Cova de Cafern

A 31-metre-long cave in Fígols i Alinyà, explored by the GELL in 1999.

Fígols i Alinyà • Alt Urgell 31m 15m

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Cova de Cafern

A 31-metre-long cave in Fígols i Alinyà, explored by the GELL in 1999.

Fígols i Alinyà · Alt Urgell

Length: 31 m · Depth: 15 m

Updated record

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 31-metre-long cave in Fígols i Alinyà, explored by the GELL in 1999.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Fígols i Alinyà
Region: Alt Urgell
Unit: Port del Comte, el
Length: 31 meters
Depth: 15 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

From Fígols i Alinyà we head out to the east towards Romanins, follow the track towards the farms of La Costa and Codonyes; 170 metres before reaching the latter, we find a bend to the left that climbs steeply; before a kilometre we see the first building on the right, which is La Serra, a large house with worked fields and the access track closed off by a chain. We leave the vehicle at the turning circle of the track and continue towards the house; once past it, the track levels out and we follow it to the end along the hydrographic right bank of the Codonyes ravine; this narrows into a gorge and presents a first waterfall; on the hydrographic left bank and at a height of about 20 metres we can observe the mouth that opens in a ledge.

GPS readings taken before 2 May 2000 may present some margins of error.

Entrances

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Cafern, Cova de
Elevation: 835 m
42.203940, 1.367930
UTM 31T (ED 50) 365360 4673913
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Topographic

Cova de Cafern - Topography, Fígols i Alinyà, Alt Urgell

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Description

Morphology

The main mouth appears choked; we will climb up to a terrace and through a crawlway we will access the interior; on the right a branch with a low ceiling emerges. Comfortably we will reach the end of the cave, which rises in a final dome up to +15 metres.