Caves and potholes in the Alt Freser geological unit

The high valley of the Freser river in the Ripollès, with Pyrenean limestone karst amid crystalline reliefs.

Part of the Pirineu Axial major unit, dominated by calcàries (69 %). Its caves are spread across Ripollès.

Catalonia has 45 catalogued cavities in the Alt Freser geological unit, including 12 potholes and 33 caves. The longest is Cova de les Encantades (865m) and the deepest is Sistema dels Forats Nº3 I Nº4 de l'Embut (67m).

45caves

3.1kmtotal length

67mmaximum depth

Name↕	Length↓	Depth↕	Municipality↕	Region↕
Avenc del Coll de Tres Pics	25 meters	10 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Avenc del Migdia	70 meters	49 meters	Toses	Ripollès
Avenc del Tet	35 meters	20 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Avenc del Tronc	70 meters	37 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Avenc de Perepinta	20 meters	15 meters	Ribes de Freser	Ripollès
Balma de Fustanyà	7 meters	1 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Balma de Sant Pau	3 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Balma de Sant Pere	7 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Balma de Sant Rafael	6 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Bauma de la Cabreta	20 meters	5 meters	Ribes de Freser	Ripollès
Bauma del Casot	32 meters	10 meters	Ribes de Freser	Ripollès
Conducte de la Surgència	14 meters	2 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de Barraques	7 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de Fontseca	58 meters	22 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de l'Amadeu	4 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de la Mina Saragossa	18 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de les Encantades	865 meters	37 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de l'Estret del Forn	34 meters	5 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de l'ós	40 meters	10 meters	Toses	Ripollès
Cova del Pitu-pitu	15 meters	5 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova dels Cinc Estreps	5 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova dels Gours de Queralbs	27 meters	2 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova dels Lladres	32 meters	0 meters	Ribes de Freser	Ripollès
Cova del Tub	5 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de Rialb	501 meters	38 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova de Sant Gil	4 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova d'Estegalella	8 meters	3 meters	Ribes de Freser	Ripollès
Cova Inferior del Penitent	12 meters	1 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova Penjada	53 meters	7 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Cova Superior del Penitent	8 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Coves del Catau de l'ós	28 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Coves de Ribes	95 meters	26 meters	Campelles	Ripollès
Coveta del Bivac	6 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Coveta del Pont	17 meters	0 meters	Campelles	Ripollès
Coveta dels Tres Forats	13 meters	0 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Engolidor del Borrut	21 meters	5 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Engolidor Nº3 del Pla d'anyella	15 meters	15 meters	Toses	Ripollès
Engolidor Nº5 del Pla d'anyella	16 meters	16 meters	Toses	Ripollès
Forat Nº1 de l'Embut	124 meters	12 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Graller del Bogader	44 meters	25 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Gruta de Can Costa	123 meters	21 meters	Ribes de Freser	Ripollès
la Campaneta	10 meters	7 meters	Toses	Ripollès
les Cambretes	18 meters	2 meters	Toses	Ripollès
Sistema dels Forats Nº3 I Nº4 de l'Embut	542 meters	67 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès
Tut de Fustanyà	22 meters	1 meters	Queralbs	Ripollès