Hainholz Gypsum Karst Landscape – Jetten Cave loop from Gipskarstlandschaft Hainholz

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Hainholz Gypsum Karst Landscape – Jetten Cave loop from Gipskarstlandschaft Hainholz

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Hainholz Gypsum Karst Landscape – Jetten Cave loop from Gipskarstlandschaft Hainholz

01:41

6.08km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Gipskarstlandschaft Hainholz

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202 m

Karstwanderweg Information Board: Forest and Storm, Hainholz

Highlight • Rest Area

information board on the Karst hiking trail

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550 m

Jettenquelle Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The source is about 100 meters from the cave entrance on the edge of the forest. The water flows south towards Hörden. The spring is not so productive for most of the year, so that it can hardly be used as a source of drinking water. The discharge probably depends on the height of the karst water table.

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1.16 km

Bench with panoramic views over the Gipskarstlandschaft Hainholz

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beautiful rest area with a wonderful view

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5.07 km

Hainholz Gypsum Karst Landscape

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Here is the most important gypsum karst area in Central Europe. Various karst phenomena can be seen in a very small space (caves, sinkholes, creek shrinkage, etc.).

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5.28 km

Jetten Cave

Highlight • Cave

The impressive cave was allegedly closed in the meantime for reasons of bat protection (?). Now it can apparently be freely entered again. It is the largest freely accessible cave in the region. An inspection of the nearby Marthahöhle is only possible when it is dry and much more difficult.

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5.67 km

Hart's-tongue fern sinkhole in Hainholz

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Hirschzungen sinkhole has steep and partially overhanging walls. Its age is estimated at around 500 years. The collapse of the underlying karst cave took place in historical times.
The deer tongue is a fern that needs shady and moist steep slopes on limestone or gypsum soil. These requirements are very well met in the approximately 10 m deep sinkhole,

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