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Cova dels Soms

Cova dels Soms

Interessant cova d'origen freàtic a Montagut i Oix (Garrotxa)

Montagut i Oix • Garrotxa44m6m

Phreatic-origin cave in Montagut i Oix (Garrotxa), above the Hortmoier valley, near the Puig de Sant Marc and the ruined house of Els Soms. A 44 m route.

Characteristics

Location

Very high above the Hortmoier valley, about 1300 m SW of the Puig de Sant Marc (1327 m). Some 200 m east of the ruined house of Els Soms, which gives the cave its name.

To get there, the starting point was the Hortmoier valley, which is reached from the village of Oix.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Cova dels Soms

    Elevation: 1088 m

    42.308268, 2.554229
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 463261 4684100
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The entrance is about 1.80 m high by one metre wide and leads into a relatively straight phreatic gallery in which one must advance crouched. At 18 m it widens and becomes taller momentarily. Further on, an ascending gallery branches off to the left with some bends where the maximum height of the cavity is reached, +6 m. The last metres of the cave are somewhat crawling and we observe a clay sediment that ends up filling the natural continuation of the cavity. Total route, 44 m.

We find ourselves in a cavity of phreatic origin, with erosive forms on the bare rock. The floor is rather dusty and dry, except for the final stretch where there is a significant thickness of clay.

Speleothems

Without any concretion.

Progression

The itinerary was: palanca del Samsó, Vilar de Talaixà, escaler del Vilar, la Fontica, corral de les Grateres and escaler dels Soms. All in all this involves a height difference of 800 m over rough and steep terrain with poorly defined and easily lost paths. Quite difficult to reach without a track or in the company of people who know the terrain. Fortunately, Albert Sancho and Manel Cortizo knew it well, and even so doubts arose in some places.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 10-11-2025. Dades: Albert Sancho, Manel Cortizo i Ferran Cardona (ECM Barcelonès)

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