Skip to main content
Cova de les Roques de la Torre

Cova de les Roques de la Torre

A 31-metre-long cave in Vallfogona de Riucorb, formed by unstable blocks, with a second entrance of the coves of les Roques de la Torre.

Vallfogona de Riucorb • Conca de Barberà 31m 7m

A 31-metre-long cave in Vallfogona de Riucorb, formed by unstable blocks, with a second entrance of the coves of les Roques de la Torre.

Characteristics

Location

We will leave the car at the start of an incipient track located at km 16.94 of the L-243 road. From here we will continue on foot along the edges of the crops, in a SW direction, until at 600 m, where the crops end; we will continue a little further and turn left about 25 m to turn left again and continue about 50 m along a flat area at the base of a small cliff, where we will find the cavity.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Cova de les Roques de la Torre

    Elevation: 698 m

    41.566975, 1.255037
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 354508 4603170
Download all entrances as GPX

Photos

Cova de les Roques de la Torre - Photo, Vallfogona de Riucorb, Conca de BarberàView image
Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 4

Description

Morphology

Although it is cited as a cave, the cavity is accessed by a small shaft of just under 4 m that places one in a gallery. In an E direction it ends after a few metres. We will continue in a W direction along a ramp that appears to end in an accumulation of blocks, but which we can overcome on the right through a narrow passage. A few metres after passing this passage we will be able to see the light of the second entrance (we can easily climb back up, but not exit to the outside, as a block prevents it). From here the gallery continues on a gentle slope until it becomes obstructed by blocks. The entire cavity is formed by unstable blocks.

Progression

In the sector where the cavity is located there are also several more openings, all of them impassable, one of them partially occupied by a block and which, once inside the cavity, we confirm is a second entrance of the coves of les Roques de la Torre and that it would be easy to remove the block.

History

The coves of les Roques de la Torre have been known since ancient times by the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages. As early as 1918 J. Ferraté mentions them, although later they fall into the most absolute oblivion, probably due to the scant speleological interest of the area. Formerly there were more openings near the current one, hence the plural name Coves de les Roques de la Torre, but they were filled in during a remodelling of the surrounding esplanade for agricultural use. In 1977 the cavity could be followed for about 50 metres more.

The GELL surveyed it in 1985; later, Jaume Ferreres and Jordi de Valles (EC Gràcia) surveyed it again on 28 December 2014.

User Comments (0)

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your experience!

Registered Explorations (0)

No explorations registered yet.

Register your visit to this cave!

Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro,JM.; Talavera, F. (1978).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 2 (l'Alt Camp, la Conca de Barberà,el Baix Penedès i el Tarragonès):246 pp. Ed. Poliglota. Barcelona.
  2. Ferraté, J. (1918).- Espeleologia de les comarques tarragonines pp. 1-133
  3. GELL. (1987).-”Fitxer de cavitats”. Grallera (2):59-70. GELL – CE Lleida
  • Dades extretes del Blog de Jordi de Valles. Autors de la fitxa Jaume Ferreres i Jordi de Valles. (cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot.com.es) post del dia 2 de març de 2015.

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