Caves of Tavertet
Tavertet (Osona) has 35 cavities: 34 caves and 1 pit, with a total length of 6528 m and a maximum depth of 215 m. Cova del Serrat del Vent, at 4273 m, is the longest and deepest.
Tavertet has 35 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 34 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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Tavertet, a municipality in Osona, has 35 recorded cavities: 34 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 6528 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 215 m. The lithologies present are sandstone, in 33 cases, and limestone, in 2.
Cova del Serrat del Vent is the longest and deepest cavity in the municipality, with 4273 m of passage and a total elevation difference of 215.5 m (-183.6/+31.9). Sistema de la Bora Fosca (Bora Fosca + Bora del Medalló) follows with 1257 m and an elevation difference of -60 m; it is a cavity known for a very long time, with numerous bibliographic references and scientific research. Other notable cavities are les Tunes, at 324 m, normally submerged in the Sau reservoir, with two entrances and two-storey galleries; Bora dels Teixidors, at 97 m, known since long ago and explored speleologically in 1976; and Cova de Can Feló, at 85 m, located on the limestone cliff, with an entrance of 10 by 5 metres and galleries running NE and S.
Among the deepest cavities are Balmes de Balà, with 82 m of passage and 18 m of depth, with two entrances and galleries almost parallel to the riera de Balà; Cort Fosca de Villaret, with 72 m of passage and 16 m of depth, which crosses an inclined rock face on two levels; and Balma de les Corts, 12 m deep, a large rock shelter with a waterfall and remains of dry-stone walls from the old livestock pens.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del Serrat del VentTavertet, Barcelona4,273 m
- 2Sistema de la Bora FoscaTavertet, Barcelona1,257 m
- 3les TunesTavertet, Barcelona324 m
- 4Bora dels TeixidorsTavertet, Barcelona97 m
- 5Cova de Can FelóTavertet, Barcelona85 m
- 6Balmes de BalàTavertet, Barcelona82 m
- 7Cort Fosca de VillaretTavertet, Barcelona72 m
- 8Cova de les VallsTavertet, Barcelona45 m
- 9Cova del CastellTavertet, Barcelona42 m
- 10Cavorca 1 de les BaconeresTavertet, Barcelona27 m
- 11Balma de les CortsTavertet, Barcelona15 m
- 12Balma de la ViseraTavertet, Barcelona14 m
- 13Cavorca 2 de les BaconeresTavertet, Barcelona14 m
- 14Cova de l'EmparrosanaTavertet, Barcelona14 m
- 15Avenc del GrimpTavertet, Barcelona11 m
- 16Balma del Castell de la FossaTavertet, Barcelona11 m
- 17Balma del SecallTavertet, Barcelona11 m
- 18Cova de la Núria Nº2Tavertet, Barcelona11 m
- 19Cova Gran MTavertet, Barcelona11 m
- 20Balma del Sunyer de BaixTavertet, Barcelona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova del Serrat del VentTavertet, Barcelona215 m
- 2Sistema de la Bora FoscaTavertet, Barcelona60 m
- 3Balmes de BalàTavertet, Barcelona18 m
- 4Cort Fosca de VillaretTavertet, Barcelona16 m
- 5Balma de les CortsTavertet, Barcelona12 m
- 6les TunesTavertet, Barcelona8 m
- 7Avenc del GrimpTavertet, Barcelona7 m
- 8Cova de Can FelóTavertet, Barcelona7 m
- 9Cova de l'EmparrosanaTavertet, Barcelona7 m
- 10Cavorca 1 de les BaconeresTavertet, Barcelona6 m
- 11Balma del Castell de la FossaTavertet, Barcelona5 m
- 12Cova del Molí BernatTavertet, Barcelona5 m
- 13Bora dels TeixidorsTavertet, Barcelona3 m
- 14Cova de la Núria Nº1Tavertet, Barcelona3 m
- 15Cova de la Núria Nº2Tavertet, Barcelona3 m
- 16Surgència del Molí BernatTavertet, Barcelona2 m
- 17Cova de les VallsTavertet, Barcelona1 m
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