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Natural Monuments

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Schenklengsfeld

Hilmeser Loch Sinkhole

Natural Monuments

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Schenklengsfeld

Hilmeser Loch Sinkhole

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hilmeser Loch Sinkhole

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Kernzone des NSG Landecker Berg bei Ransbach

Location: Schenklengsfeld, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Tips

March 12, 2022

Mountain biking

The closed hole is the natural monument "Hilmeser Loch". The last depth measured in 2018 by the Cave Research Club Bad Hersfeld e.V. was about 20 m. Reports from the 19th century by Carl Trautvetter (first explorer) spoke of a length of 100 - 150 m. Source: S.Gress

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January 14, 2022

Hiking

The Hilmeser Loch is a shaft cave created by landslides in the limestone on the Landecker Berg. The burglar funnel is secured with a wooden railing. The cave was created by the cave research club Bad Hersfeld e. V. has been documented in the past and freed from rubbish and rubbish several times together with the volunteer fire brigade. The approx. 20 meter deep cave is designated as a natural monument and a particularly protected habitat for bats, for example, as winter quarters. Literature tip: Stefan Zaenker - Das Hilmeser Loch, Mein Heimatland, No. 9, Sept. 2021.

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September 7, 2022

Mountain biking

Inconspicuous, with the wooden gate around it, you drive past it quickly.

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Hilmeser Loch Sinkhole – Landecker Summit loop from Hilmes

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#3.

Hilmeser Loch Sinkhole – Landecker Plateau Rest Area loop from Kernzone des NSG Landecker Berg bei Ransbach

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Elevation 510 m

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Location: Schenklengsfeld, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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