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Grotta Fosso del Curso

Grotta Fosso del Curso

Cavity in the Fosso del Curso with a surveyed development of 19.50 m and a positive height difference of 4.50 m, with an ascending/descending trend and demanding traversability.

San Venanzo 23m 4m

Cavity in the Fosso del Curso with a surveyed development of 19.50 m and a positive height difference of 4.50 m, with an ascending/descending trend and demanding traversability.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: San Venanzo
  • Cadastre no.: UM369
  • Length: 23 meters
  • Depth: 4 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

Route: 1.4 km, 30 min. on foot. Following the SR79 (former SS79 Bis) you reach approximately Km 22+500 m, at the locality La Cerasa; take the white road on the right just before the houses opposite the junction for the dirt road leading to Titignano (side towards Todi). Proceed with the vehicle past an agricultural field and, after about 500 m from the junction, leave the car in the clearing. In reality one could continue along the dirt road with an off-road vehicle as far as possible. Set off along the same way proceeding downhill; after about 450-500 m you reach an S-bend that leads to a further agricultural field below; proceed along the path at the end of the field that goes into the bosco (woods) towards the stream below, turning, after about 500 m of path, to the left downhill until reaching the stream bed. Go up the river bed until reaching the first drops of the gorge; climb at least three of them easily until you glimpse the evident entrances of the cave in the wall on the orographic left of the stream.

Route information: Scrub or bush, Walkable path, Wall to be equipped, Dangerous access.

Entrance: Entrances of the cavity in the wall of the gorge, the lower one easily accessible, the upper one only from inside.

Entrance context: Natural, Wall.

Access: Free access; the cave is located inside the gorge, the gorge must be traversed from the bottom by climbing some small drops in the absence of water flow, not advisable in flood periods.

Locality: La Torraccia, Fosso del Curso.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Grotta Fosso del Curso

    Elevation: 415 m

    42.792790, 12.277200
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

Cavity with a surveyed development of 19.50 m, with a positive height difference equal to 4.50 m. Trend: Ascending/Descending.

Hydrology

Water difficulties: Watercourses. Traversability: Demanding; recommended period No with precipitation. Hazards: Dangerous access, Landslides/collapses, Floods/inundations.

Progression

Rigging: Temporary. Progression difficulty: Drops, Slides, Traverses, Ascents.

Other details

Geology: SAA Scaglia Rossa - Upper Cretaceous-Middle Eocene (Turonian-Lutetian); Stratified micritic limestones; Stratified.

History

Notes on the name: It takes its name from the stream where it is located.

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Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-no-licence-stated Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=369 · data as of 2025 · Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-media-per-item Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · data as of 2025