Pferdsloch Cave – Passage cave loop from Tüchersfeld

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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

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Pferdsloch Cave – Passage cave loop from Tüchersfeld

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Pferdsloch Cave – Passage cave loop from Tüchersfeld

03:02

10.9km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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474 m

Tüchersfeld Rock Formations and Half‑Timbered Village

Highlight • Natural Monument

The small village of Tüchersfeld is dominated by an imposing rock castle. The rock formations towering up here are the remains of a reef that grew up in a tropical …

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581 m

View of Tüchersfeld from the Püttlach Bridge

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The view of Tüchersfeld with its half-timbered houses at the foot of the rock towers is a well-known photo and calendar motif. Here, from the banks of the Püttlach, the …

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707 m

View of the rock formations in Tüchersfeld

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An indescribably beautiful setting, half-timbered houses, castle and rocks in harmony. You have to see it live.

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1.71 km

Bear Gorge and Marian Grotto

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Great hiking and climbing area.

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3.77 km

Marian Grotto (Bear Gorge)

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The Mariengrotte above the Bärenschlucht is reminiscent of a soldier from Weidmannsgesees, who was badly wounded but returned alive from the First World War in 1917.

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8.22 km

Pferdsloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

More tunnel than cave but the passage is a highlight and cool photo opportunity.
And of course animal protection comes first, so stick to the rules😎✌️

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8.31 km

Passage cave

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Nice hidden cave.
Also used as a climbing rock.

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.71 km

3.23 km

3.07 km

474 m

261 m

133 m

Surfaces

3.23 km

2.76 km

2.11 km

1.80 km

936 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

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6°C

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Comments

September 11, 2025,Ab Felsendorf Tüchersfeld über die Bärenschlucht zur Kühloch- & Pferdslochhöhle und 🔙

Starting in Tüchersfeld, continuing through the Bärenschlucht gorge with its impressive rock formations, back towards Tüchersfeld with a good view of the museum rock in the village, then towards two beautiful caves, the Kühloch and the Pferdslochhöhle 🔙 to Tüchersfeld and finally taking the path to the Fahnenstein...with a magnificent view of Tüchersfeld...unfortunately the sun ☀️didn't shine today...but a sunflower …

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April 22, 2023,Tüchersfeld 》 47./2023 🚩🪜🎳🗻 Fahnenstein&Kegelfelsen

Together with my "First Lady" I was at the start very early this morning with the slowly rising sun in the cone rock village of Tüchersfeld (Bayreuth district) in beautiful Franconian Switzerland.
⚪️🇨🇭🔴🌄🤗

First we climbed the exciting Fahnensteig, which is actually quite comfortable to climb via stairs built into the rock, some of which are like ladders. Unfortunately, when …

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July 4, 2024,Tüchersfeld-Püttlach-Bärenschlucht

Rainy and therefore shortened tour with "alpine" but safe ascent and descent in Tüchersfeld. The campsite there invites you to have coffee and cake. If you can climb rocks, you will find suitable places on the Püttlach.

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April 13, 2022,Felsen, Höhlen, Karstquelle und Luftballons

Today we walked from the campsite in the other direction along the Püttlachtal. In the stream we discovered a karst spring. The water enters the stream under such high pressure that it bubbles up. Finally we landed in Tüchersfeld. It went steeply up to the Zeckenstein. A little further the cooling hole and other caves and rock gates. A promising …

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