Caves of the Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental contains 238 cavities: 135 caves and 103 pits, with 8567 m of total passage length and a maximum depth of 126 m. Conglomerate predominates (208), followed by limestone (14), travertine (10) and sandstone (6).
The Vallès Occidental region has 238 catalogued caves, including 103 potholes and 135 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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Vallès Occidental contains 238 recorded cavities: 135 caves and 103 pits. Together they total 8567 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 126 m. The dominant lithology is conglomerate, present in 208 cavities, ahead of limestone (14), travertine (10) and sandstone (6). The comarca has 12 subsidiary entities.
Among the longest cavities are Cova del Manel, with 788 m of passage and 64 m of vertical extent (-12; +52), known since 1899; Avenc de les Rovires, at 416 m; Cova Simanya, at 372 m; Coves de les ànimes, at 264 m; and Avenc del Daví, at 250 m. As for depth, Avenc de les Rovires reaches 126 m, followed by Avenc del Club (90 m), Avenc de Castellsapera (84 m), Avenc de la Carbonera (80 m) and Avenc del Daví (65 m).
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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 ManelMatadepera, Barcelona788 m
- 2Avenc de les RoviresMatadepera, Barcelona416 m
- 3Cova SimanyaSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona372 m
- 4Coves de les ànimesMatadepera, Barcelona264 m
- 5Avenc del DavíSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona250 m
- 6Avenc del ClubMatadepera, Barcelona210 m
- 7Avenc de la PinassaMatadepera, Barcelona190 m
- 8Avenc de la CarboneraCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona170 m
- 9Avenc de la CodoledaMatadepera, Barcelona145 m
- 10Avenc Quim SolbasSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona135 m
- 11Avenc de CastellsaperaTerrassa, Barcelona128 m
- 12Cova del TriangleSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona121 m
- 13Cova Gran de les FoguerosesSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona120 m
- 14Avenc de la BarboteraRellinars, Barcelona118 m
- 15Cova dels ToixonsMatadepera, Barcelona105 m
- 16Avenc de la Canal de MuraVacarisses, Barcelona100 m
- 17Avenc d'en SendoMatadepera, Barcelona100 m
- 18Els òbitsMatadepera, Barcelona100 m
- 19Avenc del FiguerotMatadepera, Barcelona95 m
- 20Cova de Santa AgnèsMatadepera, Barcelona90 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de les RoviresMatadepera, Barcelona126 m
- 2Avenc del ClubMatadepera, Barcelona90 m
- 3Avenc de CastellsaperaTerrassa, Barcelona84 m
- 4Avenc de la CarboneraCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona80 m
- 5Avenc del DavíSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona65 m
- 6Cova del ManelMatadepera, Barcelona64 m
- 7Avenc de la PinassaMatadepera, Barcelona58 m
- 8Avenc del FiguerotMatadepera, Barcelona55 m
- 9Avenc de Can PoblaMatadepera, Barcelona46 m
- 10Avenc de Can GarrigosaMatadepera, Barcelona43 m
- 11Avenc de les CantarellesTerrassa, Barcelona37 m
- 12Avenc Quim SolbasSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona37 m
- 13Avenc de la Canal de MuraVacarisses, Barcelona36 m
- 14Avenc del MuronellCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona35 m
- 15Avenc del Cavall de la BarataMatadepera, Barcelona33 m
- 16Avenc d'AguilarCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona32 m
- 17Avenc de la CodoledaMatadepera, Barcelona32 m
- 18Avenc de l'AladernarCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona32 m
- 19Avenc Gran de la MuntadaSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona32 m
- 20Avenc d'en SendoMatadepera, Barcelona27 m
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