Cova Gran de Cerneres

Cova de 53 metres de recorregut a Josa de Cadí.

Josa i Tuixén • Alt Urgell53m10m

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Cova Gran de Cerneres

Cova de 53 metres de recorregut a Josa de Cadí.

Josa i Tuixén · Alt Urgell

Length: 53 m · Depth: 10 m

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A 53-metre-long cave in Josa de Cadí, with an ascending gallery, a wide chamber, water pools and a narrow final gallery filled with sediments.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Josa i Tuixén
Region: Alt Urgell
Unit: Cadí - Moixeró
Length: 53 meters
Depth: 10 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2026-02-15

Location

The cavity is located on the hydrographic left of the canal del Moscard, in Josa de Cadí.

Entrances

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Cerneres, Cova Gran de
Elevation: 1857 m
42.266939, 1.650828
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 388732 4680296
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Topographic

Cova Gran de Cerneres - Topography, Josa i Tuixén, Alt Urgell

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Description

Morphology

A short ascending gallery connects with a chamber, the widest area of the cavity. At one of its ends and by means of a small conduit, it gives way to a gallery whose floor is covered with numerous water pools. Climbing a rise of just over 3 metres, one reaches the final part of the cavity, made up of a narrow gallery that ends filled with sediments.

Hydrology

The gallery reached by means of a small conduit has its floor covered with numerous water pools.

Progression

A short ascending gallery connects with a chamber. At one of its ends and by means of a small conduit it gives way to a gallery whose floor is covered with numerous water pools. Climbing a rise of just over 3 metres, one reaches the final part of the cavity.

History

The exploration was carried out around the year 1970, probably by the SIRE-UEC Gràcia, among whom was Pau Pérez, who provided the data for the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (1978).

On 30 April 1978, during a campaign carried out by a collective of French groups in the serra del Cadí, they partially re-explored the cavity and cite it with the initials C2 (Cerneras nº2). They also record in the report that inside the cavity they found the initials CEE painted, these initials corresponded to the Centre d'Estudis Espeleològics, a group that had a short run, whose members came basically from the SIRE-UEC Gràcia.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro,JM.; Talavera, F: (1978).-'l'Alt Urgell i la Cerdanya'. Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.1):1-166. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.

C.D.S. 11 Aude (1978).-Memoire champ Sierra del Cadí 1978. S.S.Plantaurel, S.C. MJC de Narbonne et Group TAMS de Narbonne. (document inèdit).

Valles, Jordi de (2009).-'Alt Urgell, Noguera, Pla d'Urgell,Segarra, Solsonès, Urgell'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.2):1-384. EC Gràcia/FCE.

Coordenades i fotografies facilitades per Lluís Carmona, febrer de 2026.