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Avenc del Sot de l'àliga

Avenc del Sot de l'àliga

Petit avenc de gairebé 6 m. de fondària a Castellar del Vallès.

Castellar del Vallès • Vallès Occidental15m6m

Small pit nearly 6 m deep in Castellar del Vallès, a sinkhole for the sot de l'Àliga.

Characteristics

Location

From the B-124 road (Castellar del Vallès to Sant Llorenç Savall), once past the pont de les Arenes, follow a track to the right (Camí de la Font del Plàtan) and further on take a turn-off, also to the right, which climbs the torrent de Castelló until reaching a junction where the font de Sant Jordi is. Here vehicles must be left and the track followed onwards until leaving the track to Can Cadafalc on the left. A few metres further on, follow a small path to the right that climbs the bed of a stream on the way to les Roques d'Aguilar. On reaching some rocky outcrops, move to the right below them until descending into the torrent. A few metres before arriving we will find the pit on its left. The path, marked with cairns, leads to the pit.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Avenc del Sot de L'àliga

    Elevation: 567 m

    41.648875, 2.070189
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 422573 4611209
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The inclined entrance of 6 x 2 metres lets us see a wide joint of 5.6 metres depth along the upper lip, and the lower one is descended by a drop of not much more than 1 metre. The floor of the pit is covered with plant detritus.

Cavity set on a N292O - S292E joint, in which erosion processes are important.

Hydrology

The cavity acts as a sinkhole collecting the waters of the sot de l'Àliga. These filter through the floor of the pit, flowing out again into the torrent.

History

The first exploration was carried out by members of the SIS del CE Terrassa on 1 June 1980.

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Bibliography

Badiella, X.; Aguirre,F.; Muñoz,J.; Mota,F. (1981).-'Les cavitats del vessant Est del riu Ripoll' SIS (8): 56-70 / Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (23): 296-310. SIS del CET. Terrassa.



Valles, Jordi de (2016).-'Bages, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.5):1-560. E C Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia.



Revisió de coordenades i fotografies extretes del web: espeleodijous.cat Apunt de l'activitat realitzada el 30-4-2025

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