Caves of Matadepera
Matadepera, in the Vallès Occidental, contains 89 cavities: 30 pits and 59 caves, with 4052 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 126 m. Notable are the Cova del Manel, the Avenc de les Rovires and the Coves de les ànimes in Sant Llorenç del Munt.
Matadepera has 89 catalogued caves, including 30 potholes and 59 caves. The longest is Cova del Manel (788m) and the deepest is Avenc de les Rovires (126m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Matadepera, a municipality in the Vallès Occidental, brings together 89 inventoried cavities: 30 pits and 59 caves. The group totals 4052 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 126 m. Conglomerate predominates (88 cavities) and, to a lesser extent, limestone (1).
Among the longest cavities are the Cova del Manel, with 788 m of passage and 64 m of vertical extent (-12; +52), known since 1899 and explored throughout the 20th century; the Avenc de les Rovires, of 416 m; the Coves de les ànimes, of 264 m, joined in 2012 by the pas Boixader; the Avenc del Club, of 210 m, discovered in 1906; and the Avenc de la Pinassa, of 190 m, with shafts of 6, 36 and 27 m.
As for depth, the Avenc de les Rovires reaches 126 m, followed by the Avenc del Club (90 m), the Cova del Manel (64 m), the Avenc de la Pinassa (58 m) and the Avenc del Figuerot (55 m), discovered in 1972 by the Espeleo Club Sabadell.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del ManelMatadepera, Barcelona788 m
- 2Avenc de les RoviresMatadepera, Barcelona416 m
- 3Coves de les ànimesMatadepera, Barcelona264 m
- 4Avenc del ClubMatadepera, Barcelona210 m
- 5Avenc de la PinassaMatadepera, Barcelona190 m
- 6Avenc de la CodoledaMatadepera, Barcelona145 m
- 7Cova dels ToixonsMatadepera, Barcelona105 m
- 8Avenc d'en SendoMatadepera, Barcelona100 m
- 9Els òbitsMatadepera, Barcelona100 m
- 10Avenc del FiguerotMatadepera, Barcelona95 m
- 11Cova de Santa AgnèsMatadepera, Barcelona90 m
- 12Avenc de Can PoblaMatadepera, Barcelona80 m
- 13Cova de la Canal del BocMatadepera, Barcelona80 m
- 14Cova del FrareMatadepera, Barcelona80 m
- 15Foradades de les PedritxesMatadepera, Barcelona80 m
- 16Cova ClaraMatadepera, Barcelona70 m
- 17Avenc de Can GarrigosaMatadepera, Barcelona65 m
- 18Avenc del Cavall de la BarataMatadepera, Barcelona60 m
- 19les Foradades del CabritMatadepera, Barcelona56 m
- 20Avenc de Can TorresMatadepera, Barcelona55 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de les RoviresMatadepera, Barcelona126 m
- 2Avenc del ClubMatadepera, Barcelona90 m
- 3Cova del ManelMatadepera, Barcelona64 m
- 4Avenc de la PinassaMatadepera, Barcelona58 m
- 5Avenc del FiguerotMatadepera, Barcelona55 m
- 6Avenc de Can PoblaMatadepera, Barcelona46 m
- 7Avenc de Can GarrigosaMatadepera, Barcelona43 m
- 8Avenc del Cavall de la BarataMatadepera, Barcelona33 m
- 9Avenc de la CodoledaMatadepera, Barcelona32 m
- 10Avenc d'en SendoMatadepera, Barcelona27 m
- 11Avenc de Can TorresMatadepera, Barcelona19 m
- 12Avenc de Can PèlagsMatadepera, Barcelona15 m
- 13Avenc de la Canal de l'esquirolMatadepera, Barcelona15 m
- 14Avenc del Pont de Can PratMatadepera, Barcelona15 m
- 15Avenc de la MolaMatadepera, Barcelona12 m
- 16Avenc de la Font de NedaMatadepera, Barcelona11 m
- 17Foradada de Puig ConillMatadepera, Barcelona11 m
- 18Cova de la Canal del BocMatadepera, Barcelona10 m
- 19Cova de la CintaMatadepera, Barcelona9 m
- 20Cova de les AnimetesMatadepera, Barcelona9 m
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Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/