Avenc de la Plana Novella

Tiny 4 m deep pit in the Garraf, at the Plana Novella, located in 2003 by the SES of the GER de Sant Pere de Ribes.

Olivella • Garraf 7m 4m

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Tiny 4 m deep pit in the Garraf, at the Plana Novella, located in 2003 by the SES of the GER de Sant Pere de Ribes.

Olivella · Garraf

Length: 7 m · Depth: 4 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Tiny 4 m deep pit in the Garraf, at the Plana Novella, located in 2003 by the SES of the GER de Sant Pere de Ribes.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Olivella
Region: Garraf
Unit: Garraf, el
Length: 7 meters
Depth: 4 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Following the paved track from Olivella towards the Plana Novella passing by Can Grau, we will leave the Corral Nou behind and immediately find a power line crossing above the track; at this point we will climb to the left up the slope that separates the hollows of Vallgrassa and Plana Novella. Once we reach the first high-voltage tower we will turn 90º to the right and find the large entrance at the end of a large limestone slab, about 35 m from the tower.

Entrances

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Avenc de la Plana Novella
Elevation: 245 m
41.296921, 1.857167
UTM 31T (ED 50) 404412 4572553
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Topographic

Avenc de la Plana Novella - Topography, Olivella, Garraf

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Photos

Avenc de la Plana Novella - Photo, Olivella, Garraf

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Description

Morphology

An entrance of 1.80x3.20 metres leads us down a ramp to a window of 0.92x1.50 metres where we enter the cavity proper. We continue the descent down the ramp until we reach the head of a pit, blocked at its base at -1.80 metres, and with a ceiling at 3.15 metres, making a total height of almost 5 metres measured from the base of the pit.