Skip to main content
Buca della Radice

Buca della Radice

A highly articulated cavity with 110 m of development and 23 m of depth, with an ascending/descending trend, accessible from a natural entrance in the wall.

Orvieto 110m 23m

A highly articulated cavity with 110 m of development and 23 m of depth, with an ascending/descending trend, accessible from a natural entrance in the wall.

Caractéristiques

  • Type: Grotte
  • Municipalité: Orvieto
  • N° de cadastre: UM1027
  • Longueur: 110 mètres
  • Profondeur: 23 mètres
  • Fiche mise à jour:

Situation

The cavity is located at the Gole del Forello, La Roccaccia. Access is unrestricted: it lies above the UM226 and one proceeds through the scrub, also climbing among small rocks, since there is no trace or beaten path.

Carte

Entrées

Vérifiez toujours les coordonnées et les conditions d'accès avant de partir.

  1. Buca della Radice

    Altitude: 212 m

    42.738000, 12.292120
Télécharger toutes les entrées en GPX

Photos

Buca della Radice - Photo, OrvietoVoir l'image
Cliquez pour agrandir

© Mauro Barbieri · LicenseRef-FUGS-media-per-item · Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=1027

Image 1 sur 1

Description

Morphologie

A highly articulated cavity with 110 m of development and 23 m of depth, with an ascending/descending trend. The entrance is in the wall, about 80x80 cm, in a natural setting.

Progression

Traversal is for experts only, with a recommended period of all year round. The rigging is temporary. Progression difficulties include pits, drops, slides and narrow passages. The hazards are the dangerous access and landslides/collapses.

Autres détails

Geology: SAA Scaglia Rossa - Upper Cretaceous-Middle Eocene (Turonian-Lutetian); stratified micritic limestones; stratified; subhorizontal.

Histoire

Notes on the name: the name derives from the presence of a root in a terminal small chamber.

Commentaires des utilisateurs (0)

Aucun commentaire pour le moment.

Soyez le premier à partager votre expérience !

Explorations enregistrées (0)

Aucune exploration enregistrée pour le moment.

Enregistrez votre visite dans cette cavité !

Source : Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), avec modifications. LicenseRef-FUGS-no-licence-stated Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=1027 · données de 2025 · Source : Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), avec modifications. LicenseRef-FUGS-media-per-item Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · données de 2025