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Cova i Balma de l'Ermità

Cova i Balma de l'Ermità

Small cave and rock shelter near Monistrol de Calders, in the Moianès, with remains of dry-stone walls.

Monistrol de Calders • Moianès 13m

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Cova i Balma de l'Ermità

Small cave and rock shelter near Monistrol de Calders, in the Moianès, with remains of dry-stone walls.

Monistrol de Calders · Moianès

Length: 13 m

Updated record

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Main entrance reference 41.737443, 2.026848 UTM 31 · 419075 4621083
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small cave and rock shelter near Monistrol de Calders, in the Moianès, with remains of dry-stone walls.

Characteristics

Location

We will set out from the village of Monistrol de Calders along a dirt track that follows the course of the riera de l'Om. We will leave all the turnings that branch off to our left and always follow the main track, until we come to a fork that follows the direction of a tributary of the riera, the torrent de la Roca; we will continue to where the track ends and becomes a path that will bring us very close to a cliff where we will find the cave, heavily covered by vegetation. If we follow the path we were on in an E direction we will soon find the balma de l'Ermità.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Cova de L'ermità

    Elevation: 543 m

    41.737443, 2.026848
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 419075 4621083
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  2. Balma de L'ermità

    Elevation: 543 m

    41.737118, 2.027815
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 419155 4621046
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The cave has a mouth 2 m wide by 1.40 m high; next we find a gallery 5 m long by 4 m wide, and at the end there are three very narrow branches, 3 m each, which add up to a total length of 13 m.

The rock shelter is 15 m long by 4 m deep and 3.50 high.

Other details

The rock shelter has remains of dry-stone walls from having been fitted out in other times.

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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 5-6-2023. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)

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