Top 20 Caves around Parsberg

It's a good idea to bring a warm sweater for your visit, because to enjoy it, you shouldn't have to freeze inside at a constant 8°C. Photo permission costs only a euro and is, of course, worth it.

Here for the 2nd time, but this time with a visit to the stalactite cave. There is no longer an official tour, but with the help of a brochure or by downloading the audio guide to your cell phone you can learn a lot about the beautiful stalactite cave, which is considered the most beautiful in Germany. I have never seen a more beautiful one. Highly recommended even without a personal tour, as you can choose your own pace. It is also worth mentioning that you can see bats and for an extra €1 you can take as many photos as you like, but without flash. Due to the cold, wet weather, it was warmer and more pleasant in the cave, as there was no wind and no rain.

Beautiful hiking trail, quiet nature

Great trail again today, especially in combination with a detour to the plateau and subsequent technical downhill S2-S3.

Hiasl Cave Hiasl, whose real name was Josef Wiesmeth, was born on January 23, 1881 in Winzer near Regensburg. He originally learned the profession of stonemason. During the 24 years that he lived in his cave, however, he worked as a basket weaver and was paid primarily in kind. However, the real reasons for his migration into the nature of the Labertal are not known. However, it is assumed that he sought solitude because of an unhappy love affair or an argument with his father. The furnishings of his cave: a wooden porch, a kerosene lamp for lighting, his bed - a straw bag with a blanket on wooden slats, his kitchen - a self-made oven, tin dishes, a stool, two boxes for tools, supplies and belongings. His housemates were hedgehogs and mice. The Hiasl earned his living as a craftsman. He wove many a Kirm (back stretcher) and Kretzn (baskets) out of willow branches, hazelnut branches and spruce roots, or he carved rakes. He also repaired broken items that people brought to him. His customers, the farmers and citizens of the area, mostly paid in kind: bread, milk, butter, smoked meat, boiled potatoes, desserts and beer. He bought tobacco and rum and other supplies from his pension, which he received because of a war injury from World War I, in the Scheck general store on the main street in Beratzhausen. During the winter, when the temperatures no longer allowed him to sleep in the cave, the Hiasl spent the nights in the Friesenmühle stable. After the Second World War, the “caveman” became an attraction for the Americans stationed here, who gave him gifts and took photos of him. The cave dweller was spared from illness for many years until he had to be taken to the Parsberg district hospital in the fall of 1948. A document from the hospital shows that the “basket weaver Josef Wiesmeth, a Catholic, who lived in a rock cave in the municipality of Mausheim, died on October 19, 1948.” Source: Information boards on Hiasl-Weg

There are umpteen trails around the stalactite cave. E.g.: https://www.komoot.de/highlight/1260647 https://www.komoot.de/highlight/3756042 https://www.komoot.de/highlight/695931 Watch out for visitors when driving through. We always make sure that we drive around the rest area.

From the Labertal there are a few paths to/from the Lehmeiersteig

Impressive place. The Hiasl cave wasn't big.