Avenc de la Torreta

Small pit about 11 m deep in Tivenys (Baix Ebre), explored in 1971 by the GIE of the Club Excursionista de Gràcia and revisited in 2011 by the Espeleo Club Tortosa.

Tivenys • Baix Ebre 15m 11m

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Avenc de la Torreta

Small pit about 11 m deep in Tivenys (Baix Ebre), explored in 1971 by the GIE of the Club Excursionista de Gràcia and revisited in 2011 by the Espeleo Club Tortosa.

Tivenys · Baix Ebre

Length: 15 m · Depth: 11 m

Updated record

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

Small pit about 11 m deep in Tivenys (Baix Ebre), explored in 1971 by the GIE of the Club Excursionista de Gràcia and revisited in 2011 by the Espeleo Club Tortosa.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Tivenys
Region: Baix Ebre
Unit: Serres de Cardó i del Boix
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 11 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

At a bend in the T-301 road from Tivenys to Benifallet, shortly before km 17, a track (Camí del Gord) branches off to the left and must be followed to a chain where cars must be left. From here, a path climbs westward toward the Castell de Som or Torreta. Halfway up and in the middle of the path is the entrance to the cavity.

Entrances

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Avenc de la Torreta
Elevation: 228 m
40.931762, 0.495016
UTM 31T (ED 50) 289195 4534407
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Photos

Avenc de la Torreta - Photo, Tivenys, Baix Ebre

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Description

Morphology

A small 5-metre pit drops us onto some blocks, and along one side, downclimbing about 6 metres, one reaches the deepest point, where through a crawl one can enter a small chamber where the cavity ends.

Provisional data pending a survey which for the moment we do not have.

History

During the many campaigns that the GIE of the Club Excursionista de Gràcia carried out in the Serra de Cardó during the 1960s and 1970s, they were informed in Tivenys of the existence, among others, of this pit, which they explored in 1971.

Rediscovered and visited by members of the Espeleo Club Tortosa in 2011.