Caves of the Baix Camp

The Baix Camp brings together 166 cavities, among which 108 caves and 58 pits, with a total length of 10,696 metres and a maximum depth of 109 metres. The comarca has 11 subsidiary entities. The lithologies represented are Limestone (115), Dolomite (30), Sandstone (18), Clay (1), Conglomerate (1) and Travertine (1).

Among the longest cavities are the Avencs I Coves de la Febró, with 1810 metres of length, an important group of fissures at la Febró with three main fissures, galleries, caves and pits, and a long history of explorations. They are followed by the Avencots dels Motllats de la Pona, of 1178 metres of length at the Motllats de la Pona, La Febró, with 6 entrances, of which only number 1 (Avenc del "Neng") and number 2 are accessible; the Avenc del Giem, of 53 m of drop and 718 m of length in the Muntanyes de Prades, discovered in 1970 by the GIEM; the Cova d'en Peixet, of 546 metres of length and of important archaeological interest, with two mouths, halls such as the Sala dels Gravats and the Sala Blanca, and a rich Neolithic heritage; and the Coves del Rufino, of 430 metres of length with five access mouths, at the Arbolí.

As for depth, the Avenc de Vandellòs reaches 109 m at Vandellòs, known since time immemorial, with clastic morphology and explorations documented since 1913. Other deep cavities are the Avenc de l'Estel, of 87 m of depth at Pratdip (Baix Camp), with an entrance shaft of 35 m and a route among blocks and ramps; the Avencs I Coves de la Febró, of 73 m; the Avenc Grallera de l'- Ortiguer Aguiler, of 69 m of depth in an important fracture at Pratdip (Baix Camp), at the Cingles de la Grallera, with a diaclased upper mouth and lower mouths; and the Avenc de Pratdip, of 68 metres of drop at the Muntanya Blanca de Pratdip, with an entrance shaft of 21 metres and a lower gallery that reaches the 68.4 level.