Do not walk in the caves from October 1st to March 31st. Stone and bone tools, bronze parts and ceramic fragments that were found here can be used to infer an early human dwelling.

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      May 29, 2016

      An impressive room opens up inside the cave, but no climbing is possible without climbing.

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        May 24, 2017

        The cave is also included in the Hirschbach Cave Trail.

        A day trip over 20 km with the visit of numerous caves.

        gemeinde-hirschbach.de/seite/216705/hirschbacher-h%C3%B6hlenrundweg.html

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          Location: Etzelwang, Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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