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Cova de les Escaletes

Cova de les Escaletes

Petita cova a les rodalies del municipi de Prades.

Prades • Baix Camp6m0

Small cave near Prades, 5 metres wide at the entrance and 6 metres long with a sloping floor.

Characteristics

Location

Leave the village of Prades along carrer de les Hortes, reaching an old wayside cross, brought here from its original site which was, most likely, near one of the access gates of the town wall. From here we continue until we find a large clearing on the right that is the old football pitch, where we park. On the right we see a well-trodden path climbing through the wood; we go up by a kind of rock steps, which we suppose are the origin of the cave's toponym. In a few minutes we see the cavity ahead and at the foot of a small crag.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Cova de les Escaletes

    Elevation: 985 m

    41.311021, 0.994664
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 332139 4575224
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

Cave 5 metres wide at the entrance, by 6 metres long with a sloping floor.

History

Known of old in the area, the location of this cave was facilitated to G. Aymamí and J. de Valles (ECG), by the landlady of bar Tomaset in Prades.

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Bibliography

  • Totes les dades, topografia i fotos, han estat extretes del blog de Jordi de Valles (cavitatsdecatalunya.com.es) post del dia 7 de juny de 2016. Autors de la fitxa Genar Aymamí i Jordi de Valles.

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