Bauerloch, Natural cave entrance in Neuffen, Germany.

The Bauerloch is a cave entrance located in the limestone cliffs near Neuffen in Baden-Württemberg. The passage descends into the mountainside with underground chambers and flowing water features visible as you move deeper inside.

The Bauerloch is a karst cave on the northern escarpment of the Swabian Alb, with its entrance in the upper part of the Bauernlochschlucht near Neuffen at about 590 m above sea level. During heavy rain and snowmelt the Dürrenbach springs from the entrance and floods large parts of the cave; in dry periods the stream only appears at about 520 m in the lower valley. It is protected as geotope 13634/934 and as the natural monument Bauerlochhöhle und Magerrasen im Gewann Bauerlochberg (811-60462912).

The cave lies in the Gewann Bauerlochberg, where the Bauerlochhöhle and the adjoining Magerrasen are recorded together as a natural monument under protection number 811-60462912. The same area is listed as geotope 13634/934. The Dürrenbach that rises at the entrance during heavy rain and snowmelt feeds the stream in the Bauernlochschlucht below.

The entrance is accessible year-round, though water levels inside vary depending on the season and recent rainfall. Good footwear and a flashlight are needed for safe exploration of the passages.

The cave is a protected geotope (no. 13634/934) and, as Bauerlochhöhle und Magerrasen im Gewann Bauerlochberg, a natural monument. During heavy rain and snowmelt the Dürrenbach springs from the entrance and floods much of the cave; in dry spells it surfaces only at about 520 m in the lower valley.