Chen Pit, Ofra
- Location
- North of the settlement of Eli
- Elevation
- 294 m above sea level
Cave mapView the map (PDF)Description of the cave:
The cave is built of a large chamber at whose side there is a wide chimney exposed to the surface.
The cave entrance is the top of a wide chimney that is exposed to the surface in the middle of a massive rock surface, so that a person walking on the rock surface will not notice the pit entrance until reaching within a few meters of it. Entrance dimensions: 6X4 m. The depth of the chimney is about 12 m. At its bottom the chimney enters the northwestern side of a huge chamber, measuring about 40 X 25. The ceiling of this chamber has a dome-like structure and the floor of the chamber slopes from the direction of the chimney to the other side of the chamber. The slope of the chamber floor is not a result of the bedding of the rocks but of the sliding of organic material and rocks that entered the cave through the chimney opening.
Access and hiking:
Access to the cave entrance is not problematic.
The descent into the cave requires the help of a rope. One can anchor to rocks near the cave entrance.
* At the time of the visit to the cave (2008) there were hundreds of individual insectivorous bats at the site.
Equipment:
- A 15 m rope for the descent into the cave - it can be anchored with the rappel rope.
Gold. Near the volcanic crater,
Near Horbat Arara
