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Bòfia de l'Adelina

Bòfia de l'Adelina

An 8-metre-deep pit near the riera de Merlès (Borredà), with a large 7.40X5.10 metre entrance and a bat roost.

Borredà • Berguedà 21m 8m

An 8-metre-deep pit near the riera de Merlès (Borredà), with a large 7.40X5.10 metre entrance and a bat roost.

Characteristics

Location

On the C-62 road, at the height of the riera de Merlès, we find a roundabout where the BV-4406 road coming from the S, from Santa Maria de Merlès, converges; we will continue N, along the road that goes up the riera de Merlès until passing the Riera Merlès campsite. Immediately afterwards and on the left we will find the la Molina farmhouse, and before reaching the Rec de Casamitjana at the height of the Goles de la Masada, we must go down to the riera de Merlès and look for a point to cross it. From here we must go up the slope through a very wooded spot, in a NE direction; the pit is about 250 metres from the Goles de la Masada.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Adelina, Bòfia de L'

    Elevation: 738 m

    42.106159, 2.010093
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 418154 4662037
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

Through a large 7.40X5.10 metre entrance, masked by vegetation, one descends to the terminal chamber of the cavity.

Hydrology

This cavity acts as a swallow hole, and is related to a spring located a little further up, draining these waters towards the nearby riera.

Other details

In a corner of the ceiling there is a roost, the traditional winter dwelling of a small colony of bats.

History

Explored and surveyed on 25 January 1992 based on the indications given by the tenants of the la Molina house; in fact they gave their respective names to the two cavities they indicated, 'bòfia d'en Pepet i bòfia de l'Adelina'.

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Bibliography

AA.(1992).-'Recull de cavitats inèdites (7)'. Fulls periòdics d'informació general (38):12-14. FCE. Barcelona


Valles, Jordi de (2009).-'Berguedà, Cerdanya, Garrotxa, Ripollès'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.3):1-381. EC Gràcia/FCE.


Coordenades, situació i fotografies, facilitades per Nil Hosta Ferrer. Març de 2025.

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/