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Inconspicuous, with the wooden gate around it, you drive past it quickly.

Since November 2020, there have again been two hibernation quarters for rare bats (Greater mouse-eared bat and Bechstein's bat) in the former mine tunnels on the Ölberg near Nentershausen. The tunnels were fitted with bat grates and can be seen very well from the path leading past. One quarter is located directly at the junction to the Bergmannspfad, the second about 100 m above (signposted in the direction of Solz).

The closed hole is the natural monument "Hilmeser Loch". The last depth measured in 2018 by the Cave Research Club Bad Hersfeld e.V. was about 20 m. Reports from the 19th century by Carl Trautvetter (first explorer) spoke of a length of 100 - 150 m. Source: S.Gress

Here on the Kirchberg, below the Kattenberg, there is an almost 9-hectare FFH area (Flora-Fauna-Habitat-Area). In 2008 it was integrated into the Europe-wide Natura 2000 protected area system under the name "Gipskarst bei Berneburg". The karst area is home to three inaccessible caves worthy of protection (Berneburg gypsum cave, Carolushalle, Berneburg cave), which are used by native bat species for wintering. The 100 meter long gypsum cave in Berneburg is the longest active water cave in northern Hesse. (Source: RP Kassel, action plan FFH, no. 4925-302 gypsum karst near Berneburg)

The “Ransbacher Senke” rift cave is of regional importance as winter quarters for bats. In 2008, the State Association for Cave and Karst Research Hessen e. V. for example the Bechstein's bat and the great mouse-eared bat.

The Hilmeser Loch is a shaft cave created by landslides in the limestone on the Landecker Berg. The burglar funnel is secured with a wooden railing. The cave was created by the cave research club Bad Hersfeld e. V. has been documented in the past and freed from rubbish and rubbish several times together with the volunteer fire brigade. The approx. 20 meter deep cave is designated as a natural monument and a particularly protected habitat for bats, for example, as winter quarters. Literature tip: Stefan Zaenker - Das Hilmeser Loch, Mein Heimatland, No. 9, Sept. 2021.

Directly behind the church in Berneburg branches off a path, first over concrete steps, then steeply through a rocky cliff landscape up to the cemetery. The Berneburg village community provided the path with steps and safety ropes so that hikers who are used to walking can easily get on / off it. If you come from below, in the first bend on the left side there is a rock formation that you can climb (caution is advised here because of the risk of falling and falling rocks), from here you have a wonderful view over the roofs of the village and can almost seize the church's golden weathercock. The path ends in the upper area at the three linden trees planted by the associations, where there is a stone table, rest bench and a refuge. Directly at the end of the path is the cemetery with its historical and remarkable memorial stones and crosses. The cliff path used to serve as an access path to the former chapel (1478) that stood on top of the Kirchberg.

Hilmes hole