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Cova Maginya

A small cave excavated in the red sandstones at Vilaplana, with an entrance in the form of a vertical joint 9m high by 2m wide and a passage of 9m.

Vilaplana • Baix Camp 9m

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Cova Maginya

A small cave excavated in the red sandstones at Vilaplana, with an entrance in the form of a vertical joint 9m high by 2m wide and a passage of 9m.

Vilaplana · Baix Camp

Length: 9 m

Updated record

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Main entrance reference 41.235085, 1.013478 UTM 31 · 333521 4566757
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A small cave excavated in the red sandstones at Vilaplana, with an entrance in the form of a vertical joint 9m high by 2m wide and a passage of 9m.

Characteristics

Location

To reach the cova dels Matxos, as with the cova Maginya, you must leave the village of Vilaplana along the track that climbs through the Garrigots; follow the track and always take the turnings to the right until you reach a flat area where the track makes a very sharp bend to the right; here you turn off onto a small path that climbs straight up towards the cliff.

Climb up to where the path forks; the right-hand one will lead you in a few metres to the cova dels Matxos, but if you take the left-hand path, it will lead you to the cova Maginya.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Maginya, Cova

    Elevation: 693 m

    41.235085, 1.013478
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 333521 4566757
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Description

Morphology

The cave has a very visible entrance in the form of a vertical joint 9m high by 2m wide and a passage of 9m. The ceiling descends until it becomes impassable.

Other details

The erosion forms and the red colour of the sandstones, both in the cave and outside, give the spot a peculiar beauty.

History

Known since time immemorial.

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Bibliography

  • Totes les dades i topografia han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona. Apunt del 25-4-2017. Dades: J. Cuenca i X. Samarra (GEB)

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