Windloch
The Windloch on the western slope of the Muehleneberg, west of Ruenderoth, has a passage length of 7300 m and an elevation difference of 50 m.
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Windloch
The Windloch on the western slope of the Muehleneberg, west of Ruenderoth, has a passage length of 7300 m and an elevation difference of 50 m.
Engelskirchen
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The Windloch on the western slope of the Muehleneberg, west of Ruenderoth, has a passage length of 7300 m and an elevation difference of 50 m.
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Description
Morphology
The Windloch has a passage length of 7300 m and an elevation difference of 50 m (as of June 2020). 2 further smaller caves belong to the Windloch: the Moosschacht with a total passage length (GGL) of 12 m and an elevation difference (HD) of 7 m, as well as the Muehlenberghoehle with a GGL of 29 m and an HD of 5 m.
Other details
All three caves lie in the Middle Devonian Hobraeck beds. All three caves were closed by the AKKH. The dip of the strata at the information board is 228/40 degrees.
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