Rainloch Shaft Cave

Considered the most important cave in the Enzkreis. The cave extends over a length of 140 meters over several levels to a depth of 24 meters. Inspection only with appropriate knowledge and equipment! Caution, risk of falling!

You can get here via a now fairly overgrown path from the west. The cave entrance is not secured and it goes straight down deep. So without special equipment (hooks available for abseiling) and a knowledgeable guide, there is not much to see here for the normal hiker. For me it was still worth a detour.
But no matter how curious you are: be careful! If you fall 25 meters on the left according to Wikipedia and survive, you probably don't have cell service to call for help. Crawling into the right niche is probably not a good idea either...
I am sure that a barrier will be installed here at our expense (tax money) if word of the highlight gets around.

The first difficulty is getting to the cave 🤷‍♂️ Dense blackberry vines and hawthorn make access via the marked paths impossible 😅.
You have to somehow 👀 make your way across the 🌳forest 🤷‍♂️ Once you get there, the largest cave in the Enzkreis is quite inconspicuous; you can't see much because the entrance leads directly down a vertical shaft, so you can't see much.
Descending is definitely to be avoided without equipment and experience ☝️.
But just being here and even finding it is a bit of an adventure 👍.