Eichertsfels

View from the cave at the top of the hiking trail to the outside.

The Eichertsfels or Eichertsfelsen is a rock formation with several caves, about 1,000 meters north of the Oberwürzbach district of the city of St. Ingbert , on the southern slope of the Hochscheid above the Göllerschlucht, which begins west of the fish ponds.

The Eichertsfels lies on the border between the Middle and Upper Buntsandstein . Oberwürzbach is located at the geological transition from red sandstone in the north and shell limestone in the south. The Würzbach , which flows through the town from west to east towards the Blies , is still in the area of ​​the Buntsandstein or flows through the alluvium of the valleys.

The origins of the caves can no longer be clearly traced. It is believed that our ancestors used the Eichertsfelsen as winter quarters or as a hiding place. The soft red sandstone has a very porous structure and can easily be further hollowed out by human hands.

The cave below on the hiking trail from the outside.

Traces of human settlement were found in the rather small caves: a millstone made of basalt lava with flint flakes and red chalk .

The caves are easily and freely accessible and as part of the so-called hut hiking trail , they are an interesting hiking destination.

Web links

Commons : Eichertsfels  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Eichertsfels Information about the rock on the website of the district administration of the Saarpfalz district
• Eichertsfelsenhöhle Oberwürzbach , website on location-guide.eu, with a detailed description and photos

Individual evidence

1. ^ Geological map of the Saarland (1974, 1: 100,000)
2. ↑ Premium hiking trail "Hüttenwanderweg" on the Saarpfalz-Touristik website

Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′ 2 ″  N , 7 ° 8 ′ 53 ″  E