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Esquerda del Riu Set

Esquerda del Riu Set

Petita esquerda de 4,6 m de fondària a l'Albagés (les Garrigues)

Albagés, L' • Garrigues15m5m

Small 4.6 m deep fissure in l'Albagés (les Garrigues), an open-air cavity covered by invasive vegetation, discovered and explored in early 2025.

Characteristics

Location

To get there, take the C-233 road that links Castelldans with l'Albagés. A few metres before kilometre 45, turn off onto the secondary road towards el Cogul.

After about 1.32 km, when the asphalt ends, turn left onto a track that crosses the bridge over the riu Set and climbs past a farm. Once here, the vehicle can be left in any lay-by. There is no direct path leading to the fissure, so you have to make your way along wildlife trails and other unmarked routes until you reach the area of the cavity.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Riu Set, Esquerda del

    Elevation: 360 m

    41.449724, 0.723120
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 309812 4591185
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Photos

Esquerda del Riu Set - Photo, Albagés, L', GarriguesView image
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Description

Morphology

Esquerda del Riu Set is an open-air cavity, covered by invasive vegetation that makes it difficult to locate and access (Pinus halepensis, Juniperus phoenicea, Quercus coccifera). The fissure begins with two lateral openings, one at each end, followed by a passage narrow in width until reaching the deepest part, where the space widens notably. The cavity has two turns of almost 90 degrees, and in one of them, two large rocks partially block the way, forcing you to climb to continue. Towards the central part, a small crevice opens in a southerly direction. Sandstone forms the whole of the cavity, and it can be seen that the formation may have been caused by a rockfall.

History

Unpublished cavity, discovered and explored by the authors of the record, P.R.A. and D. Lozano, in early 2025

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat facilitades per P.R.A. i D. Lozano (març 2025)

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