Wow! Absolutely impressive, which Mother Nature washed out of the limestone rock over time. If you pass by, it is definitely worth a short stop or a short walk on countless steps that lead you into the cave, which is so inconspicuous from below.

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October 28, 2016

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The King Ludwig Felsen is known as Crevice Cave "Riesenburg"

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March 4, 2017

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Count Franz Erwein von Schönborn had the giant castle made accessible by means of paths and stairs. This was done on the occasion of a visit by the Bavarian King Ludwig I, who visited the cave at the beginning of the 19th century. A couplet by the king carved into the rock at the lookout point above the cave commemorates this visit: "Following the wind, the clouds come to the rock and then retreat, but the rock stands unchanging in time."

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1. Idyllic Trail along the Wiesent River – Rabeneck Castle loop from Gößweinstein

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01:59

370m

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2. Wiesent Valley – The beautiful Wiesent Trail loop from Pretzfeld

68.2km

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700m

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3. Rabenstein Castle – Tüchersfeld Rock Village loop from Pottenstein

37.4km

02:37

580m

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Elevation 450 m

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Location: Wiesenttal, Forchheim, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Riesenburg Collapse Cave

1. Idyllic Trail along the Wiesent River – Rabeneck Castle loop from Gößweinstein

2. Wiesent Valley – The beautiful Wiesent Trail loop from Pretzfeld

3. Rabenstein Castle – Tüchersfeld Rock Village loop from Pottenstein

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