Caves of El Bruc
El Bruc, in the Anoia region, contains 38 cavities: 6 pits and 32 caves, with a total length of 1208 m and a maximum depth of 125 m. The Montserrat relief is present with the Pouetons de les Agulles, the Pou de la Portella, the Pou de l'Enclusa and the Avenc Carrilet 2002.
El Bruc has 38 catalogued caves, including 6 potholes and 32 caves. The longest is Pouetons de les Agulles (529m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The municipality of El Bruc, in the Anoia region, has 38 catalogued cavities: 6 pits and 32 caves. The group reaches a total length of 1208 m and a maximum depth of 125 m. The dominant lithology is conglomerate, present in 37 cavities, while limestone appears in 1.
Among the most notable cavities are the Pouetons de les Agulles, with 529 m of length and 125 m of depth, a Montserrat cavity with two entrances, shafts, gours, flowstone and galleries such as the Quim-Avent, with history since 1789 and explorations until 2020. Other relevant pits are the Pou de la Portella, 43 m deep, with a first shaft of 27 m and a second of 10 m; the Pou de l'Enclusa, 59 m deep, the third deepest pit on the Montserrat mountain; and the Avenc Carrilet 2002, a fissure with 37 m of drop located by Quim Prats and explored by the SIRE – UEC l'Hospitalet around 1980. There is also the Pou de l'Estevet, with a single shaft 20 m deep, a fairly narrow shaft of 18 m and small ledges, and the Cova del Boixar, a small cave fitted out as a climbers' refuge.
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The 20 longest
- 1Pouetons de les AgullesEl Bruc, Barcelona529 m
- 2Pou de la PortellaEl Bruc, Barcelona95 m
- 3Pou de l'EnclusaEl Bruc, Barcelona75 m
- 4Avenc Carrilet 2002El Bruc, Barcelona70 m
- 5Cova del BoixarEl Bruc, Barcelona35 m
- 6Balma de Can SolàEl Bruc, Barcelona34 m
- 7Cova del CauEl Bruc, Barcelona28 m
- 8Cova del TorrentEl Bruc, Barcelona26 m
- 9Pou de l'EstevetEl Bruc, Barcelona25 m
- 10Pou del MossetEl Bruc, Barcelona24 m
- 11Cova de la Font de l'esllavissadaEl Bruc, Barcelona23 m
- 12Cova de l'Agulla Manolito GarcíaEl Bruc, Barcelona18 m
- 13Cova P-petitEl Bruc, Barcelona18 m
- 14Cova de les PruneresEl Bruc, Barcelona16 m
- 15Cova del PonçEl Bruc, Barcelona16 m
- 16Cova de l'ArcadaEl Bruc, Barcelona14 m
- 17la Roca ForadadaEl Bruc, Barcelona13 m
- 18Cova Nº1 de la Canal de CirersEl Bruc, Barcelona12 m
- 19Font TrobadaEl Bruc, Barcelona12 m
- 20Cova del Cingle de l'arcadaEl Bruc, Barcelona11 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Pouetons de les AgullesEl Bruc, Barcelona125 m
- 2Pou de l'EnclusaEl Bruc, Barcelona59 m
- 3Pou de la PortellaEl Bruc, Barcelona43 m
- 4Avenc Carrilet 2002El Bruc, Barcelona37 m
- 5Pou de l'EstevetEl Bruc, Barcelona20 m
- 6Pou del MossetEl Bruc, Barcelona14 m
- 7Cova P-petitEl Bruc, Barcelona12 m
- 8Cova del CauEl Bruc, Barcelona10 m
- 9Balma de Can SolàEl Bruc, Barcelona8 m
- 10Cova de l'ArcadaEl Bruc, Barcelona6 m
- 11Cova del BoixarEl Bruc, Barcelona5 m
- 12Cova de l'Agulla Manolito GarcíaEl Bruc, Barcelona2 m
- 13Cova TapadaEl Bruc, Barcelona2 m
- 14Font TrobadaEl Bruc, Barcelona2 m
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