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Caves and shafts in Garrotxa

Garrotxa is the catalog’s geological exception: its Zona Volcànica, with the volcanoes of Croscat and Santa Margarida as landmarks, has generated cavities in basalt —lava tubes— that have nothing to do with the calcareous karst usual elsewhere in Catalonia. It is, by far, the go-to county for anyone looking for volcanic caves rather than dissolution caves.

There are 115 cavitats (95 coves i 20 avencs) catalogued in Garrotxa, mostly in Montagut i Oix, Sales de Llierca and Sant Feliu de Pallerols. Les Correjades, amb 1835 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 5 to 1835 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 43 metres. 6 different rock types are recorded here. Each entry includes exact location, coordinates and, where available, photographs and survey maps, with a downloadable GPX track. The whole list on this page can also be exported as CSV or JSON.

Garrotxa has an area of 735 km², located mostly in el Prepirineu. This means an approximate density of 15.6 catalogued caves per 100 km².

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