
Avenc dels Talpets
Avenc de 15 m. de fondària a la zona de la Penya Roja (Vilaverd)
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Avenc dels Talpets
Avenc de 15 m. de fondària a la zona de la Penya Roja (Vilaverd)
Vilaverd · Conca de Barberà
Length: 24 m · Depth: 15 m
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A 15 m deep pit in the Penya Roja area (Vilaverd), with a first 6 m shaft, a 10 m ramp and a final small 4 m pit among boulders.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
A first 6 metre shaft reaches the top of a descending ramp 10 metres long, at the end of which a new small pit among boulders of 4 metres opens where the cavity ends. In front of the first shaft, next to the cliff, there are two more entrances: the left-hand entrance of 45x50 mm is a shaft that drops a few metres from the main shaft; the right-hand entrance of 40x60 mm gives access to a ramp and a small step, which allows descending without equipment and leads to the base of the first shaft.
Progression
The right-hand entrance of 40x60 mm gives access to a ramp and a small step, which allows descending without equipment and leads to the base of the first shaft.
Other details
It is one more of the many interstitial-type cavities found in the area.
History
The only news there was of this pit is the one given by the members of the SES-Talps (Sabadell) who explored it around 1968 or 1969.
On 21-3-2026 Juan Luis Benitez Rosado and Josep Mª Plana Roca (Bin), GIEM-CEM Montblanc, located and explored it again.
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Bibliography
Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F. (1978).-' l'Alt Camp, la Conca de Barberà, el Baix Penedès i el Tarragonès'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.2):1-146. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
SES-Talps (1969).- 'Operació Serra de Prades'.Talps (1): 1-12. SES Talps-CE del Vallès. Sabadell.
Coordenades, dades i fotografies facilitades per Juan Luis Benitez Rosado i Josep Mª Plana Roca (Bin), GIEM-CEM Montblanc. 21-03-2026
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