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Cova Mitja del Puig de les Balmes

Cova Mitja del Puig de les Balmes

A 7-metre-long cave in Tavertet, explored by GE Mollet in 1980.

Tavertet • Osona 7m

A 7-metre-long cave in Tavertet, explored by GE Mollet in 1980.

Characteristics

Location

Going along the BV-5207 road from l'Esquirol to Tavertet, at approximately kilometre 9.6, a track leaves on the left, parallel to the road, heading towards el Sunyer; after about 650 metres we reach Collsaplomera. At this point we find a private path sign and a power line passing overhead; we will turn left and follow a track in a southerly direction, as if retracing our steps but at a higher elevation. We will follow this track for 350 metres until we reach an electric fence; a few metres before it, on the right, a path leaves that soon becomes a narrow trail; this runs parallel to the electric fence until reaching the foot of the cliff. We will follow the base of the cliff to the right in a northerly direction, where we will soon find the Balma de les Moles.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Puig de les Balmes, Cova Mitja del

    Elevation: 917 m

    41.998087, 2.404984
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 450720 4649735
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

It is a small cave with a length of 7 metres and a width of 2 metres.

Progression

A few metres before the Balma de les Moles we will find a steeply sloping channel that will take us to the upper part of the cliff; to access the cavity it is necessary to descend by abseil.

History

The only known reference to this cavity is the exploration carried out by GE Mollet in 1980.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J;Miñarro, JM; Talavera, F.(1982).-”el Baix Empordà, el Gironès, la Selva,l'Osona, el Vallès oriental i el Maresme.” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.6):84-85. Ed Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Valles, J. de )2010.-”Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany, Selva” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.4):1-397. ECG/FCE.
  • Actualització de dades, coordenades i fotografies facilitades per Arcadia Cabanas i Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC) agost de 2022.

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