Balma del Sot de la Carda

A long shelter about 80 metres wide on the E slope of the Mola, in Sant Llorenç del Munt, divided by a rocky wall into two parts, with the Font de les Mosques.

Castellar del Vallès • Vallès Occidental 5m

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A long shelter about 80 metres wide on the E slope of the Mola, in Sant Llorenç del Munt, divided by a rocky wall into two parts, with the Font de les Mosques.

Castellar del Vallès · Vallès Occidental

Length: 5 m

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

A long shelter about 80 metres wide on the E slope of the Mola, in Sant Llorenç del Munt, divided by a rocky wall into two parts, with the Font de les Mosques.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Castellar del Vallès
Region: Vallès Occidental
Unit: Sant Llorenç del Munt
Length: 5 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: March 21, 2021

Location

On the E slope of the Mola, on the crags that form the base of the Castellassa de Can Torres, above the Sot de la Carda, in Sant Llorenç del Munt.

To get there, first take the path that goes from the base of the Castellassa to the Turó de Matalonga. Just after descending the rocky area, before reaching the Coll Llarg, take the turn-off that descends to the Sot de la Carda. After a few metres, some stone cairns already indicate the path that leads to the right, descending towards the shelter.

Entrances

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Balma del Sot de la Carda
Elevation: 650 m
41.634867, 2.028133
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 419053 4609693
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Description

Morphology

A long shelter, about 80 metres wide. A rocky wall divides the cavity into two parts. The E zone is easy to access and is only a few metres deep. The W zone of the shelter has a more complex access and is narrower.

We do not have a survey, so we do not know the exact dimensions.

Hydrology

At one of the ends is the true Font de les Mosques, namesake of another nearby one.

History

Because of its size and the availability of water, this part of the shelter has often been occupied and still today preserves several walls.

Years ago there was a hard dispute over control of the shelter between a group of charcoal burners and women dedicated to the production of pitch. Finally they agreed that each group would occupy one of the parts of the shelter.

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Bibliography

GES-CMB (1974).- Catálogo espeleológico de la provincia de Barcelona. 198 pp. Club Montañés Barcelonés /Diputación Provincial de Barcelona.
Valles, Jordi de (2016).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 5: 560 pp. EC Gràcia / Fed. Catalana Espeleologia. Barcelona.