Top 5 Caves 오버슈타트 주변

Nicely prepared tunnel entrance

A dark chasm called the ice-hole cuts into the rock, and the chasm descends to a horrible depth. Basically there should be water, which is connected to the sea. The ice hole is called like a similar one on the great Gleichberge near Römhild: the cold hell From the depths of that horrid chasm, sighs and howls have often been heard, and it is said that these stem from the souls of the damned villagers... (Source: https://www.tourenportal-thueringer-wald.de)

A crevice that leads about 20m into the mountain to a larger room. Accessible in dry weather, but steep.

A station on the Ringberg Mining Trail.

Just below the Ringberg Hotel there is a sign pointing to the mining trail.

Here below the Ringberg you can find the butter well and its world of legends. It is located in a part where mining used to take place.

The descent is quite steep and a bit slippery, but you can hold on to the rock, no problem with good shoes

The mining area on the Ringberg has a special position compared to the other Suhl mining areas because of the copper ore, brown iron and brownstone mines. The mining path in the summit area of the Ringberg leads specifically to mining sites where red iron ore was extracted. The "Butterbrunnenstollen" with its sagas and legends is the most vivid testimony to historical mining in Suhl. It is also used by rare bats as winter quarters. (Source: https://www.ringberghotel.de)