Menninger Schachthöhle
The cave lies at the bottom of a secured doline in the Tithonian limestones and consists of two entrances, with the western passage continuing via the Menninger shaft with two shafts and crawling passages.
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Menninger Schachthöhle
The cave lies at the bottom of a secured doline in the Tithonian limestones and consists of two entrances, with the western passage continuing via the Menninger shaft with two shafts and crawling passages.
Meßkirch
Depth: 30 m
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The cave lies at the bottom of a secured doline in the Tithonian limestones and consists of two entrances, with the western passage continuing via the Menninger shaft with two shafts and crawling passages.
Description
Morphology
In the midst of extensive doline fields in the massive Tithonian limestones (ti1, Weißjura "3, Hangende Bankkalke), the two entrances open at the bottom of a secured doline (diameter = 8 m, depth = 6 m).
Progression
While the eastern passage ends after a few meters, the western passage leads after 8 m of length to the Menninger shaft. After a shaft 35 m deep, a passage of 15 m is followed by another 25 m deep shaft and another crawling passage of 14 m. The cave is only passable with relevant experience and equipment.
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Source: Geotopkataster Baden-Württemberg (Regierungspräsidium Freiburg – LGRB) (services.lgrb-bw.de), modified. Data licence Germany – attribution – version 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0), https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0 Datenquelle: Regierungspräsidium Freiburg - LGRB, www.lgrb-bw.de · data as of 2026 · Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · depth · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/119466 · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by ABC (Geotope Steckbrief Regierungsbezirk Tübingen), ABC (Den Waldweg nicht befahren!) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · description, access · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/119466 · data as of 2026 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]