Font del Truffe
A spring beside a ford at the end of a 3 km farm track near Lacave, in the Ouysse valley. Divers squeeze between the roof and a big boulder into a small chamber and then a gallery that runs 160 m at up to 13 m depth; visibility is often 10–20 m. Thirteen to fourteen sumps follow, most of them shallow, with the deepest (sumps 11 and 12) reaching -30 m; British divers pushed beyond sump 12 in 2007 and 2012.
Facts
- Region: France – Lot cave springs
- Area: Dordogne & Ouysse (Rocamadour)
- Depth: 0–30 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: cave
- Coordinates: 44.826948, 1.550617
- Highlights: tight entrance between the roof and a large boulder, sump 1 160 m / -13 m, 14 sumps in a row, deepest sumps 11–12 at -30 m, visibility often 10–20 m, decorated, sculpted rock in sump 2
- Tips: The track is signed 'interdit sauf riverains' (residents only) and passes under a farm archway – drive slowly and discreetly. Sidemount is preferred for the entrance; in summer low water the end of sump 1 dries out, in winter you may have to dig gravel to open the entrance. Full Cave certification (TDI/IANTD/GUE/PSAI/CMAS Full Cave or FFESSM Plongeur Souterrain 3 equivalent) required; without it only as a student with a cave instructor.