Balma del Salt de Can Prats

A tiny rock shelter in Sant Llorenç d'Hortons, in Alt Penedès, in the middle of the torrent de Can Torre, beneath a rocky platform of greyish blue marls with very abundant marine fossils.

Sant Llorenç d'Hortons • Alt Penedès 5m

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A tiny rock shelter in Sant Llorenç d'Hortons, in Alt Penedès, in the middle of the torrent de Can Torre, beneath a rocky platform of greyish blue marls with very abundant marine fossils.

Sant Llorenç d'Hortons · Alt Penedès

Length: 5 m

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

A tiny rock shelter in Sant Llorenç d'Hortons, in Alt Penedès, in the middle of the torrent de Can Torre, beneath a rocky platform of greyish blue marls with very abundant marine fossils.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Sant Llorenç d'Hortons
Region: Alt Penedès
Unit: Alt Penedès, l'
Length: 5 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Marl
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: July 4, 2025

Location

We will set out from the village of Sant Llorenç d'Hortons along the BV-2249 road; just as we leave the village, an asphalted track branches off to our right, which will take us to the Can Prats farmhouse. We will turn left before reaching the farmhouse, along a dirt path that passes beside some vineyard fields, and which will bring us to cross the torrent de Can Torre. Here we will leave the car to continue on foot; just below we will find the waterfall and the rock shelter.

Entrances

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Balma del Salt de Can Prats
Elevation: 146 m
41.452390, 1.822263
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 401630 4589648
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Topographic

Balma del Salt de Can Prats - Topography, Sant Llorenç d'Hortons, Alt Penedès

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Description

Morphology

We find the cavity in the middle of the torrent, beneath a rocky platform formed by greyish blue marls that present marine fossils, very abundant.

At the base of this platform there is a waterfall with a drop of 8 m; the rock shelter has a length of 36 m by 5 m deep and a maximum height of 6.50 m.

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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 7-10-2024. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)