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2007 NSS Convention Guidebook
Maucks Cave is located in the Harison
Crawford State Forest, across the
valley and to the west of Langdons Cave. The
entrance is a 6-foot diameter hole situated on
a wooded hillside and can be difficult to find.
The 12-foot-deep entrance pit is easily free
climable and intersects a walking-size passage.
To the left the passage ends in 50 feet when it
intersects the hillside. A hole in the floor near
the entrance leads to a short segment of lower
level passage.
The main part of the cave is to the right of
the entrance. This passage is easy walking size
for about 200 feet. Two small floor holes lead
to more short segments of lower level. The main
passage contains massive flowstone, stalactites,
and soda straws. There are also numerous old
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dates and signatures in this area. The passage
nearly ends at a flowstone choke, but a 20-footlong
belly crawl over the flowstone and through
the stalactites leads to the continuation of the
main passage. In about 50 feet the passage ends
at a small room. A muddy belly crawl off the
terminal room continues for a little over 100
feet before it ends at a mud fill with tree roots.
In addition to the normal caving equipment,
a trash bag and a camera are nice to have. The
cave has seen a lot of traffic, but does not have
the damage and trash that nearby Langdons
Cave has. Even with the traffic, it is still a very
photogenic cave
Reference: HCG Hog-Fest Guidebook,
1991, D.Black