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Elfengrotte and Elbesbach Waterfall

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Elfengrotte and Elbesbach Waterfall

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    1. HeimatSpur Spazierweg Elfengrotte/Käsegrotte – GesundLand Vulkaneifel

    2.38km

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    July 11, 2020

    The Elf Grotto is a hollow path that was created around 50,000 years ago by volcanic activity. The lava pushed itself from the surrounding volcanoes into the Elbesbach valley.

    The grotto is also called the cheese grotto. This will not surprise you, because the stones look like stacked cheese wheels.

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      July 26, 2022

      Nice VIP highlight with the passage grotto, the waterfall and the Teufelsbrück.
      Belongs to a hike around Bad Bertrich.

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        September 12, 2021

        The grotto was created many thousands of years ago when glowing hot basalt lava flowed from the high volcanoes into the Üssbach valley and created a unique landscape there. When it cools down, the basalt lava solidifies into columns in which horizontal stress cracks develop. Weathering over the centuries has given rise to the shape of stacked cheese loaves, which give the elf grotto its special look. Source: eifel.info/a-elfengrotte
        In the immediate vicinity of the grotto is the beautiful Elbesbach waterfall, which is also worth seeing.

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          Location: Bad Bertrich, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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