Unicorn cave trails
The Unicorn Cave is located on a high plateau of dolomite rock, which is bordered on the sides by cliffs facing the valley. This cliff and karst landscape is characterised by a limestone beech forest with typical fauna and flora. The dolomite rocks determine the shape of the landscape and an adapted flora.
The ecologically very valuable dolomite rock meadow has other characteristic species: Wood anemone, golden nettle, woodruff, bindweed, almond-leaved spurge, green hellebore, gooseberry and small periwinkle can be observed. The caves, small caves, weathered cavities and crevices in the rocks belonging to the natural monument also provide habitats for a variety of creatures (e.g. moss and lichen communities, lizards and owls).
With the cave as the starting and ending point, the existing natural phenomena are approached and recorded in a well thought-out linear sequence.
Three different circular routes between one, just under four and over ten kilometres in length are on offer, all of which contain similar natural phenomena. The longest trail, which is also part of the karst hiking trail, includes the nearby natural monuments of the Scharzfels castle ruins and the stone church.
Visitors and hikers can head for around 60 information, adventure and play stations. Navigation aids have been set up to help visitors find their way around the site and the route has been improved where necessary. A folder with the route is available at Haus Einhorn.
However, the path is also oriented towards the cave underground: it begins at the access tunnel, the natural entrance and the former Neanderthal portal are visited, and the course of the cave underground is visualised along the way.
The Unicorn Cave is located on a high plateau of dolomite rock, which is bordered on the sides by cliffs facing the valley. This cliff and karst landscape is characterised by a limestone beech forest with typical fauna and flora. The dolomite rocks determine the shape of the landscape and an adapted flora.
The ecologically very valuable dolomite rock meadow has other characteristic species: Wood anemone, golden nettle, woodruff, bindweed, almond-leaved spurge, green hellebore, gooseberry and small periwinkle can be observed. The caves, small caves, weathered cavities and crevices in the rocks belonging to the natural monument also provide habitats for a variety of creatures (e.g. moss and lichen communities, lizards and owls).
With the cave as the starting and ending point, the existing natural phenomena are approached and recorded in a well thought-out linear sequence.
Three different circular routes between one, just under four and over ten kilometres in length are on offer, all of which contain similar natural phenomena. The longest trail, which is also part of the karst hiking trail, includes the nearby natural monuments of the Scharzfels castle ruins and the stone church.
Visitors and hikers can head for around 60 information, adventure and play stations. Navigation aids have been set up to help visitors find their way around the site and the route has been improved where necessary. A folder with the route is available at Haus Einhorn.
However, the path is also oriented towards the cave underground: it begins at the access tunnel, the natural entrance and the former Neanderthal portal are visited, and the course of the cave underground is visualised along the way.
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