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Avenc Ii de la Malesa

Ínfim avenc de 3 m. de profunditat a les calcàries del turó de la Malesa (Sant Llorenç del Munt)

Castellar del Vallès • Vallès Occidental6m3m

Tiny 3 m deep pit in the limestones of the turó de la Malesa, in Sant Llorenç del Munt.

Characteristics

Location

On the N slope of the turó de la Malesa. To get there, take a path that leaves on the left of the road from Terrassa to Castellar del Vallès, shortly before crossing the bridge over the Ripoll river. This path continues level as far as the turó de la Malesa, where it ends in a small square. From here a small path leads to the Ripoll river, in front of the well-known Gorg d'en Fitó; a little before reaching the river, the chaos of blocks produced by the fractures in the rock can be seen on the left. At the intersection of two of these fractures is the Avenc de la Malesa, in a spot very hidden by the vegetation, and above it, among a pile of blocks, is that of the Avenc II de la Malesa. Approximate coordinates of low precision.

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Entrances

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  1. Malesa, Avenc Ii de la

    Elevation: 317 m

    41.618700, 2.075884
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 423011 4607855
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Description

Morphology

Tiny 3 m deep pit in the limestones of the turó de la Malesa (Sant Llorenç del Munt). The entrance lies between blocks and allows entry through a small 1.5 metre shaft; at its foot a short 4 metre gallery begins, where the cavity ends.

History

The only reports we know of are those given by members of the SIS del CE Terrassa following their explorations in 1980 in this strip of limestones of the southern sector of Sant Llorenç del Munt.

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Bibliography

  1. Aguirre, F.; Martínez, M.A.; Badiella, X. (1981).- “Cavitats al turó de la Malesa”. SIS (8): 35-42 / Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (23): 275-282. Terrassa.

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