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Rec Ses Gralles

Rec Ses Gralles

Cavitat de 48 metres de fondària a Begur.

Begur • Baix Empordà446m48m

A cavity 48 metres deep in Begur, with a complex structure of open-air sections, superimposed levels, shafts and drops, and 4 accessible entrances.

Characteristics

Location

From Begur we will follow the GIP-5532 road towards Fornells; at the point where the road makes a 180º bend to the right, we find on the other side of the road the entrance to the Ses Gavines passage, where a few metres further on, at the point where it turns right, is the Aiguablava viewpoint. From behind the sign a path sets off in a SE direction and on a steep slope that descends to some houses situated above the cliff that faces Platja Fonda; from these houses we will follow a signposted path in a NE direction that will lead us to the cavity.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Gralles, Rec Ses

    Elevation: 128 m

    41.944510, 3.218050
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 518074 4643639
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

It is a cavity with a complex structure, where open-air sections are combined with superimposed levels, shafts and drops. There are 4 accessible entrances marked on the survey.

Progression

If we enter through entrance number 1, we will reach a point where the cavity forks; along the left branch, we come across a shaft (a) of -14 metres; if we stop at the ledge, above the blocks we will find a comfortable passage to the other side of the joint and link up with shaft (b). Descending the whole of shaft (a), we will re-rig to make a drop of -3.70 metres; further on and going through a passage between blocks, we will descend 3.70 metres to a lower level of the joint that narrows until it prevents passage; at this point there is a draught of air.

Returning to the upper level, walking a little further we see that the joint ends and we come across shaft (b) which descends to the same sector already mentioned. If we return to the initial fork and continue to the right, we will find shaft (c) which is a dead end 4 metres deep. Continuing along the gallery we reach a chamber that has a cornice, where we find point (f), which is the start of a series of drops (R-2.30; R-2.60; R-2 and R-3), which leave us in a chamber 10x3 metres with no possibility of continuation.

Shaft (e) is descended in a re-belay of -6.50 metres to reach an ascending gallery that ends with the passage blocked by blocks.

From shaft (e), climbing up the ramp of blocks, we reach exit number 4.

Returning to the cornice and descending the R-4, a passage under rock leads us to shaft (d), which are some squeezes between blocks that trend downwards.

From shaft (d), following the joint in a SW direction, we will find entrances numbers 2 and 3.

History

Known since ancient times by the inhabitants of the area, speleologically there is knowledge of it having been visited by the CE Banyoles in the 50s of the last century (according to a note found at the bottom of the cavity). More recently it is visited by the SIRE-UE Catalunya and the SIE-CE Àliga, who surveyed it; in 1990 the GE Badalona carried out a final survey.

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Bibliography

Borrás, J.;Miñarro, JM.;Talavera, F.(1981).-'el Baix Empordà, el Gironès, la Selva, l'Osona, el Vallès Oriental i el Maresme'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.6):1-292. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.



Fadrique,F.(1972).-'Complejo Rec Ses Gralles'. Senderos (164)20-21.UEC (Unió Excursionista de Catalunya). Barcelona



Porcel Caro, Enric.(1991).-'Rec de ses Gralles (Begur. Baix Empordà)'. Cavernes (23):19-20. Grup Espeleològic Badalona.



Valles, Jordi de (2010).-'Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany i Selva'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (Vol.4): 397 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia



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