Top 13 Caves ヴィーゼンタウでの

The "Jungferla Spring" originates in this 85-meter-long, multi-branched sandstone cellar. In the 1960s, the entrance to the sandstone cellar was bricked up and overgrown for safety reasons. It was thus no longer visible, but it wasn't entirely forgotten by the residents of Baiersdorf. In 2006, the water in the renovated Jungferla Fountain dried up shortly before its inauguration. This prompted the decision to search for the spring's source in the buried sandstone cellar. After extensive excavation, the former cellar entrance was found bricked up. On December 5, 2006, the cellar was entered again for the first time. Its condition was so good that the local history society, with the support of sponsors and local businesses, renovated and restored it, redesigning the entrance area. On May 25, 2008, the cellar was reopened to the public with the first "Jungferla Cellar Festival." Due to popular demand, a "cellar festival" is now held every year on Ascension Day. Sandstone or rock cellars have a long tradition in Franconia. They were used primarily for storing beer, wine, and agricultural products. Without additional cooling, the cellars maintain a constant temperature of around 8°C year-round. Because beer was stored in the cellars, a tavern was often built nearby, usually above or in front of them – which is why even today in Franconia people still go "to the cellar" rather than to a beer garden. The cellars consist of passages of varying lengths and sizes, hewn into hillsides. The cellar is closed off with a gate. {Source: Information panel on site]

The Frauenhöhle natural monument is located north of Egloffstein Castle.

It's quite a climb, but the effort is worth it! The Hollow Church, an impressive dolomite rock formation with a passage and viewpoint, is definitely a highlight of the area!

Very beautiful little cave system that has not been converted to be suitable for tourists. So remember to wear good shoes and bring a lamp.

A typical Franconian cave, but the route is poor for mountain bikes. At the moment it is difficult to go down with a mountain bike because of the many tree trunks lying across it. Komoot also leads you to a fenced-in property that you have to go around behind a thick hedge.

Interesting with the upper cave, into which you could penetrate up to 35 m deep if the slippery ground allows it. The lower cave was once planned as a show cave (lorry tracks), but collapsed. The third cave is only about 4 meters deep and a little more difficult to reach.

Super nice view of the Trubachtal and great passage through the rock. Fun for smaller kids too. Well suited for a family hike.

Moggaster Cave is a natural karst cave with a total length of over 2000 meters and a depth of around 70 meters. This makes it one of the longest and most important caves in the Franconian Jura. The cave is listed as a natural monument (ND-03927)[1], as a ground monument D-4-6233-0051 and in the Franconian Alb Cave Register (HFA) with the register number D 110. Immediately after the entrance, the cave drops off steeply. Steep drops and fall zones make access difficult. The combined fissure and floor cave has water basins and stalactite galleries. The rock fragments covered with sinter show that stalactite formation probably began after the Würm glacial period. The lower and newly discovered parts show an untouched cave world with many formations. The cave is also of interest to zoologists and, in addition to many micro-animals, is also home to the glacier flea-like springtail. (Source and further information at: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moggaster_H%C3%B6hle)