Caves of Capolat

The municipality of Capolat, in Berguedà, has 9 cavities, all catalogued as caves. Together they total 216 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 16 metres. The lithologies present are conglomerates (6), limestones (2) and travertines (1).

Cova de Rocaterçana is the longest cavity, at 83 metres, and also the deepest, at 16 metres; at the base of the cingle de la Roca Terçana, it was discovered and explored in 1977 by the Grup Autònom de Manresa and contains a Bronze Age deposit. It is followed by Bòfia de Can Torneula and Cova de les Gralles, both 26 metres; Bòfia de Can Torneula has a large chamber of 22X13X4 metres and a permanent lake, while Cova de les Gralles was explored and surveyed in June 2016 by the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès. Ressurgència de la Taverna, a temporary spring of 22 metres, was explored by EDES in 1962.

Other notable cavities are Cova de les Guatlles, with 19 metres of length, hanging 2.5 m above the cliff at the base of the Cingle de Rocaterçana, and Balma del Saltant del Grau, beneath a waterfall on the riera de Bellús, known since time immemorial.