Cova de Can Mauri

A 40-metre-long cave in Berga, with an entrance 22 metres wide by 7 high that leads to a single straight gallery with a triangular cross-section.

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Cova de Can Mauri

A 40-metre-long cave in Berga, with an entrance 22 metres wide by 7 high that leads to a single straight gallery with a triangular cross-section.

Berga · Berguedà

Length: 40 m · Depth: 1 m

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

A 40-metre-long cave in Berga, with an entrance 22 metres wide by 7 high that leads to a single straight gallery with a triangular cross-section.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Berga
Region: Berguedà
Unit: Peguera - Ensija
Length: 40 meters
Depth: 1 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: February 26, 2013

Location

Leaving Berga on the BV-4242 road, on reaching kilometre 1.700 we will turn right onto the BV-4243 road towards the Rasos de Peguera; after 700 metres, we will take the track on the right towards Casanova de les Garrigues. After travelling about 900 metres, when the Baells reservoir comes into view, we will see a path on the left with some signs; at this point the vehicle must be left. From the left the path sets off climbing upwards; after about twenty minutes we will reach the Cova de Can Maurí, and the path continues until reaching the mirador de la Figuerassa.

Entrances

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Can Mauri, Cova de
Elevation: 1133 m
42.117648, 1.834215
UTM 31T (ED 50) 403723 4663700
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Topographic

Cova de Can Mauri - Topography, Berga, Berguedà

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Description

Morphology

The entrance, 22 metres wide by 7 high, leads to a single straight gallery with a triangular cross-section, which narrows progressively until it becomes impassable at the end of the route.

History

Cavity known since time immemorial; the “Patum” festival is based on historical events and legends that have la Cova as a reference.

The first published news about this cave corresponds to Mn. Bonaventura Ribera, who published on 6 November 1904 an article with two photographs of the cave in the weekly Il·lustració Catalana on pages 741-742.

Subsequently, Joan Serra i Vilaró visited them in 1921, publishing the results of this visit the following year.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1980).-”l'Urgel, el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà”. Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. (Vol. 5): 1-234. Políglota. Barcelona.
Cusó, V.(1967).-”La cova de Can Mauri i Berga en les seves tradicions”. Espeleòleg (3):91-92. ERE-CE Catalunya.

Ribera, Mn. Benaventura.(1904).-Il·lustració Catalana, setmanari del 6-11-1904, pp:741-742.
Serra i Vilaró, Joan.(1922).- La cova de Can Mauri (Berga). Estació prehistòrica i megalits del coll de l'Oreller. 28pp.
Tolrà, A.(1981).-”Contribución espeleológica para el conocimiento de cavidades del Alt Berguedà”. Boletín espeleológico SIEP (13):3-32. SIEP-CE Poblet. Barcelona.
Torras, C.A.(1905).-”Bergadà” Guia del Pirineu Català (vol.V).