Caves of Guardiola de Berguedà
Guardiola de Berguedà has 14 cavities: 4 pits and 10 caves, with 366 metres of total passage and a maximum depth of 27 metres. The Forat dels Eugassers stands out, at 60 metres.
Guardiola de Berguedà has 14 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 10 caves. The longest is Forat dels Eugassers (60m) and the deepest is Avenc del Coll d'escriu (27m). 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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Guardiola de Berguedà, in the Berguedà, brings together 14 inventoried cavities: 4 pits and 10 caves. Together they total 366 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 27 metres. All the known cavities develop in limestone.
Among the most notable cavities is the Forat dels Eugassers, with 60 metres of passage, an entrance gallery that narrows, a long, narrow conduit and a final chamber with stalagmitic flowstone and water pools. The Arcada Tm-1 del Torrent de la Miquela, with 55 metres of passage and 26 metres of vertical drop, and the Avenc Rs-2 de Roca Sança, with 54 metres of passage and 20 metres of depth, complete the most extensive cavities.
The maximum depth corresponds to the Avenc del Coll d'escriu, with 27 metres, explored in 1955 and surveyed in 1980. The Avenc de la Font del Faig, with 18 metres of vertical drop, was explored by the GET de la AE Talaia in 1966. The Cova de Coma Castellana, with 34 metres of passage and 9 metres of vertical drop, presents a single sloping chamber.
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The 20 longest
- 1Forat dels EugassersGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona60 m
- 2Arcada Tm-1 del Torrent de la MiquelaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona55 m
- 3Avenc Rs-2 de Roca SançaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona54 m
- 4Avenc del Coll d'escriuGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona39 m
- 5Avenc de la Font del FaigGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona37 m
- 6Cova de Coma CastellanaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona34 m
- 7Bauma Cd-1 del Coll de DeogràciesGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona21 m
- 8Cova de la SoleGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona21 m
- 9Cova del MassanaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona21 m
- 10Bauma Rc-1 del Roquer del ClaperGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona17 m
- 11Cova Cd-2 del Coll de DeogràciesGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona12 m
- 12Bauma Cm-1 del Coll de la MiquelaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona6 m
- 13Bauma dels EugassersGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona5 m
- 14Esquerda Rs-3 de Roca SançaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del Coll d'escriuGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona27 m
- 2Arcada Tm-1 del Torrent de la MiquelaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona26 m
- 3Avenc Rs-2 de Roca SançaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona20 m
- 4Avenc de la Font del FaigGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona18 m
- 5Cova de Coma CastellanaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona9 m
- 6Bauma Cd-1 del Coll de DeogràciesGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona8 m
- 7Bauma Rc-1 del Roquer del ClaperGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona8 m
- 8Forat dels EugassersGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona8 m
- 9Esquerda Rs-3 de Roca SançaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona4 m
- 10Cova Cd-2 del Coll de DeogràciesGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona3 m
- 11Cova del MassanaGuardiola de Berguedà, Barcelona2 m
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