Caves of the Berguedà
The Berguedà contains 252 cavities: 151 caves and 101 pits, with a total passage length of 11,443 m and a maximum depth of 188 m. Limestone predominates (172), followed by conglomerates (55), sandstones (18), travertines (5) and gypsum (2).
The Berguedà region has 252 catalogued caves, including 101 potholes and 151 caves. The longest is Cova de R-6) R-5 R-4 R3 Rotgers (r-2 (1,089m) and the deepest is Antic Bullidor (188m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Berguedà brings together 252 inventoried cavities, distributed as 151 caves and 101 pits, with a total passage length of 11,443 metres and a maximum depth of 188 metres. The dominant lithology is limestone, present in 172 cavities, accompanied by conglomerates (55), sandstones (18), travertines (5) and gypsum (2).
Among the longest cavities are la Cova de R-6) R-5 R-4 R3 Rotgers (r-2, with 1089 metres of passage and 76 metres of vertical drop in Borredà, the Surgència de Rus, of 555 metres in Castellar de n'Hug, and the Esquerdes de Palomera, of 500 metres in Saldes. As for depth, the Antic Bullidor reaches 188 metres in Gisclareny, followed by the Grallera del Carabasser, of 166 metres in the Pedraforca (Saldes), and the Bòfia de la Corba, of 110 metres in the Rasos de Peguera.
The territory has 26 child units and has no parent unit assigned.
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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 R-6) R-5 R-4 R3 Rotgers (r-2Borredà, Barcelona1,089 m
- 2Surgència de RusCastellar de n'Hug, Barcelona555 m
- 3Esquerdes de PalomeraSaldes, Barcelona500 m
- 4Grallera del CarabasserSaldes, Barcelona470 m
- 5Antic BullidorGisclareny, Barcelona398 m
- 6les CambrotesVallcebre, Barcelona350 m
- 7Bòfia del TecFígols, Barcelona332 m
- 8Forats de Sant TelmSaldes, Barcelona316 m
- 9Bòfia de la CorbaCastellar del Riu, Barcelona270 m
- 10Forat de les OllesSaldes, Barcelona268 m
- 11Avenc de l'ArenyCastell de l'Areny, Barcelona201 m
- 12Cova I Avenc del CalvariVilada, Barcelona193 m
- 13Tuta de SausLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona186 m
- 14Bòfia de RasetsCastellar del Riu, Barcelona157 m
- 15Graller de la Pleta de l'ósSaldes, Barcelona140 m
- 16Graller de Roca CerdanaSaldes, Barcelona130 m
- 17Cova del GrauLa Nou de Berguedà, Barcelona127 m
- 18Avenc dels BoletsCastellar del Riu, Barcelona124 m
- 19Bòfia del PedróFígols, Barcelona112 m
- 20Avenc de les PedresCastellar del Riu, Barcelona110 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Antic BullidorGisclareny, Barcelona188 m
- 2Grallera del CarabasserSaldes, Barcelona166 m
- 3Bòfia de la CorbaCastellar del Riu, Barcelona110 m
- 4Graller de Roca CerdanaSaldes, Barcelona96 m
- 5Avenc de les PedresCastellar del Riu, Barcelona78 m
- 6Cova de R-6) R-5 R-4 R3 Rotgers (r-2Borredà, Barcelona76 m
- 7Graller de la Pleta de l'ósSaldes, Barcelona70 m
- 8Avenc de l'ArenyCastell de l'Areny, Barcelona65 m
- 9Bòfia de RasetsCastellar del Riu, Barcelona65 m
- 10Esquerdes de PalomeraSaldes, Barcelona65 m
- 11Forat de les OllesSaldes, Barcelona60 m
- 12Tuta de SausLa Pobla de Lillet, Barcelona59 m
- 13Forat del GatSaldes, Barcelona54 m
- 14Forats de Sant TelmSaldes, Barcelona51 m
- 15Forat Gran de la Feixa AltaSaldes, Barcelona50 m
- 16Avenc dels BoletsCastellar del Riu, Barcelona47 m
- 17Bòfia del TecFígols, Barcelona46 m
- 18les CambrotesVallcebre, Barcelona42 m
- 19Bòfia de les CingladesVallcebre, Barcelona39 m
- 20Avenc RaimundoVilada, Barcelona32 m
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