The only 13m long cave in the valley of the Kieselbach was probably used by the Schinderhannes as a hiding place for some time during his many raids in the Hunsrück.
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The Romans knocked out large blocks of sandstone from what was originally a crevice in the Heidenfels, which was barely more than a meter wide, which they needed to build …
From the paved bike path you can see the entrance to the tunnel, which you can easily reach through a ford a little further down the stream. The tunnel leads about 60 meters into the mountain.
Above the district of Layenkaul (= digging for stones) there is a former pit with 2 tunnels on the slope of the Kahlenberg. Above the large heap of rubble there are still a few foundation walls of the mine buildings.
The tunnel mouth, located directly on the L108, leads - partly filled with water and the remains of a railway track - for approx. 50 meters straight into the mountain.