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Cova dels Gegants

Cova dels Gegants

Cova de 34 metres de recorregut a La Vansa i Fórnols

Vansa i Fórnols, La • Alt Urgell34m4m

A 34-metre-long cave in La Vansa i Fórnols, with a large chamber and a gallery that ends in a crawlway.

Characteristics

Location

From the LV-4008 road that goes to la Seu d'Urgell, the track that heads towards the ermita de Sant Salvador starts shortly after passing Adraén. At the beginning, the track levels out before climbing towards the interior of the ravine. After one kilometre the vehicle must be parked and we must look at the side of the ravine in front of us, where some steep scree slopes can be seen running through the middle of the forest. The cave opens almost at the very top, beside some rocky spurs. To reach it, one must first go down and cross the torrent to then climb towards the rocky spur, which is somewhat camouflaged by the vegetation. One must turn off to the left in order to reach the upper plateau of the buttress. Once on this plateau we will continue levelling out for a few metres until we are at the same height where we left the vehicle. We will descend a few metres until we find the cave mouth tucked into a corner of the rock.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Cova dels Gegants

    Elevation: 1550 m

    42.279523, 1.516186
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 377652 4681878
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The entrance, of regular dimensions, gives way to a large chamber from which a smaller gallery emerges, making a couple of bends until it loses height and becomes a crawlway.

Progression

Shortly before entering the last, lower section of the cave, remains of a small wall built as a barrier can be seen.

History

The first exploration of which there is a record was carried out by the GELL in 2005, although it seems that this cave had been used by the local people and probably also by the maquis during the post-war period.

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Bibliography

Pérez,Lluís; Gàzquez, Norbert; Gàzquez, Josep Lluís. (2006).-'Alt Urgell. Alinyà-La Vansa'. Grallera (6):35-69. GELL-CE Lleida.



Valles, Jordi de.(2009).-'Alt Urgell, Noguera, Pla d'Urgell, Segarra, Solsonès, Urgell'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.2):1-383 EC Gràcia/FCE.



Fotografia interior cova, facilitada per Antoni Satorra.



Fotografia boca de Calcamise, extreta de Wikiloc, cova del gegant.



Coordenades i fotografia contrallum boca, de Joan Ramon Segura, extreta del blog excursions del Joan Ramon, (Cau de Maquis: Cova dels Gegants)

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