Avenc del Morrut

A small cavity at the coll d'Ordal, in the torrent below the cova del Morrut, with an 8×10 metre swallow hole doline and two short galleries.

Cervelló • Baix Llobregat 13m 2m

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Avenc del Morrut

A small cavity at the coll d'Ordal, in the torrent below the cova del Morrut, with an 8×10 metre swallow hole doline and two short galleries.

Cervelló · Baix Llobregat

Length: 13 m · Depth: 2 m

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

A small cavity at the coll d'Ordal, in the torrent below the cova del Morrut, with an 8×10 metre swallow hole doline and two short galleries.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Cervelló
Region: Baix Llobregat
Unit: Ordal, muntanyes de l'
Length: 13 meters
Depth: 2 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: July 28, 2018

Location

In the torrent below the cova del Morrut, about twenty metres from it. Although the entrance is closer to the aforementioned cave, the recommended itinerary would start from the Avenc Nou, as it is in a wooded and overgrown spot. From the Avenc Nou we would go about 50 metres in a NW direction, and we will easily find the avenc del Morrut due to its dimensions.

Entrances

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Avenc del Morrut
Elevation: 480 m
41.389582, 1.878447
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 406232 4582612
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Topographic

Avenc del Morrut - Topography, Cervelló, Baix Llobregat

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Avenc del Morrut - Photo, Cervelló, Baix Llobregat

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Description

Morphology

We find ourselves with a doline of 8×10 metres. At the lower part of this doline we find two small galleries. The left one is ascending and with about 5 metres of passage. One metre from the entrance it has a connection on the right with the other gallery. The right one has an entrance of 0.60×0.43 metres. Just after entering, on the left, is the connection we mentioned before. The gallery is descending and with the floor full of gravel, ending about three metres further on, reaching the maximum depth: -2.60 m. Two metres from the entrance we find a chimney about 2 metres high.

Hydrology

The doline acts as a swallow hole for the waters of the torrent.

Progression

The entrance of the right gallery, 0.60×0.43 metres, forces us to crawl.

History

Long related on maps by the publisher Alpina, as it was considered a residual cavity it does not appear in the catalogs of l'Ordal. On 1-03-2009 the Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona fully explored and surveyed it. Although it is quite evident that this cavity is not a pit but a cave, the designation of pit given to it by its first explorers has been respected.

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Bibliography

Valles, Jordi de (2017).-”Baix Llobregat”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.6):1-468. ECG/FCE.

Totes les dades, coordenades ,topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona (www.geb.cat) post del dia 13 de juny de 2013. Participants: Julià González, Josep Antoni Pastor, Josep Cuenca, Enric Lleopart, Josep Lluís Moldes i Enric Porcel.