Kirchfelder Höhlen
The Kirchfelder Wurzelhöhle is an 86 m long Höhlensystem (cave system) with a 2 m height difference; the Kirchfeldfallhöhle, accessible via the Kirchfeldfall that collapsed in 1993, is 117 m long and has a height difference of 17 m.
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Kirchfelder Höhlen
The Kirchfelder Wurzelhöhle is an 86 m long Höhlensystem (cave system) with a 2 m height difference; the Kirchfeldfallhöhle, accessible via the Kirchfeldfall that collapsed in 1993, is 117 m long and has a height difference of 17 m.
Gummersbach
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The Kirchfelder Wurzelhöhle is an 86 m long Höhlensystem (cave system) with a 2 m height difference; the Kirchfeldfallhöhle, accessible via the Kirchfeldfall that collapsed in 1993, is 117 m long and has a height difference of 17 m.
Description
Morphology
The Kirchfelder Wurzelhöhle has a total length of 86 m and a height difference of 2 m. The Kirchfeldfall is a collapse doline that collapsed in 1993 and opens up the Kirchfeldfallhöhle. This has a length of 117 m and a height difference of 17 m.
Hydrology
In the karstified area east of the B256 lie a spring below Kirchfeldstr. 6 on the Rospebach and a ponor next to Am Steinbergshof 3a on the Gummersbach.
Other details
The caves are locked and are looked after by the Arbeitskreis Kluterthöhle (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