Caves of the Osona
Osona contains 152 cavities: 125 caves and 27 pits, with a total length of 10365 m and a maximum depth of 215 m. The Cova del Serrat del Vent, at 4273 m, and the Sistema de la Bora Fosca, at 1257 m, are the most notable cavities.
The Osona region has 158 catalogued caves, including 27 potholes and 131 caves. The longest is Cova del Serrat del Vent (4,273m). 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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Osona contains 152 inventoried cavities: 125 caves and 27 pits, with a total length of 10365 metres and a maximum depth of 215 metres. The lithologies present include sandstones (97), limestones (27), marls (23), conglomerates (2), granites (2) and travertines (1).
The Cova del Serrat del Vent, in Tavertet, is the longest cavity at 4273 metres and reaches a total elevation difference of 215.5 metres (-183.6/+31.9). The Sistema de la Bora Fosca, also in Tavertet, has 1257 metres of length and -60 metres of elevation difference. Other notable cavities are the Bufador Nº8 de Beví, at 400 metres and 52 metres of depth, with 6 entrances; the les Tunes cave, at 324 metres; and the Cova de les Grioteres, at 323 metres.
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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 del Serrat del VentTavertet, Barcelona4,273 m
- 2Sistema de la Bora FoscaTavertet, Barcelona1,257 m
- 3Bufador Nº8 de BevíSanta Maria de Besora, Barcelona400 m
- 4les TunesTavertet, Barcelona324 m
- 5Cova de les GrioteresVilanova de Sau, Barcelona323 m
- 6el Carrer de la FouEl Brull, Barcelona296 m
- 7Baumes de la Molera d'ausióSant Julià de Vilatorta, Barcelona270 m
- 8Bora Gran d'en MasalleraL'Esquirol, Barcelona166 m
- 9Bora Llarga d'en MasalleraL'Esquirol, Barcelona155 m
- 10Cova de Sant MiquelSant Julià de Vilatorta, Barcelona129 m
- 11Bufador Nº3 de BevíSanta Maria de Besora, Barcelona120 m
- 12Cova del GegantSant Julià de Vilatorta, Barcelona116 m
- 13Bora dels TeixidorsTavertet, Barcelona97 m
- 14Cova del Nou NouSant Julià de Vilatorta, Barcelona95 m
- 15Cova de Can FelóTavertet, Barcelona85 m
- 16Balmes de BalàTavertet, Barcelona82 m
- 17Avenc del FangSanta Maria de Besora, Barcelona72 m
- 18Cort Fosca de VillaretTavertet, Barcelona72 m
- 19Bora del CamíL'Esquirol, Barcelona66 m
- 20Bora Gran del Puig de BatallaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona66 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova del Serrat del VentTavertet, Barcelona215 m
- 2Sistema de la Bora FoscaTavertet, Barcelona60 m
- 3Bufador Nº8 de BevíSanta Maria de Besora, Barcelona52 m
- 4Bora Gran d'en MasalleraL'Esquirol, Barcelona38 m
- 5Avenc del FangSanta Maria de Besora, Barcelona29 m
- 6Avenc del Puig CubellVidrà, Girona22 m
- 7Avenc del BacSant Martí de Centelles, Barcelona21 m
- 8Bora del CamíL'Esquirol, Barcelona19 m
- 9Bora Gran del Puig de BatallaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona19 m
- 10Balmes de BalàTavertet, Barcelona18 m
- 11Bufador Nº3 de BevíSanta Maria de Besora, Barcelona18 m
- 12Bora de la FredorL'Esquirol, Barcelona16 m
- 13Cort Fosca de VillaretTavertet, Barcelona16 m
- 14Forat de CollfredVidrà, Girona14 m
- 15Cova de l'InfernAiguafreda, Barcelona13 m
- 16Forat de les TombesSanta Maria de Besora, Barcelona13 m
- 17Balma de les CortsTavertet, Barcelona12 m
- 18Bora Llarga d'en MasalleraL'Esquirol, Barcelona12 m
- 19Forat de l'EncantatSant Bartomeu del Grau, Barcelona12 m
- 20Cova del Nou NouSant Julià de Vilatorta, Barcelona11 m
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