Balma de les Esplugues

Àmplia balma a Gaià (Bages)

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Balma de les Esplugues

Àmplia balma a Gaià (Bages)

Gaià · Bages

Length: 8 m

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

Wide shelter at Gaià, in Bages, 38 m long, 9 m deep and 3 m maximum height, with water deposits and stalagmitic crusts.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Gaià
Region: Bages
Unit: Pla del Bages
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Sandstone
Last review: 2023-05-09

Location

From Navàs we will pass through the village of Gaià along the BV-4401 road and when we reach kilometre 10.8 we will find a track on the left that will take us to the bed of the torrent de cal Cisteller; here we will leave the car in a widening, just as we cross the stream, right below, we will find the shelter.

Entrances

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Balma de les Esplugues
Elevation: 609 m
41.960249, 1.951787
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 413135 4645894
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Topographic

Balma de les Esplugues - Topography, Gaià, Bages

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Photos

Balma de les Esplugues - Photo, Gaià, Bages

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Description

Morphology

The shelter has a length of 38 m by 9 m deep and a maximum height of 3 m.

Speleothems

Inside we find scattered stalagmitic formations and crusts, as well as some accumulations of limestone tufa from the torrent's waterfall.

Hydrology

Inside we find some deposits that served to collect water from the ceiling's seepage in these two basins.

History

Known in the area since remote times. Referenced on the ICGC map.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 25-7-2022. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)