Caves of the Anoia
The Anoia brings together 98 cavities: 76 caves and 22 pits, with a total length of 4,408 m and a maximum depth of 125 m. Notable are the Cova de les Rondes, the Coves del Mamut and the Pouetons de les Agulles, in a landscape of conglomerates, limestones and travertines.
The Anoia region has 98 catalogued caves, including 22 potholes and 76 caves. The longest is Cova de les Rondes (552m) and the deepest is Pouetons de les Agulles (125m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Anoia gathers 98 inventoried cavities, divided into 76 caves and 22 pits, with a total length of 4,408 m and a maximum depth of 125 m. The group is distributed among 16 child units and includes diverse lithologies: conglomerates (38), limestones (31), travertines (22), dolomites (4), sandstones (2) and gypsum (1).
Among the longest cavities are the Cova de les Rondes, at 552 m, and the Coves del Mamut, at 537 m, with an exterior fissure of 103 m. The Pouetons de les Agulles, with a length of 529 m and a depth of 125 m, are the deepest cavity of the group, with a documented history since 1789 and explorations up to 2020. Other notable cavities are the Coves de Castellolí, at about 450 m, and the Cova de la Censada Nova, at about 265 m.
As for depth, after the Pouetons de les Agulles (125 m) come the Pou de l'Enclusa (59 m), the Avenc d'en Viumala (47 m), the Pou de la Portella (43 m), with a first pit of 27 m and a second of 10 m, and the Avenc Carrilet 2002 (37 m), located by Quim Prats and explored by the SIRE – UEC l'Hospitalet around 1980.
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
The 20 longest
- 1Cova de les RondesLa Llacuna, Barcelona552 m
- 2Coves del MamutCabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona537 m
- 3Pouetons de les AgullesEl Bruc, Barcelona529 m
- 4Coves de CastellolíCastellolí, Barcelona450 m
- 5Cova de la Censada NovaOrpí, Barcelona265 m
- 6M-15/15'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona142 m
- 7Avenc d'en ViumalaLa Llacuna, Barcelona115 m
- 8Cova del TempleCarme, Barcelona103 m
- 9Pou de la PortellaEl Bruc, Barcelona95 m
- 10Pou de l'EnclusaEl Bruc, Barcelona75 m
- 11Avenc Carrilet 2002El Bruc, Barcelona70 m
- 12Cova del PouCarme, Barcelona68 m
- 13Cova del BressolCarme, Barcelona62 m
- 14Cova de Cal SantLa Llacuna, Barcelona60 m
- 15Avenc d'AncosaLa Llacuna, Barcelona50 m
- 16Cova dels EnconillsCastellfollit de Riubregós, Barcelona45 m
- 17M-11/11'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona42 m
- 18Cova dels ForatsCarme, Barcelona39 m
- 19Cova del BoixarEl Bruc, Barcelona35 m
- 20Avenc M-3/4Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona34 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Pouetons de les AgullesEl Bruc, Barcelona125 m
- 2Pou de l'EnclusaEl Bruc, Barcelona59 m
- 3Avenc d'en ViumalaLa Llacuna, Barcelona47 m
- 4Pou de la PortellaEl Bruc, Barcelona43 m
- 5Avenc Carrilet 2002El Bruc, Barcelona37 m
- 6Cova de les RondesLa Llacuna, Barcelona37 m
- 7Cova de la Censada NovaOrpí, Barcelona33 m
- 8Avenc d'AncosaLa Llacuna, Barcelona26 m
- 9Coves del MamutCabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona24 m
- 10Pou de l'EstevetEl Bruc, Barcelona20 m
- 11Avenc de les GarsesLa Llacuna, Barcelona17 m
- 12M-15/15'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona17 m
- 13Pou del MossetEl Bruc, Barcelona14 m
- 14M-11/11'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona13 m
- 15Cova P-petitEl Bruc, Barcelona12 m
- 16Esquerda de la Roca del FrareLa Llacuna, Barcelona12 m
- 17Pou del DiableVeciana, Barcelona12 m
- 18Cova de Cal SantLa Llacuna, Barcelona10 m
- 19Cova del CauEl Bruc, Barcelona10 m
- 20Cova dels EnconillsCastellfollit de Riubregós, Barcelona10 m
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