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Caves of Bagà

Bagà, in the Berguedà, has 22 inventoried cavities: 13 pits and 9 caves, with 592 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 26 m. The Avenc de Coll de Pal stands out, with 88 m of passage and 26 m of vertical drop.

Bagà has 22 catalogued caves, including 13 potholes and 9 caves. The longest is Avenc de Coll de Pal (88 m). Most caves are found in limestone.

22 caves
663 m total length
26m max depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.

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Bagà, a municipality in the Berguedà, has 22 inventoried cavities: 13 pits and 9 caves. Together they total 592 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 26 metres. All the recorded cavities develop in limestone.

Among the cavities most notable for their length are the Avenc de Coll de Pal, with 88 metres; the Bauma de l'Arcada, with 82 metres and a vertical drop of -18 metres; the Avenc de Comabella, with 69 metres; the Esquerda Sg-5, with 51 metres; and the Graller dels Rocs de Canells, with 49 metres. As for depth, in addition to the Avenc de Coll de Pal (26 metres), there are the Avenc de la Roca Tiraval (24 metres), the Avenc Cp-2 (20 metres), the Escletxa del Gel (19 metres) and the Graller dels Rocs de Canells (19 metres).

The Avenc de Coll de Pal, located at the Coll de Pal, was located and cleared by GEFOMA in the late 70s and resurveyed in 2011 by GE Badalona and CE de Castellar del Vallès. The Avenc de Comabella, in the Comabella area, was explored and surveyed from 1970 and was the object of clearing in 2021. The Esquerda Sg-5, at the Rasos de la Comabella, has two entrances opened by clearing in July 2011.

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