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Avenc del Mas de l'espluga

Small pit 5 m deep in the Serra de l'Obac, formed by a wide funnel.

Mura • Bages 18m 5m

Small pit 5 m deep in the Serra de l'Obac, formed by a wide funnel.

Characteristics

Location

Located in the Serra de l'Obac. To get there from la Pola, take the path that leads to the balma de l'Espluga; once past the Quarto de Reixa, just before descending directly toward the turó de l'Espluga, leave the worn path and follow the ridge in a S direction until reaching the old mas de l'Espluga; once there, descend a little down the ridge toward the side of the torrent de l'Espluga, about 50 metres more or less, and continue in the opposite direction, as if retracing the path, but paying attention to the abandoned terraces that we will come across half covered by vegetation. The pit is located just as we cross a small torrent and begin to climb a gentle ridge. The dimensions of the entrance help to find it.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Avenc del Mas de L'espluga

    Elevation: 715 m

    41.650920, 1.954021
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 412996 4611752
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Description

Morphology

The cavity has a depth of 5 m. The shape of the cavity is a wide funnel a dozen metres long and five wide. The slope is gentler on the N side, where one can easily descend to the bottom of the cavity. Toward the S side a bit of gallery in the form of a balma can be seen that goes in a couple of metres, but it ends abruptly. On the S side, the funnel forms a small vertical of five metres.

History

Very possibly the pit was known to the former inhabitants of the mas de l'Espluga, but there is no speleological reference until 26 October 1986, when Jaume Claverí and Joan Boixader (GES – CM Terrassa) found the cavity in the middle of a thick forest.

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Bibliography

  1. Badiella, Xavier (1988).- “Els petits avencs de la nostra muntanya (XXI)”. Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (54-55): 253-256. Terrassa

    • Coordenades facilitades per Trail Sant Llorenç.   trailsantllorenc.blogspot.com

    Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/