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Pozzo del Falcetto di Sandro

Pozzo del Falcetto di Sandro

Vertical cavity with an 8-metre pit ending in a fissure with loose earthy floor, accessible through a small 50 cm diameter hole in the flat ground among the trees.

Orvieto 3m 8m

Vertical cavity with an 8-metre pit ending in a fissure with loose earthy floor, accessible through a small 50 cm diameter hole in the flat ground among the trees.

Characteristics

  • Type: Pothole
  • Municipality: Orvieto
  • Cadastre no.: UM918
  • Length: 3 meters
  • Depth: 8 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

Località La Roccaccia. Route of 200 m, 10 min on foot. On reaching the built-up area of Titignano, proceed along the unpaved road descending to the left of the Castello (if desired, the vehicle may be left in the car park in front of the Castello and continue on foot, since the road has steep or broken sections). After about 600 m at the first junction turn left, then continue for a further 2 km until a parking pull-off is seen on your right (from where the path to the Roccaccia starts). This is another point where vehicles may be left. Proceed then along the last stretch of road, which has a broken and stony surface, for a further 1.5 km, until reaching a pull-off on the left where vehicles may be left. From here proceed along the wide path in the bosco (woods), which passes the various entrances of UM56 until reaching, after about 150 m, its obvious main entrance, characterised by a wide adjacent space. Proceed past the pull-off always heading North, entering the sparse bosco (scrub) until, after about 50 m, the entrance hole in the ground is found.

Route information: there is no beaten path, scrub or bosco (woodland), walkable path, dangerous access.

Entrance: small 50 cm diameter hole opening in the flat ground among the trees. Entrance setting: natural. Access: open.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Pozzo del Falcetto di Sandro

    Elevation: 268 m

    42.740340, 12.309810
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

8-metre pit ending in a fissure with loose earthy floor. Vertical trend.

Progression

Demanding traversability; recommended period all year round. Rigging required. Progression difficulty: pits, narrow passages. Hazards: dangerous access, landslides/collapses, pits that discharge.

Other details

Geology: between carbonate and travertine deposits - Quaternary (Pleistocene - Holocene); Travertines; massive.

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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=918 · 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