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Coves de la Riera

Coves de la Riera

Small cave hanging over the riera de Jafre, in Sant Pere de Ribes, with three entrances and an ascending passage between the lower and upper entrances.

Sant Pere de Ribes • Garraf 17m 4m

Small cave hanging over the riera de Jafre, in Sant Pere de Ribes, with three entrances and an ascending passage between the lower and upper entrances.

Characteristics

Location

On the right slope of the riera de Jafre, about 150 m downstream from the Forats d'en Bori and a few metres above the streambed. To the S of the Turó de Gafatans.

About 250 m downstream, and also above the right slope of the riera, is the Balma de l'Arcada, not catalogued since it is a simple rock bridge.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Coves de la Riera

    Elevation: 105 m

    41.280941, 1.815233
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 400782 4570622
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Photos

Coves de la Riera - Photo, Sant Pere de Ribes, GarrafView image
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Description

Morphology

The cavity has three entrances, two of them hanging on the cliff. The access entrance is a double entrance, since immediately above it there is another one.

Progression

From the lower entrance, an ascending passage allows one to reach the upper entrance, hanging on the small cliff.

History

We believe that the cavity was discovered and explored by members of the speleological group of the Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer (Vilanova i la Geltrú) around the mid-1970s.

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Bibliography

  • Dades i topografia extretes del blog: espeleobloc.blogspot (Apunt del 8-1-2011): Els misteris de la riera de Jafre (II) – Enric Porcel (GE Badalona)
  • Coordenades i fotografies extretes de wikiloc (Autor: Ambbotes - 17-1-2016)

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/