Skip to main content
Espeleoworld LogoEspeleoWorld
Cova Deth Maupàs

Cova Deth Maupàs

Cave with a 13 m passage south of Cap dera Serra (Naut Aran).

Naut Aran • Val d'Aran 13m 4m

EspeleoWorld

Cova Deth Maupàs

Cave with a 13 m passage south of Cap dera Serra (Naut Aran).

Naut Aran · Val d'Aran

Length: 13 m · Depth: 4 m

Updated record

https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/cova-deth-maupas

Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.

Main entrance reference 42.712654, 0.945428 UTM 31 · 331754 4730953
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Cave with a 13 m passage south of Cap dera Serra (Naut Aran).

Characteristics

Location

The cavity opens to the south of the Serra de Comalada and of Cap dera Serra (2247 m); the name shown on the Alpina map is Arròques de Macià.

From Salardú, follow the C-28 road towards the Baqueira station. At the entrance, take the fork to the left towards Pla de Beret (C-142b), which joins at its start with the access road to the Orri car park (sign).

Park near the Pèira Hicada menhir and the Garona de Beret spring (Uelh deth Garona).

We will cross the road (C-142b) heading NW towards the Noguera Pallaresa spring and then join a track that climbs the mountainside up to a small spot where there is a rectangular stone circle structure, in a place called Eth Maupàs.

The entrance to the cavity is a few tens of metres above the aforementioned structure, on a small platform located halfway up the slope of a small limestone cliff.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Maupàs, Cova Deth

    Elevation: 1928 m

    42.712654, 0.945428
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 331754 4730953
    Open in map Open in Google Maps
Download all entrances as GPX

Photos

Cova Deth Maupàs - Photo, Naut Aran, Val d'AranView 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

The entrance, triangular in shape, measures 2.30 x 1.25 metres and gives access to a horizontal gallery of the same dimensions up to a block that partially obstructs the gallery, although it leaves a passage between it and the ceiling.

Beyond that, the gallery widens for a few metres before turning into a 1.20 x 1.20 metre conduit with a floor covered in stones.

The conduit climbs up to a chimney that ends in a narrow, impenetrable 0.80 x 0.30 m passage full of small blocks.

History

Isaure Gratacos and Georges Jauzion discovered the cavity some years ago, during one of their campaigns of prospecting and study of the structures and petroglyphs of the Pla de Beret.

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. Collectif (2021).-Aran 2020, comte rendu d'activité du camp d'été au Val d'Aran. Mundus Subterraneus

Nearby caves

Traou Dera Antena

Traou Dera Antena

0.8 km · N

Naut Aran (Val d'Aran)

4m
1m

1 topo.3 photos

Horat Nº3 Deth Cap Dera Serra

Horat Nº3 Deth Cap Dera Serra

0.9 km · N

Naut Aran (Val d'Aran)

5m
5m

1 topo.2 photos

Horat Nº2 Deth Cap Dera Serra

Horat Nº2 Deth Cap Dera Serra

0.9 km · N

Naut Aran (Val d'Aran)

18m
12m

1 topo.2 photos

Cova Deth Cap Dera Serra

Cova Deth Cap Dera Serra

0.9 km · N

Naut Aran (Val d'Aran)

18m
9m

1 topo.5 photos

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