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Räuber-Heinz Cave

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Räuber-Heinz Cave

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Räuber-Heinz Cave

Name: Räuber-Heinz Cave
Rating: 2

Recommended by 6 hikers

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Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Location: Wächtersbach, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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𝑫𝒋𝒆 𝑵𝒚𝒊𝒎𝒂 🌞🌿💙

December 21, 2021

Fissures up to several meters wide extend almost 15 meters into the quarry wall of a former abandoned red sand quarry.
Due to offset gaps, they have a total distance of 50 meters with a height difference of around 14 meters.

The "Robber Heinz Cave" is, along with the Devil's Cave near Steinau, the most famous cave in the Main-Kinzig district and, with a total length of 50 meters, is also one of the largest tectonic caves in Germany.

Previously, it was still possible to enter the cave through a gap between the grille and the cave wall.
However, work has now been carried out there and the cave is no longer accessible to the general public.

There are also various legends surrounding this divide.
A robber, Heinz, is said to have lived in it, which is why it is called the “Robber Heinz Cave”.
Other voices claim that Napoleon's soldiers found shelter here on their retreat through the Kinzigtal, which is why the locals also refer to it as the "Franzosenloch".
Neither is proven.

The basic data collection for this cave can be viewed at the “Regional Association for Cave and Karst Research Hessen e.V” under the following link:
tinyurl.com/4nf34md8

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Wilfried

January 15, 2025

The cave cannot be reached (or only in a dangerous way). The footpath is on the other side of the L3216, you would have to climb over the guard rail on the road at least once to get to the other side. It's dangerous because the B276 functions as a cross road and the fairly large intersection is very confusing and busy.

In addition, there doesn't seem to be any forest or footpath anymore, everything looks very overgrown and impassable.

So I've skipped visiting the cave on my tour. What a pity 😔

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Location: Wächtersbach, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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