Forat del Torrent

Tiny 5-metre-deep pit in the Serra del Mas, Vallirana. Discovered in 1994 and explored by the SEO of the CE Vallirana.

Vallirana • Baix Llobregat 8m 5m

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Forat del Torrent

Tiny 5-metre-deep pit in the Serra del Mas, Vallirana. Discovered in 1994 and explored by the SEO of the CE Vallirana.

Vallirana · Baix Llobregat

Length: 8 m · Depth: 5 m

Updated record

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Tiny 5-metre-deep pit in the Serra del Mas, Vallirana. Discovered in 1994 and explored by the SEO of the CE Vallirana.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Vallirana
Region: Baix Llobregat
Unit: Ordal, muntanyes de l'
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 5 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Dolomite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

It is located 3 metres above the secondary track, which from a little further on from the Font del Mas and on the right climbs directly to the Pla del Marge del Moro, overcoming a steep drop, before reaching the point where it descends to the first thalweg and below a large rock very visible from the track itself.

Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Forat del Torrent
Elevation: 490 m
41.354233, 1.933892
UTM 31T (ED 50) 410914 4578834
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Topographic

Forat del Torrent - Topography, Vallirana, Baix Llobregat

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Description

Morphology

A narrow passage opened between a large block and clay gives way to a descending conduit, uncomfortable and slippery. A small step, easy to overcome, communicates with a short gallery of chaotic appearance and irregular structure. At the final end and at the lower part of a ramp, one reaches –4 metres of depth.

History

Discovered during 1994, cleared and explored in the winter of 1995 and the summer of 1997 by the SEO of the CE Vallirana.

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Bibliography

SEO del CEV.(2001).- “La Serra del Mas” Ardenya (1):6-34. SEO-CEV
Rubinat Aumedes, Francesc.(2004).-Catàleg Espeleològic del massís de l'Ordal (monogràfic):1-117. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.