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Saalburg Grotto – cave chamber loop from Plech

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Landkreis Bayreuth

Plech

Saalburg Grotto – cave chamber loop from Plech

Moderate

4.7

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244

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Saalburg Grotto – cave chamber loop from Plech

03:08

11.1km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

Waypoints

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1.35 km

Plecher Cliffs

Highlight • Climb

Impressive wall where there is much to discover.

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1.46 km

Fleischlochhöhle Cave

Highlight • Cave

In the period before the First World War, a thief who was active in domestic slaughterhouses is said to have hidden his loot in this natural "cold storage facility".

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1.47 km

Meat Cave

Highlight • Cave

Unfortunately I didn't get in deeper, nice path on the rocks.

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1.54 km

Fuchsloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

A nice little cave.

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2.73 km

Saalburg Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Saalburg is a mighty rock formation that is under nature protection.

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3.23 km

Saalburg Grotto

Highlight • Cave

Pretty small cave but no less interesting, in front of it you can rest well.

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4.04 km

cave chamber

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There is a lot to discover, don't forget a great tour with children and a flashlight.

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7.00 km

Geißloch Cave near Münzinghof

Highlight • Cave

To fully explore the cave you need good shoes, cave lamps and helmet, clothes that can get dirty and about 1.5 hours of your time. Depending on the weather, the …

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.14 km

3.04 km

1.05 km

866 m

Surfaces

4.53 km

3.10 km

1.88 km

963 m

621 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Monday 24 August

19°C

13°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

August 23, 2024,Geißloch-, Fleisch-, Rohenlochhöhle ... ein Spaziergang in die Unterwelt

Beautiful cave climbing. Be sure to bring a bright flashlight for the Geißloch. The cave is 124 m long and there is a lot to discover here.

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March 23, 2025,36 Von Plech zur Geißlochhöhle - RWF Fränkische Schweiz 🪨

Today, we were actually planning a Komootler 60+ & Friends group. Unfortunately, one by one, everyone canceled, so we ended up being the only ones left.
We then decided to do a tour in Franconia that we'd been planning for a long time.
The weather was good, but the sun was hidden under the clouds all day.
So, today we …

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July 13, 2025,Wanderung Fränkische Schweiz Plech

A beautiful cave hike from Plech with many caves that are easily accessible but require a flashlight 🔦 or a headlamp. The final section follows the Franconian Mountain Trail to Plech... for me, it was the most beautiful part and very entertaining 😃

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April 21, 2023,Auf dem Höhlenweg von Plech

Went on a tour today in beautiful weather that was really to our liking. Altogether we were on the road for over 6 hours and didn't meet a single person. The peace and quiet, the weather and the beautiful landscape are simply fantastic. A tour I had in mind for a long time. We already know the area quite well …

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May 20, 2024,Auf dem Plecher Höhlenweg

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather, we set out today to hike the Plecher Cave Trail.

Narrow paths and pretty meadow trails lead through the wonderful rocky landscape with its many small and large caves.

The last few kilometers were mostly on the road back to the starting point.

Always a beautiful hike.

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April 14, 2022,🪨Plech 🏘kein🌞 Schrott❤️‍🔥 Fränkische 🦎Schweiz🕸 Tour🧗‍♀️

On the recommendation of S&S we went on a discovery tour around Plech, the tour through Franconian Switzerland wasn't rubbish 🤣.
But what am I talking about, Franconian Switzerland never disappoints us.
And I'm not done with Plech either 🤣👍😎✌️

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June 28, 2026,🇨🇭🔦 Fränkische Höhlenwanderung im Veldensteiner Forst 🌲 bei Plech 🪨😎

Of course, on the drive home from the Allgäu, my famous PPDT 😎 could not be missed. A little cooling cave hike 🔦🥶 was to take place in the very corner of the beautiful Franconian Switzerland 🇨🇭, which, of course, @Herbert 🖖 and completely surprisingly 😜 also @Alfhilde 🤗 had inspired me to do. In parts, I was supposed to …

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April 16, 2022,Wanderung auf dem Höhlenweg

Very nice hike. Initially we follow the yellow triangle. The way was well signposted. We then wanted to follow the circular route as recommended by Komoot, but that didn't work out. We also saved ourselves the descent into the Geisloch cave. The descent is not without danger and very good flashlights are required in the cave.

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Saalburg Grotto – cave chamber loop from Plech

Plecher Cliffs

Fleischlochhöhle Cave

Meat Cave

Fuchsloch Cave

Saalburg Rock Formation

Saalburg Grotto

cave chamber

Geißloch Cave near Münzinghof

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