Balma dels Bandolers

A wide rock shelter in Rubió, in the Anoia, 32 metres wide, 14 metres deep and with an average height of just over 1 metre, with a sand floor and incipient stalactites.

Rubió • Anoia 14m 2m

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A wide rock shelter in Rubió, in the Anoia, 32 metres wide, 14 metres deep and with an average height of just over 1 metre, with a sand floor and incipient stalactites.

Rubió · Anoia

Length: 14 m · Depth: 2 m

Updated record

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

A wide rock shelter in Rubió, in the Anoia, 32 metres wide, 14 metres deep and with an average height of just over 1 metre, with a sand floor and incipient stalactites.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Rubió
Region: Anoia
Unit: Altiplà de la Segarra
Length: 14 meters
Depth: 2 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Sandstone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: September 19, 2017

Location

From km 8 of the BV-1031 road, between Igualada and els Prats de Rei, follow a track that follows the line of wind turbines. Just before reaching the last one, follow the track on the left until reaching cal Perdiu; in total 1.8 km of track. From here follow the track for a few metres to the N end of the first bend, where a path sets off through the woods, with some cairns that will help us follow it until, after 250 metres, it brings us to the W end of the rock shelter.

Entrances

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Balma dels Bandolers
Elevation: 683 m
41.677333, 1.598245
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 383324 4614901
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Topographic

Balma dels Bandolers - Topography, Rubió, Anoia

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Photos

Balma dels Bandolers - Photo, Rubió, Anoia

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Description

Morphology

Rock shelter 32 metres wide, 14 metres deep and with an average height of just over 1 metre. The floor consists mostly of sand, with some blocks in the E sector.

Speleothems

Some incipient stalactites hang from the ceiling.

History

Known since time immemorial. It owes its name to the fact that it served as a hiding place for the bandits Marimon and Casulleres, leaders of a band of Carlist outlaws.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografia han estat extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles). Apunt del 30 de juny de 2017. Autor fitxa: Genar Aymamí