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Cova Nº2 del Garriga

Cova Nº2 del Garriga

Cova de 15 metres de recorregut a les Sansuies (el Montmell)

Montmell, El • Baix Penedès15m0

A 15-metre-long cave in les Sansuies (el Montmell), known locally as coves del Garriga.

Characteristics

Location

The cave is located in les Sansuies (el Montmell). It is reached via the TV-2401 road from la Bisbal del Penedès towards Juncosa de Montmell; once past kilometre 3, turn right towards the masies de Sansuies. Once in the urbanització area, follow the main street until the asphalt ends; follow the track until reaching a crossroads where a padlocked chain blocks the way ahead, right at the height of a rounded construction with a pit beside it. Follow the track to the right, now only suitable for all-terrain vehicles, until reaching the second turning on the right; the track levels out until reaching a kind of small square where one can turn around. Here begins a path that climbs the right hydrographic slope of the ravine, until finding a turning to the left that climbs the slope up to a cliff known as cova del Garriga, where climbing is practised and where there is a large number of fully equipped climbing routes. Once at the base of the cliff, we pass in front of the mouth of cave no. 3, which is at ground level, and a few metres further on, at head height, we find cave no. 2.

Mapa

Entrances

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  1. Cova Nº2 del Garriga

    Elevation: 556 m

    41.313668, 1.479241
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 372802 4574897
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Description

Morphology

The mouth opens about 2 metres above the ground, but is easy to access. The porch gives access to a low gallery in a SE direction that gradually gains height and finally, almost at the end, divides. On the left side we observe that the gallery is closed off by a flowstone coming from an impenetrable hole.

History

The coves del Garriga have been known locally in les Sansuies since time immemorial. Erroneously, in the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol 2 (1978) they were cited as caves no. 1 and no. 2 of la Cativera, when la Cova de la Cativera cited in the old catalogues is none other than the one known as Avenc de la Cativera.

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