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Devil's Spring

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Devil's Spring

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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  • Location: Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    May 31, 2020

    Mountain biking

    This karst phenomenon is a beautiful example of the fact that the entire Veldenstein Forest is rugged underground and thus has a real underworld. The so-called Teufelsbrunnen is a sinkhole that in spring collects all melt water from the area and drains it underground into the karst. The name Teufelsbrunnen shows that natural phenomena had a mystical meaning in earlier times. The vegetation in the sinkhole is very different from that in the surrounding forest, which mainly consists of pine trees. In the Teufelsbrunnen overgrown with ferns, mosses and firs, it looks almost like in the past.
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    Little Lochstein – Eislöcher Sinkholes loop from Veldensteiner Forst

    10.4km

    02:45

    100m

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

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    Elevation 460 m

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    Location: Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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