Grotte di Cervelló

Cervelló, in the Baix Llobregat, contains 37 inventoried cavities: 20 pits and 17 caves. The total recorded development is 1182 metres and the maximum depth reaches 56 metres. The lithologies present are limestone (18), dolomite (17) and conglomerate (2).

Among the cavities most notable for their passage length are the Avenc d'en Roca, with 136 metres; the Cova - Avenc del Pla de Comes, with 115 metres; the Avenc Molins, with 96 metres; the Cova de Can Rigol Nº2, with 84 metres, and the Avenc de l'Escalfor, with 80 metres. As for depth, the Avenc d'en Roca reaches 56 metres, followed by the Avenc de l'Escalfor with 32 metres, the Avenc Molins with 26 metres, the Avenc Nou de l'ordal with 25 metres and the Avenc Bonic with 20 metres.

The speleological past of Cervelló includes references from 1907 at the Avenc d'en Roca, the exploration of the Cova - Avenc del Pla de Comes in 1936 or 1937, the discovery of the Avenc Bonic on 28 April 1957, the exploration of the Avenc Molins in January 1972 by the SIRE-UEC and that of the Cova de Can Rigol Nº2 on 30 October 1983 by the GEFOMA.