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Elfengrotte and Elbesbach Waterfall

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Elfengrotte and Elbesbach Waterfall

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Elfengrotte and Elbesbach Waterfall

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

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Best Hikes to Elfengrotte and Elbesbach Waterfall

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1. HeimatSpur Spazierweg Elfengrotte/Käsegrotte – GesundLand Vulkaneifel

2.38km

00:39

30m

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

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2. Üßbach – Stone Age caves at the Falkenlay loop from Bad Bertrich

11.2km

03:16

300m

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

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3. Klidinger Waterfall – Trail to the Eifel Waterfall loop from Bad Bertrich

10.3km

03:15

390m

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

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Caro "Bandit"

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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Alwin

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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R.Bungartz

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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Elfengrotte and Elbesbach Waterfall

1. HeimatSpur Spazierweg Elfengrotte/Käsegrotte – GesundLand Vulkaneifel

2. Üßbach – Stone Age caves at the Falkenlay loop from Bad Bertrich

3. Klidinger Waterfall – Trail to the Eifel Waterfall loop from Bad Bertrich

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