Cova de les Gralles

A 26-metre-long cave at the base of the Rocaterçana crag (Capolat), explored and surveyed in June 2016 by the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès.

Capolat • Berguedà 26m 6m

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Cova de les Gralles

A 26-metre-long cave at the base of the Rocaterçana crag (Capolat), explored and surveyed in June 2016 by the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès.

Capolat · Berguedà

Length: 26 m · Depth: 6 m

Updated record

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

A 26-metre-long cave at the base of the Rocaterçana crag (Capolat), explored and surveyed in June 2016 by the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Capolat
Region: Berguedà
Unit: Peguera - Ensija
Length: 26 meters
Depth: 6 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: April 16, 2017

Location

Above km 5 of the BV-4243 road that climbs to Rasos de Peguera, a paved track starts towards Castellar del Riu; without leaving it we will pass the turn-off towards Castellar del Riu and continue along the dirt track to the Casa d'en Blanc.

From the surroundings of the house and in the direction of Rocaterçana, there are some faintly marked paths that will help us climb the slope up to the point where we will have to go through the forest looking for the path until we reach the base of the cliffs.

The cavity is located near the vertical of the summit of Rocaterçana, at the base of the cliff.

Entrances

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Cova de les Gralles
Elevation: 1246 m
42.115686, 1.732691
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 395234 4663398
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Topographic

Cova de les Gralles - Topography, Capolat, Berguedà

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Photos

Cova de les Gralles - Photo, Capolat, Berguedà

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Description

Morphology

The entrance, 1.2 x 1.65 m high with an upper window, gives access to a high chamber that soon reduces its dimensions to progress through a crawlway of increasingly narrow dimensions; after passing the narrowest point of 0.64 x 0.35 m we will be able to stand up on a small chimney and a narrow fissure that goes in a few metres further.

At the entrance of the crawlway there is a connection with a small room on an upper level that also connects with the final fissure and a new chimney.

History

The known reference of which we have record is the exploration carried out in June 2016 by members of the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès, who also surveyed the cavity.

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Bibliography

Dades extretes del blog (cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot.com.es) de Jordi de Valles, post del dia 11-09-2016. Text i fotografies de Jordi Navarro i Montse Mañosa (Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès).