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Cova de les Mercès

Cova de les Mercès

Petita cova sota la carena de Coll Estret (serra de l'Obac)

Vacarisses • Vallès Occidental8m2m

Small cave beneath the Coll Estret ridge, in the serra de l'Obac, with two superimposed entrances and an ascending gallery of 8.40 metres.

Characteristics

Location

On the BV-1121 road towards the coll d'Estenalles, once past kilometre 9 and the house of la Barata, on the left of the road we will look for the camí Ral de Manresa; we must follow it until shortly before reaching the collet Estret, where we will turn right following the “carena del collet Estret” towards the “Paller de tot l'any”. Before reaching the “canal de Roca Salvatge o de Mura”, almost below the “Queixal del Porc”, we will leave the path on the left following a rocky area where we will find remains of a dry-stone wall; we must continue towards the canal until we reach the foot of the crag, following it in a S direction we will pass the “balma Petita” before reaching the cova de les Mercès. This opens in a small canal just above a tree with three branches.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Cova de les Mercès

    Elevation: 809 m

    41.640767, 1.968333
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 414080 4610406
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The cave presents an opening with two superimposed entrances. Inside we find an ascending gallery 8.40 metres long that at its final part forms a small chamber with a flat floor.

Other details

No survey is available.

History

Cavity located by the Reus climber Josep Barberà.

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Bibliography

  • Coordenades i fotografia facilitades per Lluís Escudé.
  • Altres dades extretes del blog: trailsantllorenc.Blogspot.com (De Lluís R. Hernández, de Matadepera)

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