Upper and Lower Laykaul Slate Caves
Upper and Lower Laykaul Slate Caves
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Upper and Lower Laykaul Slate Caves
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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal
Tips
May 14, 2022
Hiking
Under a huge slate rock, a man-high opening gives access to the huge "Untere Laykaul" cave, which has been expanded with tunnels. At the end of the at least 6 meter high dome, several small tunnels branch out, but they end after a few meters.
During the war, this and the tunnel further up served the residents as a shelter in which they crowded together during air raids, which is why the place is also called "Zittertal".
(Unfortunately, the two highlights Obere and Untere Laykaul were merged by Komoot...)
•November 11, 2022
Hiking
After a massive rockfall, only a small opening remains from the entrance to the "Obere Laykaul" slate cave, which leads steeply down over leaves and rubble. If you squeeze through the opening, you get into a cave that is a good 8 meters high and reaches about 30 meters into the mountain.
Following the folding of the rock, the slate was mined in a trapezoidal shape.
During the war, this and the tunnel below served as a shelter for the residents, in which they crowded together during air raids, which is why the place is also called "Zittertal".
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Elevation 340 m
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