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Caves and shafts in Saldes

Saldes, in the Berguedà, sits at the foot of the Pedraforca, the twin-peaked mountain that is one of the symbols of the Catalan Pyrenees and one of the most extensively studied limestone massifs in the country from a speleological point of view. Its territory, high mountain and very sparsely populated, contains one of the most notable sets of cavities in the catalogue, carved by the dissolution of limestone rock over millions of years.

There are 17 cavitats (6 coves i 11 avencs) catalogued in Saldes. Esquerdes de Palomera, amb 500 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 7 to 500 metres. The depth ranges from 2 to 166 metres. 3 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.

County: Berguedà

Rock Types