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Cave Cave · Bavarian Forest · 643 m open today

Steinzeithöhle

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    Steinzeithöhle
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Visitors can go on a journey into bygone times at the dark Stone Age cave.
Visitors are taken back to the Palaeolithic era and are surrounded by artificial rock walls in a place where they can experience the change in climate, landscape and fauna in the time since.

Opening times

open today
Open May 01, 2026 through Nov 09, 2026 from 09:30–18:00 .
Open Nov 10, 2026 through Apr 30, 2027 from 09:30–15:30 .
From May 1st to November 8th - daily from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm From November 9th to April 30th - daily from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Price:

The visit is for free.

Directions

Local public transport network: Igelbus stop and Waldbahn stop Ludwigsthal
Navigation: Eisensteiner Straße 20, 94227 Ludwigsthal

Coordinates

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49.057333, 13.240843
DMS
49°03'26.4"N 13°14'27.0"E
UTM
33U 371481 5435319
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Eisensteiner Straße 20
94227 Lindberg
+49 9922 50020 http://www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de/ E-mail: hzw@npv-bw.bayern.de
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