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Cova Nº3 de Can Tobella

Small cave with a 5 m passage in Esparreguera, featuring a short gallery and lithogenic formations fossilized in Holocene travertines.

Esparreguera • Baix Llobregat 5m

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Cova Nº3 de Can Tobella

Small cave with a 5 m passage in Esparreguera, featuring a short gallery and lithogenic formations fossilized in Holocene travertines.

Esparreguera · Baix Llobregat

Length: 5 m

Updated record

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Main entrance reference 41.579138, 1.871608 UTM 31 · 406029 4603869
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small cave with a 5 m passage in Esparreguera, featuring a short gallery and lithogenic formations fossilized in Holocene travertines.

Characteristics

Location

Driving along the C-55 road from Olesa de Montserrat to Monistrol, at kilometre 7.100 you must take a turnoff to the right that passes by the old spa of La Puda and follow the track —crossroads with signs— until reaching Can Tobella (Can Tovella, on the ICC map). Past the last house (Can Benet), 80 metres along and to the left of the track, a well-marked path begins. Follow it for about 500 metres until you come to a cliff in the middle of the torrent. Caves no. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are located on a terrace halfway up and very close to each other.

No. 3 has a small entrance and is situated at ground level.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Can Tobella, Cova Nº3 de

    Elevation: 208 m

    41.579138, 1.871608
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 406029 4603869
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Description

Morphology

Consists of a short, slightly sinuous gallery that is relatively high in the first section but drops abruptly after a few metres.

Speleothems

Lithogenic formations are abundant, completely fossilized.

Hydrology

Fossilized spring excavated in Holocene travertines, dated at 11000 years.

History

Cavities known since time immemorial by the local people. It is not, however, until the beginning of 1972 that members of the Barcelona groups SE Gelera and GE Pedraforca carry out a campaign of cataloguing and study of the group of cavities in the area.

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Bibliography

  1. Bellés, Xavier, Mor, Jordi (1973).- “Cairat – 72”. Ildobates (III-IV): 7-43. GEP de l'Agrupació Excursionista Pedraforca. Barcelona.
  • Dades de situació i coordenades facilitades per Alfred Montserrat i Martí Romero (ERE – CEC).

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