Top 5 Caves around Bleckhausen

Unfortunately, the path there is completely overgrown and impassable. As of June 25, the descent isn't worth it.

The Nerother Kopf is an extinct volcano of recent date. It was formed about 15,000 years ago when the earth broke up here and glowing magma welled up from the depths of the earth. At that time, a fracture zone formed in the earth rock, which formed the origin of the volcanic chain "West Eifel". https://www.neroth.de/tourismus/nerother-kopf

The Millstone Cave is located at the summit of the Neroth Head, a wooded hill of volcanic origin east of Neroth. The entrance is just below the Freudenkoppe castle ruins at an altitude of about 640 m and can be reached via a hiking trail. The cave is 18 meters deep and its vault up to 10 meters high. It is walkable, but unlit (torch required). Wikipedia

Millstones were mined in the 18 meter deep cave at the top of the Nerother Kopf until the 18th century. The lava stone was not only mined for the production of millstones, but was also used to build the immediately adjacent Freudenkoppe Castle.

A grotto in honor of the Holy Mother of God has been built from lava at the church entrance, with an altar table in the largest grotto.

Former mine Goldglück Niederstadtfeld, Niederstadtfeld municipality description [...] The mine that was operated in the previous century should not go unmentioned. The field names "Am Bleiofen" and "An der Bleireinigung" are still reminiscent of this former mine. In 1858 it employed 12 to 15 miners who came from Niederstadtfeld and Üdersdorf. The mine, which was located on a mountain east of the valley of the Kleine Kyll in the direction of Schutz, was probably of Roman origin, because there was already a tunnel when the work in the mine began. A tunnel still exists today, but the three shafts on the top of the Bleiberg were filled in for safety reasons after the Second World War. In the mine, which was called "Goldglück", silver, lead and copper were extracted. The ore, which was melted into blocks, was transported to the large works in Mechernich and Bleialf with the help of ox carts. There is still a registered water right to discharge the waste water from the mine into the "Kerlsbach", which flows into the Kleine Kyll. Work in the mine was temporarily suspended, for example in the years 1858 to 1907, for reasons that were not known. After a long interruption, production in the mine was resumed in 1907 and again it was Niederstadtfelder and Üdersdorfer who found work there. However, in order to get to the ore in the deeper regions, a transverse shaft had to be built from the deep "guy". In 1915 the work in the mine "Goldglück" was finally stopped due to the strong effects of the war. During the war, some families from Niederstadtfeld still used these tunnels as bunkers. (Source: https://kulturdb.de/einobjekt.php?id=17487)

A little out of the way and therefore a nice quiet place to stay ... The whole story is here: https://kulturdb.de/ein Objekt.php?id=17487

The Nerother head in the district Vulkaneifel in Rhineland-Palatinate is a 651.7 m above sea level. NHN high cone of an extinct volcano at Neroth in the Eifel