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Rhineland-Palatinate

Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

Rhineland-Palatinate

Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

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Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

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Mountain biking

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Cycling

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Gravel riding

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Location: Birresborn, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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June 19, 2021

Hiking

The ice caves were not created naturally, but rather through the mining of millstones. That is why they are also known as "millstone caves" and have been a listed building …

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March 27, 2019

Hiking

From October to the end of March, 4 out of 5 caves are closed so as not to disturb the hibernation of bats.

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June 23, 2021

Hiking

When you enter the Birresborn Ice Caves, the cold comes first. For centuries the so-called "ice caves" were used as ice storage facilities, even in hot summers the temperature does …

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Elevation 530 m

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Location: Birresborn, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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