
Avenc de la Malesa
Avenc de 12 m. de profunditat a les calcàries del turó de la Malesa (Sant Llorenç del Munt)
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Avenc de la Malesa
Avenc de 12 m. de profunditat a les calcàries del turó de la Malesa (Sant Llorenç del Munt)
Castellar del Vallès · Vallès Occidental
Length: 51 m · Depth: 12 m
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A 12 m deep pit in the limestones of the turó de la Malesa, in Sant Llorenç del Munt, explored by the SIS del CE Terrassa in 1980.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
The 3 x 1 metre entrance gives way to a gallery on a ramp where, a few metres from the entrance, a fairly narrow gallery 7 metres long with an inclined section crosses it; past this we find a 1 metre step, then we continue a few metres until we find a gallery on one side; we leave this one and continue along the previous one, which from this point begins to climb until we reach a fork produced by a large 'topi'. The two galleries are narrow and connect to a chamber surrounded by large, not very stable blocks, but between them one can climb up a few metres.
Returning to the previous gallery, after the step, we can continue along it, after descending a 1 metre step that leads us to a pit; from here, in the same direction as the step, an ascending gallery continues and crosses perpendicularly with a second gallery; this latter one is 7 metres long and allows us to stand upright at the N end of the gallery. The ceiling lowers, while the floor widens; on one side we can see a small pit of 1.5 metres.
Progression
If we descend the pit we had left behind, at the beginning of the ascending gallery, we can continue along a 4 metre crawlway to a small chamber from which, by means of a short gallery that continues horizontally and ends after a few metres, while if we descend the step, we can continue along a descending gallery that goes down among rubble to a point that becomes impracticable.
History
The only reports we know of are those given by members of the SIS del CE Terrassa following their explorations in 1980 in this strip of limestones in the southern sector of Sant Llorenç del Munt.
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Bibliography
- Aguirre, F.; Martínez, M.A.; Badiella, X. (1981).- “Cavitats al turó de la Malesa”. SIS (8): 35-42 / Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (23): 275-282. Terrassa.
- Foto extreta del blog: trailsantllorenc.blogspot (de Lluís R. Hernández, de Matadepera)
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