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Pozzo Callarano

Pozzo Callarano

A chasm in the ground among the scrub, about 3x3 metres in diameter, fenced with barbed wire, giving access to a 25 m shaft and a large chamber with two pits 55 m and 35 m deep.

Baschi 120m 90m

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Pozzo Callarano

A chasm in the ground among the scrub, about 3x3 metres in diameter, fenced with barbed wire, giving access to a 25 m shaft and a large chamber with two pits 55 m and 35 m deep.

Baschi

Length: 120 m · Depth: 90 m

Updated record

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A chasm in the ground among the scrub, about 3x3 metres in diameter, fenced with barbed wire, giving access to a 25 m shaft and a large chamber with two pits 55 m and 35 m deep.

Characteristics

  • Type: Pothole
  • Municipality: Baschi
  • Cadastre no.: UM85
  • Length: 120 meters
  • Depth: 90 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

From the SS448 that runs alongside Lago di Corbara, take the road for Acqualoreto and continue for Morre towards Civitella del Lago along the SP34. After about 5.25 km leave the vehicle in the clearing on the left near a pronounced ditch, recently cleared of woodland (March 2026). For those coming from Civitella del Lago the parking area is about 250 m after the junction for Morre (Località Elce Bello). Proceed on foot up the ditch keeping to the right bank for about 300 m where, a few tens of metres from the streambed, the pronounced entrance is encountered.

Route information: there is no beaten path; scrub or bosco (woodland); steep slope. Route: 15 min, 300 m on foot.

Entrance: a pit opening in the ground among the scrub, about 3x3 metres in diameter, fenced with barbed wire. Entrance setting: natural, rural. Access: open access, fence; as of 13/03/2026 the surrounding bosco (woodland) has been cut, it is easily located; beware of trunks and cutting debris on the ground that make progression uphill and downhill difficult.

Locality: Civitella del Lago, Monte Pozzo Callarano.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Pozzo Callarano

    Elevation: 811 m

    42.693641, 12.310301
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

A 25 m shaft gives access to a large chamber, in which two pits open, one 55 m deep and the other 35 m. Trend: predominantly vertical.

Hydrology

Internal temperature 14 °C; humidity 93 %; outward air flows to be measured.

Progression

Traversability: experts only; recommended period all year round. Rigging: temporary. Progression difficulty: pits, drops, slides. Water difficulty: other water-related. Hazards: dangerous access, landslides/collapses.

Other details

Pollution: high intensity, dump with accumulation at the bottom of the initial shaft.

Geology: MAS Limestone Massiccio - Lower-Upper Jurassic (Sinemurian-Pliensbachian); massive limestones; massive.

History

Notes on the name: it takes its name from the homonymous mountain in which the cavity opens.

Bio

Chiroptera: presence of chiroptera as of 13/03/2026. Other hypogean fauna: abundance of spiders and cobwebs. Hypogean botany: mosses and small discoloured plants as far as the light filters.

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Bibliography

DELL’OCA S. (1960) Esplorazione del Pozzo Callarano LEMMI G. & COLETTI G. (1961) Elenco catastale delle grotte dell'Umbria PIRRAMI M.M. (1972) Attività 1971 del Gruppo Speleologico Todi TRIPPINI S. (2012) Cose de' pazzi, grotte e vedute dei dintorni dell'antica Civitella

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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=85 · 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