Balma de les Maioles

A rock shelter with a waterfall in Gallifa, divided by the stream into two parts: the left one 9 m long and the right one 22 m.

Gallifa • Vallès Occidental 10m

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A rock shelter with a waterfall in Gallifa, divided by the stream into two parts: the left one 9 m long and the right one 22 m.

Gallifa · Vallès Occidental

Length: 10 m

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A rock shelter with a waterfall in Gallifa, divided by the stream into two parts: the left one 9 m long and the right one 22 m.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Gallifa
Region: Vallès Occidental
Unit: Farell, el - Cingles de Gallifa
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: March 6, 2023

Location

We will take the BP-1241 road that goes from Sant Feliu de Codines to Gallifa; when we reach kilometre point 7 we will leave the car in a widening on the left, cross a bridge over the torrent de les Maioles and immediately find a path that branches off to our right; 150 m further on we will find the font and the les Maioles recreation area. Following the path we will find, a few metres further on, the plunge pool and beside it the balma de les Maioles.

Entrances

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Balma de les Maioles
Elevation: 559 m
41.694871, 2.097948
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 424937 4616292
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Topographic

Balma de les Maioles - Topography, Gallifa, Vallès Occidental

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Description

Morphology

We find the rock shelter beneath a small waterfall of the stream that divides the cavity into two parts. The left one is 9 m long and 4 m deep, with a height of 3.80 m. The right one is harder to reach when water is plunging down the waterfall; it is 22 m long and 10 m deep, with a height of 1.30 m.

Hydrology

The rock shelter lies beneath a small waterfall of the stream that divides the cavity into two parts.

History

Known since remote times.

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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 16-5-2022. Dades: Ana Ruiz, Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)