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Avenc dels Pins Cargolats

Avenc dels Pins Cargolats

Small pit 5 m deep in the Serra de l'Obac, with a single ramp gallery just over 10 m long.

Mura • Bages 12m 5m

Small pit 5 m deep in the Serra de l'Obac, with a single ramp gallery just over 10 m long.

Characteristics

Location

From the parking area at the Alzina del Sal·lari, take the path towards the Graons de Mura and coll de Boix. From here we continue along the camí de Puigdoure to reach the Era dels Enrics. In this large clearing and in a N direction, the path that descends to the Sot de l'Infern along the carena dels Pins Cargolats begins.

About 200 metres before reaching the first of these magnificent pines —the one that lies flat on the ground—, just as we begin the descent through a clearing on the ridge, we will go down to the right for just over 20 metres and in the very middle of the holm oak grove is the mouth of the pit.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Avenc dels Pins Cargolats

    Elevation: 745 m

    41.670108, 1.964413
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 413887 4613872
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Description

Morphology

A funnel-shaped depression full of leaf litter leads to the mouth of the pit, formed by a single ramp gallery just over 10 metres long and 5 metres of vertical drop. The width increases from 1.5 metres at the start to 4 metres at the bottom of the cavity; the ceiling remains constant at one metre high, except in the final section where it rises slightly. At the eastern end of the bottom, the beginning of a gallery choked by sediments that make penetration impossible can be seen.

History

Its existence was known through Mr. Blai Fierra, who informed Jaume Claverí and Joan Boixader (GES-CMT), who explored it in October 1989. A few days later they accompanied members of the SIS – CET while surveying the cavity.

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Bibliography

Badiella, X. (1990).- “Els petits avencs de la nostra muntanya (XXIII)”. Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (63-64-65-66): 531-534. Terrassa.

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