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Altmühltal
Danube-Ries
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Great and Small Ofnet Caves – View of the Ofnet Caves loop from Utzmemmingen

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Altmühltal
Danube-Ries
Riesbürg

Great and Small Ofnet Caves – View of the Ofnet Caves loop from Utzmemmingen

Moderate

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Great and Small Ofnet Caves – View of the Ofnet Caves loop from Utzmemmingen

04:06

14.7km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Ofnethöhlen bei Holheim

Geopark Ries

Waypoints

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4.76 km

Hohlenstein Cave

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A very beautiful natural cave. If you are brave, you can also take a detour to the "Cave in Hell" (it really means that 😃), but you should be sure-footed, while the Hohlenstein Cave is very easy to reach.

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2

7.71 km

Quellweiher Ederheim

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Small lake with rest stop

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8.90 km

Aussichtspunkt 4

Viewpoint

4

9.71 km

Viewpoint Lindle (Geopark Ries)

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Here you have a great view of Nördlingen and the Lindle quarry, among other things. The viewing platform is locked.

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5

10.3 km

View of Nördlingen and the Ries

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From here you have a wonderful view over Nördlingen and the Ries

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6

12.2 km

Great and Small Ofnet Caves

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The Big and Small Ofnethöhle are two karst caves in the limestone of Riegelberg.

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7

12.5 km

Roman Villa Rustica Maienbachtal

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Small Roman estate, which was uncovered in the years 1975 to 1981.

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8

12.6 km

View of the Ofnet Caves

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Beautiful round through the Nördlinger Ries (Donau-Ries) along the shepherd's path.

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9

13.4 km

View of the Ofnet Caves

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Beautiful view from the forest path.

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14.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

2.76 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.76 km

3.05 km

3.05 km

1.09 km

754 m

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

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Comments

March 3, 2024,Alte Bürg - Ofnethöhlen - Geopark Lindle - Hohlensteinhöhle
It was another nice tour today. Perfect weather, great area, beautiful highlights.
Unfortunately, I started off a bit without a plan because I was shown a parking space that didn't exist. If you want to run the loop, it's better to start at the parking lot below the Ofnethöhlen.
These are really worth seeing, you have a fantastic view. I …

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