Balma de Cal Ferrer

Shelter with a waterfall in l'Espunyola, centered at the base of a waterfall, with a built spring and a reservoir.

Espunyola, L' • Berguedà 8m 1m

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Balma de Cal Ferrer

Shelter with a waterfall in l'Espunyola, centered at the base of a waterfall, with a built spring and a reservoir.

Espunyola, L' · Berguedà

Length: 8 m · Depth: 1 m

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

Shelter with a waterfall in l'Espunyola, centered at the base of a waterfall, with a built spring and a reservoir.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Espunyola, L'
Region: Berguedà
Unit: Solsonès
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 1 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: September 17, 2018

Location

About Km 134 of the C-26 road between Solsona and Berga, a paved track begins on the left toward Capolat; we follow the track for about 860 m and pass some buildings until a bridge that crosses the first stream.

The shelter is located approximately 100 m downstream of the stream from the bridge, at the base of a step where the stream falls as a waterfall.

To reach the base of the waterfall, there is a footpath on the left of the paved track a few meters before reaching the bridge. We take this downhill path that allows us to reach the side of the waterfall and the shelter.

Entrances

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Cal Ferrer, Balma de
Elevation: 845 m
42.057986, 1.736982
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 395494 4656986
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Topographic

Balma de Cal Ferrer - Topography, Espunyola, L', Berguedà

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Description

Morphology

The cavity is centered at the base of the drop of a waterfall; the porch is about 18 m wide and has an average height of 1.7 m, which allows comfortable access to the interior of the shelter.

The floor of the shelter has a slight slope toward the base of the waterfall and a small additional vertical access fissure in the SW area.

Hydrology

At the back of the shelter there is a built spring, as well as a reservoir for the use of the water that emerges there; the same water has also formed some gours toward the W of the shelter next to the spring.

History

Although long known in the area, there were no speleological references; in 2018 members of the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès visited and surveyed it.

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Totes les dades, situació, coordenades, descripció, topografia i fotos 'JNC' han estat facilitades per Jordi Navarro, (Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès).