Caves of La Vall de Bianya
La Vall de Bianya, in the Garrotxa, brings together 3 catalogued caves, with a total passage length of 28 metres and a maximum depth of 2 metres. The cavities are in sandstones and limestones.
La Vall de Bianya has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Cova de Resclusanys (29m) and the deepest is Cova del Sust (2m). Most caves are found in sandstone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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La Vall de Bianya, La, a municipality in the Garrotxa, has 3 catalogued caves. Together they total 28 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 2 metres. The recorded lithologies are sandstones, present in 2 cavities, and limestones, in 1.
Among the cavities, the Cova d'Alba and the Cova del Sust stand out, both with 14 metres of passage; the Cova del Sust is the deepest, at 2 metres. The Cova de Resclusanys, catalogued in 1973 and explored by speleologists from Olot, was revisited in 2025; its entrance measures 1.85x1.25 metres and has the shape of a rectangular triangle.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de ResclusanysLa Vall de Bianya, Girona29 m
- 2Cova d'AlbaLa Vall de Bianya, Girona14 m
- 3Cova del SustLa Vall de Bianya, Girona14 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova del SustLa Vall de Bianya, Girona2 m
- 2Cova de ResclusanysLa Vall de Bianya, Girona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de Resclusanys | 29 meters | 2 meters | Vall de Bianya, La | Garrotxa |
| Cova del Sust | 14 meters | 2 meters | Vall de Bianya, La | Garrotxa |
| Cova d'Alba | 14 meters | 0 meters | Vall de Bianya, La | Garrotxa |
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