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Cova Beguriana

Cova Beguriana

Small "cova penjada" (hanging cave) over the barranc del Bosc, in the Balmes Begurianes, with access via carved steps and chains installed in 2016.

Sant Esteve de la Sarga • Pallars Jussà 7m

Small "cova penjada" (hanging cave) over the barranc del Bosc, in the Balmes Begurianes, with access via carved steps and chains installed in 2016.

Characteristics

Location

By the road between Alzina and Beniure, at the height of La Masia we will turn left onto a track that we will follow for 950 metres until reaching the Moror to Sant Esteve de la Sarga track. We must follow this track in a W direction for 85 metres and turn off to the left onto a track that we will follow for 405 metres; at this point we will leave the track and descend towards the barranc de Sant Esteve, leaving an old corral on the left. (This path was repaired in 2016 by the people of the Camp de Treball d'Ipcena). After 12 minutes of walking we follow a fork to the right towards the balma Beguriana that we see ahead of us; 5 minutes later we reach the Balmes Begurianes, located on the right, where there is a narrow one at a considerable height with some tools placed there by our ancestors. We go to the larger cave on the left, which is the cova Beguriana.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Beguriana, Cova

    Elevation: 756 m

    42.067750, 0.802949
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 318234 4659634
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Photos

Cova Beguriana - Photo, Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Pallars JussàView image
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Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

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Description

Morphology

Once we reach the cave entrance we find a wide passage about 7 metres long.

Hydrology

At the final part of the passage we find a fairly damp area with water runoff.

Progression

Once at the base of the rock wall where the cave opens, we find the difficulty of accessing it; there are some old steps cut into the rock, but currently two sections of chain, about 15 metres in total, are equipped that allow climbing up safely; these chains were put in place in 2016.

Other details

No survey is available.

History

It seems that very long ago they were known and used, since the steps cut into the rock to access the cave were made by human hand, as was the nearby balma where wooden tools are observed placed at great height.

In 2016 Joan Ramon Segura and Paulino Grau (CEL) installed 15 metres of chains to facilitate access to the cave.

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Bibliography

  • Dades coordenades i fotografies de Joan Ramon Segura, extretes del seu blog (excursionsdeljoanramon.blogspot.com) posts dels dies 17-04-2016 i del 6-11-2016. També hi ha l'enllaç al track per arribar-hi.

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