Kumanitsa cave

The Kumanitsa cave is located in the Eastern part of the Troyan Balkan Mountain in the Steneto Reserve, in the narrowest and picturesque part of the canyon above the breathtaking waterfalls Golemiyat Kazan (The Big Cauldron). The cave was traveled over and mapped for the first time in 1962, as its research continues even to this day. The total length of the galleries is 1656 m, and the displacement – 104 m. The entrance of the cave is situated hardly a meter above the river and its dimensions are 2.5 to 2.5 m. In the spring, when the snow melts, and during downpours, entering the cave is impossible as a part of the enormous quantity of water that flows through the canyon enters the cave here. Two rivers, that join, float through the two main galleries. The river that starts from the entrance is small when dry, and even may run dry. The other one – the internal one, is big, and explorers suggest that a part of its main water come from the massif, and another part – from upper potholes of the Kumanitsa River. The cave has an upper level that is yet not totally explored.