
Avenc de Genillo
Interessant avenc de 97 m de fondària a la Mola de Catí (el Port)
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Avenc de Genillo
Interessant avenc de 97 m de fondària a la Mola de Catí (el Port)
Alfara de Carles · Baix Ebre
Length: 400 m · Depth: 97 m
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A 97 m deep pit in the Mola de Catí (el Port), at the NE end, below Cova Terrera. Authorisation from the Parc Natural dels Ports is required with 3 working days' notice.
Topographic
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Photos
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Description
Morphology
The entrance pit has a 1 x 1.5 m opening and a depth of 8 m. At its bottom, after a small crawl, one reaches a chamber (A-B on the survey) in which there is another joint that gives rise to a 12 m pit.
Once this P-12 is descended one reaches a long and wide fracture and by a descending ramp one reaches a chamber of much larger dimensions with a small lake at the end. Past this point one can access a more chaotic zone and through a high passage a parallel fracture (section G-F).
Before the small lake there is a crawl that leads to a narrow vertical slot (Gatera d'Artur) 3 m deep which continues through a meander that turns 180º and reaches a small opening through which a strong draught emerged. This passage had to be dug out with all available materials for 3 hours until one of the explorers could get through. This vertical (Pou Dinàmic) is 10 m deep, but at 7 m of descent a wide gallery appears in both directions. Finishing the descent of the pit the gallery closes off on one side but on the other continues to a window that gives onto a small 6 m pit (Pou de l'Ós).
At the base of the Pou de l'Ós begins a long gallery about a hundred metres long with the floor covered by a series of beautiful gours (Galeria dels Gours) and various points made awkward by clastic material that must be overcome. At its end point two continuations appear: a pit and a narrow passage which must be reached by flanking the pit. Through the narrow passage one enters a series of galleries and chambers at different levels joined to each other by different access points.
Leaving this sector of the cave and returning to the pit at the end of the Galeria dels Gours, a 12 m vertical is descended beside a beautiful flowstone until reaching a wide ledge. To the left the flowstone continues downwards and in the opposite direction one reaches a wide 20 m pit which has a parallel vertical (point U). At the bottom of the P-20 there are narrow climbs and a tiny meander where the 97.2 m depth is reached, the end point of the cave.
Speleothems
Notable is a sector with an abundance of white speleothems (Sala Blanca) (point M on the survey).
Hydrology
A chamber of much larger dimensions with a small lake at the end.
Progression
This pit was free-climbed, and at about its midpoint the skeletal remains of an animal were found which had tusks and a crest on the skull. It is the skeleton of a badger, which is in a perfect state of preservation. Despite not being a cave bear as the explorers would have liked, they named it Bubu.
Other details
Interesting 97 m deep pit in the Mola de Catí (el Port).
History
Cavity located by Mario Carbó who on 3 and 4 May 2025 accompanied Josep Rojas and Jordi Ortiz (Secció Espeleologia UEC Tortosa) who, without equipment, made a first incursion into the entrance pit.
The following weekend a team made up of Gina Marin, Jordi Ortiz, Josep Rojas, Daniela Avellaneda and Jordi Reverte began the first exploration of the pit which continued for a few more weeks in order to widen some narrow passages and explore the whole final zone. Besides the first explorers the following have also taken part: Carlos Cantero, Esther Quirós, José Amaya, Petr.
The survey of the cavity was carried out by Luis Almela (Espeleo Club Castelló).
Bio
It is the skeleton of a badger, which is in a perfect state of preservation.
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Bibliography
Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes dels següents documents:
Crònica de l'Avenc de Genillo (Mola de Catí - Massís dels Ports), per Jordi Reverté, responsable de la Secció d'Espeleologia i Barrancs de la UEC Tortosa
Blog: Cavitats Subterrànies. Avenc de Genillo, per Luis Almela (EC Castelló) (4-4-2026).https://cavitats-subterranies.blogspot.com/2026/04/avenc-de-genillo-mola-de-cati-massis.html
Wikiloc: https://ca.wikiloc.com/rutes-espeleologia/mola-212855383
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