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Cova Gran de l'Alzinera

cova de 14 metres de recorregut a Odèn (Solsonès).

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A 14-metre-long cave in Odèn (Solsonès), with a single flat gallery 14 metres long.

Characteristics

Location

We will set out from the parish of Odèn, where we can leave the car. We will go down along the forest road, after the steep slope and at the first bend we will look for the white and red paint marks of the GR1 that comes from Canalda and goes to Cambrils. Before us opens the head of the riuet de la Plana with views of the farmhouses of el Torrent and l’Oriola. We will follow the marks along a path and go down along the costa del Rosselló passing above the house of el Boix. We will continue going down diagonally along a wider path until we reach an asphalted forest road. We will cross the road and continue going down, along the old neighbour path, changing direction and leaving the GR1 marks.

The slope is steep and gradually becomes gentler; on the left-hand side, under a large outcrop above the farmhouse of la Plana, we will see the Balma de cal Rito.

We will continue going down, passing below the house of la Plana, zigzagging and approaching the head of the riuet de la Plana, normally dry in this spot. About five hundred metres further down, on the left, under a large rock, we will find the Espluga Cirer. Continuing downstream we will find the cova gran de l’Alzinera, the cova petita de l’Alzinera and the cova del Teixó.

Approximate coordinates with no reliability whatsoever.

Mapa

Entrances

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  1. Alzinera, Cova Gran de L'

    Elevation: 1010 m

    42.129450, 1.444718
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 371548 4665523
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Description

Morphology

The entrance, 17 metres wide by 2 metres high, gives way to a single flat gallery 14 metres long, which gradually narrows until it ends with a width of 4 metres and a minimum height that makes progression impossible. The floor is flat and formed by sediments.

History

Explored between 27 and 30 March 1964 during one of the campaigns of the operació Solsonès; the groups EDES, EDECA, SIRE and Pirinenc took part in the exploration.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs,J; Miñarro,J.M; Talavera,F.(1980).-”l'Urgell, el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol 5):1-233. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Codina, S. (2013).-”Ruta espeleològica pel riuet de la Plana”. Corriol (168):16-18. CE Solsonès.
  3. Miñarro, JM.(1993).-”B-el Prepirineu” Inventari Espeleològic de Catalunya (2):1-40. FCE.
  4. Ubach, Montserrat; Escolà, Oleguer.(1968).-”Operació Solsonès – campanyes 1962 a 1965 (primera etapa). Espeleòleg (5):158-162. ERE-Centre Excursionista de Catalunya.

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