Coves del Mu

The coves del Mu are located to the north of the Carbonera ridge, in the cliffs that drop down to the gorge of the Segre river, in the municipality of Alòs de Balaguer. This cavity opens in Upper Cretaceous materials, since these are nodular-looking limestones belonging to the Campanian.

Access is from the upper part of the village of Camarasa, from where a track suitable for all kinds of vehicles starts and will take us to the ermita de Sant Jordi, on the Carbonera ridge. From here, and now on foot, we will follow the track northwards, leaving some corrals and storehouses on our left and further on the avenc de Sant Jordi. When the path begins to descend and turn to the left we must leave it. Cross-country we will head towards the turó del Mu, which is on our right. Once we have reached the hill we will continue in a north-easterly direction in order to reach the cliffs above the Segre river. Once we are at the cliffs we will follow them eastwards. After a short while we will see that a ravine forms on our right; we must continue between the cliff and the ravine until the point where it plunges over the crag. The caves are at the base of the cliff on the hydrographic left. In order to be able to see the entrances from above one must go to the other side of the ravine.