Coves de l'Aigua de Caselles

Small but pretty caves at the Rec de la Rovira or de Caselles, in Les Llosses: cave-A, 11 metres long, and cave-B, 7 metres deep, one on each side of the waterfall.

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Small but pretty caves at the Rec de la Rovira or de Caselles, in Les Llosses: cave-A, 11 metres long, and cave-B, 7 metres deep, one on each side of the waterfall.

Llosses, Les · Ripollès

Length: 11 m · Depth: 1 m

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

Small but pretty caves at the Rec de la Rovira or de Caselles, in Les Llosses: cave-A, 11 metres long, and cave-B, 7 metres deep, one on each side of the waterfall.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Llosses, Les
Region: Ripollès
Unit: Catllaràs - Rasos de Tubau
Length: 11 meters
Depth: 1 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 9, 2025

Location

On the C-26 road from Ripoll towards Borredà, at km 174 we will turn right onto the paved track to La Riba; from there we will continue along the track towards the farmhouse of Caselles, currently half in ruins; from there we will follow the track always to the right for 950 metres and park before crossing the Rec de Caselles, according to the ICGC, or Rec de la Rovira, according to the local people.

Entrances

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Coves de l' Aigua de Caselles
Elevation: 1171 m
42.206680, 2.058625
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 422290 4673153
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Topographic

Coves de l'Aigua de Caselles - Topography, Llosses, Les, Ripollès

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Description

Morphology

They are two small caves located one on each side of the waterfall. The larger one (cave-A) is on the hydrographic right bank of the stream, is 11 metres long and about as wide; inside, the ceiling is low. On the other side of the waterfall, on the left bank of the stream and in the same stratum, we find cave-B, 7 metres deep.

Speleothems

Inside cave-A the ceiling is low but it is quite decorated with concretions, with several gours. Cave-B does not have as much formation as the former.

Hydrology

Cave-A has a good supply of water that filters from the nearby stream. At the bottom of cave-B we find a pool of water.

Progression

We will go up along the hydrographic right bank of the Rec for 130 metres and go down to the Rec at the point where the waterfall is, where the caves are found one on each side of the waterfall.

History

Located by Nil Hosta Ferrer at the beginning of 2025. The cavity must have been known in the area since a water collection pipe comes out of the interior of the cave and is currently completely calcified and useless.

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Bibliography

Coordenades, situació, dades, topografia i fotos facilitades per Nil Hosta Ferrer; Juli Serrano i Montse Roca (SIE-CEA) Arcadia Cabanas i Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC). Maig de 2025.