Notable cave · Wartburgkreis, Thuringia
Elfengrotte
Elfengrotte is a cave in Wartburgkreis, Thuringia.
Elfengrotte: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Elfengrotte
Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Elfengrotte — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 50.94779, 10.29900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Elfengrotte
- Königstein · viewpoint · Wartburgkreis · ~1 km · Must-see
- Rudolfstein · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~2 km · Must-see
- Verfluchtes Jungfernloch · cave · Wartburgkreis · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mariental · viewpoint · Wartburgkreis · ~2 km · Must-see
- Cranach-Denkmal · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~2 km · Must-see
- Wartburg · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~3 km · Must-see
- Metilstein · viewpoint · Wartburgkreis · ~3 km · Must-see
- Karthausgarten · park · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Denkmal zur Geschichte der Deutschen Arbeiterbewegung · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Johann Sebastian Bach · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Alter Friedhof · park · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Lutherhaus · museum · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Burschenschaftsdenkmal · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Schloss Wilhelmsthal · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Georgenkirche · church · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- St. Georg · fort · Wartburgkreis · ~4 km · Must-see
- Nikolaikirche · church · Wartburgkreis · ~5 km · Must-see
- Dürrenberg · viewpoint · Wartburgkreis · ~5 km · Must-see
Other caves near Elfengrotte
- Verfluchtes Jungfernloch · cave · Wartburgkreis · ~2 km · Must-see
- Marienglashöhle · cave · Landkreis Gotha · ~24 km · Must-see
- Karsthöhle Dienstedt · cave · Ilm-Kreis · ~79 km · Must-see
- Barbarossahöhle · cave · Kyffhäuserkreis · ~88 km · Must-see
- Numburg Höhle · cave · Kyffhäuserkreis · ~89 km · Must-see
- Unicorn Cave · cave · Landkreis Eichsfeld · ~96 km · Must-see
- Feengrotten · cave · Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt · ~101 km · Must-see
- Lichtenstein Cave · cave · Landkreis Eichsfeld · ~108 km · Must-see
- Ilsenhöhle · cave · Saale-Orla-Kreis · ~118 km · Must-see
- Hollenkammer · cave · Regierungsbezirk Kassel · ~119 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Elfengrotte open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Elfengrotte yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Elfengrotte?
Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Elfengrotte?
Nearby: Königstein (viewpoint, 1 km), Rudolfstein (fort, 2 km), Verfluchtes Jungfernloch (cave, 2 km), Mariental (viewpoint, 2 km), Cranach-Denkmal (fort, 2 km), Wartburg (fort, 3 km).
Is Elfengrotte worth visiting?
Elfengrotte is listed as a notable cave in Thuringia on Spotwander.