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Cova d'en Nil de la Riba

Cova d'en Nil de la Riba

A 50-metre-long cave in the Clot de l'Infern, Les Llosses, located by Nil Hosta Ferrer in early 2025.

Llosses, Les • Ripollès 50m 9m

A 50-metre-long cave in the Clot de l'Infern, Les Llosses, located by Nil Hosta Ferrer in early 2025.

Characteristics

Location

From the C-26 at kilometre 174 a track leaves (camí de Moreta i Viladonja) that passes through Can Benet and Can Planes; past the Pla de la Barraca we continue straight on, at the next junction we follow it to the left, running parallel to the Rec de la Riba. At Sant Esteve de la Riba we turn right along the Clot de l'Alba, following the camí ral d'Estiula as far as the collada de Can Carles; at the crossroads we continue straight ahead, but after a few metres we turn right. At the Pujol de Llentes we turn left; once past the camp de la Llobera we continue as far as the masia de Llentes, we follow the track and 390 metres from the masia we turn right onto a track that we follow for some 650 metres until it becomes impassable; to begin with we continue on foot along the path, then cross country in a W direction until we cross the Clot de l'Infern. The cavity lies some 50 metres further on in the middle of the wood.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Boca Inferior

    Elevation: 1262 m

    42.209790, 2.068937
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 423145 4673489
  2. Boca del Mig

    Elevation: 1270 m

    42.210007, 2.069030
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 423153 4673513
  3. Boca Superior

    Elevation: 1271 m

    42.210040, 2.069018
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 423152 4673516
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

Through a 2.30x0.86 metre entrance one enters by the lower part of a cave that soon gains width and height; the floor is full of blocks and rises. When the gallery narrows, on the left we find a vertical shaft that is easy to climb, which leads to the outside, this is the middle entrance. Continuing along the cave, a few metres further on we also find on the left a new vertical shaft that is easy to climb, which leads to the outside, this is the upper entrance of the cave. Inside, the gallery continues for another 8 metres before becoming choked with blocks.

History

Located by Nil Hosta Ferrer in early 2025.

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Bibliography

Coordenades, situació, dades, topografia i fotos facilitades per Nil Hosta Ferrer; Juli Serrano i Montse Roca (SIE-CEA), Arcadia Cabanas i Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC). Maig de 2025.

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