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Eilper Höhle

The Eilper Höhle on the slope above Eilper Straße in Eilpe is a 180 m long passage in the Middle Devonian Honsel beds with a 9.5 m height difference.

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The Eilper Höhle on the slope above Eilper Straße in Eilpe is a 180 m long passage in the Middle Devonian Honsel beds with a 9.5 m height difference.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Hagen
  • Record updated:

Caves are protected biotopes (§30 BNatSchG). Caves used by bats as winter quarters must not be entered from 1 October to 31 March (§39(6) BNatSchG), except show caves and their developed parts.

Location

In Eilpe, the Eilper Höhle is located on the slope above Eilper Straße.

Map

Approximate position

Entrances

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  1. Eilper Höhle

    51.344518, 7.501944
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Description

Morphology

The Eilper Höhle has a passage length of 180 m and a height difference of 9.5 m.

Other details

The Eilper Höhle lies within the Middle Devonian Honsel beds and is looked after by the AKKH.

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Source: Geotopkataster Nordrhein-Westfalen (Geologischer Dienst NRW) (ogc-api.nrw.de), modified. Data licence Germany – attribution – version 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0), https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0 Geowissenschaftliche Daten: INSP-GeotopeinNRW @ Geologischer Dienst NRW · data as of 2026