Themenweg Hermannshöhle

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  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Distance: 0,41 km
  • Duration: 0:10 h
  • Ascent: 48 m elevation gain
  • Descent: 13 m elevation gain

The Hermannshöhle is the largest stalactite cave in Lower Austria. Its 4,430 m of cave passages extend like a labyrinth over 73 meters in several levels. Discover this hidden world of stalactites, domes and gorges in all their beauty, this valuable and sensitive cave habitat, which is also home to many bat species

  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Distance: 0,41 km
  • Duration: 0:10 h
  • Ascent: 48 m elevation gain
  • Descent: 13 m elevation gain
  • Lowest point605 m
  • Highest point651 m
  • Accessibility by train and bus

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Description

At the entrance to the cave, four display boards provide visitors with basic information about the world of the stalactite cave. As you make your way through the cave, you will discover all its beauty and uniqueness:

  • the fascinating hundreds of thousands of years of formation of the cave and the stalactites, which are unique and irretrievable
  • the special nature of the meteorology and the cave habitat with its animals and plants - a vulnerable ecosystem that must be protected
  • the life of the cave guests that are so important to nature, the bats, whose survival depends on us humans protecting them
  • the history of the discovery and exploration of Hermann's Cave, whose sensitive world we should treat with care and great respect despite our enthusiasm and thirst for adventure

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