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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Vehm Cave

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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Saxon Switzerland

Rathen

Vehm Cave

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Vehm Cave

Recommended by 836 hikers out of 921

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz

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Location: Rathen, Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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1. Honigsteine Rock Formations – Pavilion Viewpoint (Pavillonaussicht) loop from Hohnstein

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2. View of the Elbe Valley – Bastei Bridge loop from Oberrathen

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🇩🇪 Jojo Action 🇩🇪

June 23, 2018

* located below the "Bastei"
* one of the largest caves in Saxon Switzerland (5m high and 33m long)

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Christian 🏔️ OUTDOOR 🥾🧗🏻‍♂️🚵‍♀️

September 20, 2024

The Vehmhöhle is located on the Rahmhanke and is about 18 m deep.

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🇪🇺Raubach🇺🇦

June 24, 2021

Luckily it was very little going on

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Lukas Beck

June 14, 2022

Beautiful secluded cave. During our visit at the beginning of June, the Vehm Cave was unfortunately not accessible due to sewage problems on the bastion, but it was also an eye-catcher from the outside. The way here requires sure-footedness and a head for heights, as it runs quite narrowly along the edge of the rock in some places.

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Deine Mutter

April 28, 2018

The Vehmhöle is located on the Rahmhanke, it is approx. 18 m deep, it is easy to walk through, you don't even have to bend your head, you just have to climb the last approx. 5 m.
Important !!! Don't forget your torch, there are beautiful rock carvings in the cave.

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irgendwohin 😗 🥾🚶‍♀️⛰ 🚴‍♀️

February 15, 2020

It can get a little tighter.

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Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz

July 10, 2020

No hiking trail, access to climbing rocks!
Saxon Switzerland National Park Administration

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RF1950

June 23, 2018

On the way back from the bastion

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Sascha

August 8, 2019

Very nice place with great way.

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J. J.

May 7, 2021

There are some funny engravings. Nice cave. But nothing more.

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JR on Tour

January 2, 2023

There are very, very many caves in Saxon Switzerland... As a hiker, you don't have to come here as well

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January 13, 2023

These great immortalizations from days long past are located on the rock walls in front of the entrance to the Vehm cave.

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JR on Tour

January 16, 2023

These engravings can be found at the entrance to the Vehm Cave

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Chalien

April 26, 2024

Great area for walking

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Christoph

June 8, 2025

Wehlen is a so-called country town in Saxon Switzerland. It lies on the railway line from Dresden to Prague and in the heart of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, making it a starting point for hikes to destinations such as the Bastei, the Rathen Rock Stage, the Bärenstein and Rauenstein, as well as the Wehlen and Uttewalder Grund.

Saxon Switzerland is the name given to the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony.

Rathen is a spa town located below the rocky backdrop of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxon Switzerland, approximately 35 kilometers from Dresden.

Both Wehlen and Rathen have a passenger ferry across the Elbe and a rail connection to Dresden, among other places! So you can easily reach the Elbe Sandstone Mountains!

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Location: Rathen, Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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