Graller dels Rocs de Canells

A 19-metre-deep pit in the Coll de Pal area (Bagà), in a long, narrow fissure with two entrance openings.

Bagà • Berguedà 49m 19m

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A 19-metre-deep pit in the Coll de Pal area (Bagà), in a long, narrow fissure with two entrance openings.

Bagà · Berguedà

Length: 49 m · Depth: 19 m

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

A 19-metre-deep pit in the Coll de Pal area (Bagà), in a long, narrow fissure with two entrance openings.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Bagà
Region: Berguedà
Unit: Alt Llobregat
Length: 49 meters
Depth: 19 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: September 10, 2024

Location

Shortly before reaching kilometre 19 of the BV-4024 road, from Bagà to Coll de Pal, just where it crosses the torrent de Comafloriu, we will head W along the valley, where at a distance of one kilometre we will find the Rocs de Canells, the place where the cavity in the form of a fissure is located.

Entrances

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Rocs de Canells, Graller dels
Elevation: 2244 m
42.299513, 1.908037
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 409991 4683609
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Topographic

Graller dels Rocs de Canells - Topography, Bagà, Berguedà

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Description

Morphology

Within a long, narrow fissure, there are two entrance openings; the smaller one is almost blocked by boulders.

Progression

Through the other opening one enters a pit -10 metres deep, which places us at the top of a cone of fallen debris, from which one can continue towards the SE along a short descending ramp that leads to the bottom of the pit of the small opening. If from the debris cone we continue towards the NW, a pronounced descending ramp, forming a high, narrow gallery with various boulders wedged between the walls, leads after a short drop to the bottom of the cavity.

History

Discovered and explored by the SIE of the Centre Excursionista Àliga on 15 September 1969, naming it Avenc d'en Miquel. It was later catalogued as Graller de Canells and still later as Graller dels Rocs de Canells, which appears to be the most correct toponym.

Visited in 2024 by Benjamí Grañena and Jordi Francès, who reviewed the 1969 survey and found a small side passage halfway down the pit.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1980).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (Urgell,el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà). Vol. 5: 234 pp. Políglota. Barcelona.
Orta Sapera, J.M.(1970).-”Avenc d'en Miquel”. EspeleoSie (5):29-33. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.
Valles, Jordi de (2009).-”Berguedà, Cerdanya,Garrotxa, Ripollès”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (3):1-381. EC Gràcia / FCE.