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Esquerda de la Malesa

Esquerda de la Malesa

Esquerda d'uns 15 m. de recorregut a les calcàries del turó de la Malesa (Sant Llorenç del Munt)

Castellar del Vallès • Vallès Occidental15m5m

A fissure about 15 m long in the limestones of the turó de la Malesa, in Sant Llorenç del Munt.

Characteristics

Location

On the N slope of the turó de la Malesa. To reach it, take a path that leaves to the left of the road from Terrassa to Castellar del Vallès, shortly before crossing the bridge over the Ripoll river. This path continues level as far as the turó de la Malesa, where it ends in a small square. From here a small path leads to the Ripoll river, in front of the well-known Gorg d'en Fitó; a little before reaching the river, the chaos of blocks produced by the fracturing of the rock can be seen on the left. At the upper end of the parallel fractures lies this fissure. Approximate coordinates of low precision.

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Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Malesa, Esquerda de la

    Elevation: 320 m

    41.618653, 2.076215
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 423039 4607848
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

Fissure about 15 m long in the limestones of the turó de la Malesa (Sant Llorenç del Munt).

Progression

The entrance leads to a drop which, once descended, continues along a descending gallery to a further drop that leads to the other entrance of the cavity. There is also an upper gallery that follows the same fissure.

History

The only reports we know of are those given by members of the SIS del CE Terrassa following their explorations in 1980 in this strip of limestones in the southern sector of Sant Llorenç del Munt.

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Bibliography

  1. Aguirre, F.; Martínez, M.A.; Badiella, X. (1981).- “Cavitats al turó de la Malesa”. SIS (8): 35-42 / Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (23): 275-282. Terrassa.
  • Foto extreta del blog: trailsantllorenc.blogspot (de Lluís R. Hernández, de Matadepera)

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