Lot · about 6 km from Rocamadour
Fontaine du Truffe
- Max depth30 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- The Cave To BeAir, nitrox and trimix up to 320 bar (standard 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/50), O₂ up to 220 bar
- Lot Filling Station (Proteushop)Air, nitrox (any %), trimix (incl. 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/70 and custom), O₂ 200/300 bar
What it looks like
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The dive
You get in at a small pool whose level can vary by up to 4 m, and there is a restriction right at the bottom of the pool. Then comes a beautifully scalloped passage, usually without flow.
Profile and sections
You get in at a small pool whose level can vary by up to 4 m, and there is a restriction right at the bottom of the pool. Then comes a beautifully scalloped passage, usually without flow. According to the most detailed source, twelve sumps (20–270 m long, to -30 m) alternate with dry, clay-rich passages; another source mentions four short sumps (85–160 m, to -15 m). At low water you can pass S2 only with kit off.
The spring lies in the Ouysse catchment. The system is about 3.9 km in total and was explored in 1972–76 by CRSA Angoulême.
- Depth and profile
- Twelve sumps: S1 160 m (-16 m); S2 to S10 between 20 and 270 m long and -5 to -15 m deep; S11 270 m and S12 120 m, both to -30 m.
- Configuration
- Sidemount recommended
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- Restriction right at the bottom of the pool; S2 only kit-off at low water
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 30 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Access via Moulin de Cougnaguet, then follow the GR6.
Around Fontaine du Truffe
Fills2 fill stations · nearest 15 km
The Cave To Be
842 rue Émile Zola (D14, Bournazel), 46500 Gramat
Air, nitrox and trimix up to 320 bar (standard 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/50), O₂ up to 220 bar
Open year-round (except between the end-of-year holidays), daily 8:30–19:00
Near Gramat, handy for the sites around Gramat and Padirac. Guided dives in 16 caves of the Lot, at your own certification level (air or nitrox without deco, or one trimix dive with deco). Also courses from cavern to full cave, sidemount, CCR and scooter, rental of overhead gear, a shop and accommodation. Contact: Olivier.
Lot Filling Station (Proteushop)
180 route de la Tuilerie, 46100 Cambes
Air, nitrox (any %), trimix (incl. 21/35, 18/45, 15/55, 10/70 and custom), O₂ 200/300 bar
Daily 9:30–19:30, year-round
About 20 min from the Ressel. Standard mixes ready to go; order custom blends in advance (WhatsApp). Also a dive shop (Proteushop), rental of scooters, lights and twinsets, and cave training (PSAI/TDI).
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