Cova de Josepó

Shelter worked at Rivert, beneath a waterfall of the Barranc del Balç, about 200m W of the village; used as a livestock pen and catalogued in August 2025.

Conca de Dalt • Pallars Jussà 8m

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Cova de Josepó

Shelter worked at Rivert, beneath a waterfall of the Barranc del Balç, about 200m W of the village; used as a livestock pen and catalogued in August 2025.

Conca de Dalt · Pallars Jussà

Length: 8 m

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

Shelter worked at Rivert, beneath a waterfall of the Barranc del Balç, about 200m W of the village; used as a livestock pen and catalogued in August 2025.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Conca de Dalt
Region: Pallars Jussà
Unit: Serra de Lleràs
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: October 14, 2025

Location

Beneath one of the waterfalls of the Barranc del Balç and about 200m W of the village of Rivert, in Pallars Jussà. To reach it, one sets out from the Mare de Déu del Castell, a small hermitage located in the upper part of the village of Rivert. One follows the path that climbs towards the W and in 60m reaches a ridge. The path is left in the direction of the gentle channel located on the left and, now without a path, one climbs up until reaching the next ridge in about 120m. The ravine ahead is the Barranc del Balç. One continues descending towards the W and towards the base of the same ravine; from a distance the mouth of the cavity will already be visible at the base of a waterfall, and in about 130m one reaches the cavity.

Entrances

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Josepó, Cova de
Elevation: 950 m
42.249151, 0.892106
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 326108 4679591
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Topographic

Cova de Josepó - Topography, Conca de Dalt, Pallars Jussà

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Description

Morphology

Shelter suspended a few metres above the lower bed of the ravine, semicircular in shape following the erosion forms of the stream. The pen, in a ruined state, occupies the central part of the cavity and had 2 entrances, one at each end, leaving the shelter divided into 3 zones: the highest in ceiling and most spacious is the one located to the S, and the one located to the N is the one with the lowest ceiling, which forces one to progress crouched.

Other details

The shelter is worked and used as a pen for livestock.

History

Small cave historically known that had remained unpublished in speleological catalogues. Referenced on the ICGC map. In August 2025 members of the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès visit it and carry out the cataloguing work.