Grotta Sasso di Loto

Cave in the Gole del Forello, with a wall entrance through a narrow fissure, which after a short stretch forks and continues with a constriction at the pit.

Baschi 25m 18m

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Cave in the Gole del Forello, with a wall entrance through a narrow fissure, which after a short stretch forks and continues with a constriction at the pit.

Baschi

Length: 25 m · Depth: 18 m

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Cave in the Gole del Forello, with a wall entrance through a narrow fissure, which after a short stretch forks and continues with a constriction at the pit.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Baschi
Cadastre no.: UM1021
Length: 25 meters
Depth: 18 meters
Record updated: November 12, 2026

Location

On the left bank of the Tevere, you descend along a poorly marked path, then a rope descent (40 metres) is required and you arrive in front of the entrance fissure. There is no beaten path. The entrance is a narrow fessura in parete (fissure in the wall). Location: Gole del Forello.

Entrances

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Grotta Sasso di Loto
Elevation: 180 m
42.735550, 12.293050
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Description

Morphology

From the entrance, a short stretch leads to a fork: the right-hand branch closes, the left-hand one continues with a constriction that opens onto the pit. Trend: horizontal/vertical.

Progression

Traversability: easy; recommended period: all year. Rigging: exploratory.

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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=1021 · 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