Caves of La Quar
The municipality of la Quar (Berguedà) has 4 caves, all catalogued as Cova. Together they total 119 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 20 m. The Cova del Massana is the longest, at 43 m.
La Quar has 4 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 4 caves. The longest is Cova del Massana (43m) and the deepest is Balma Molosa (20m). 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 la Quar, in the Berguedà, has 4 caves, all of them catalogued as Cova. Together they total 119 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 20 m. The Cova del Massana is the longest, at 43 m, followed by the Balma Molosa and the Cova de la Canal del Sant, both at 32 m, and by the Balma de les Heures, at 12 m.
The cavities develop in two types of rock: Conglomerate, present in 3 of the caves, and Sandstone, in 1. The Balma Molosa is the largest rock shelter in the Berguedà, north-facing, with the rec dels Vinyals inside it. The Cova de la Canal del Sant, small and ascending, has a chimney of +20 metres and served as a hiding place for emboscats during the civil war (1936-39); it was located and explored by Nil Hosta in May 2026. The Balma de les Heures, walled, is about 50 metres wide and 5 metres high on average, and has been known since time immemorial.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del MassanaLa Quar, Barcelona43 m
- 2Balma MolosaLa Quar, Barcelona32 m
- 3Cova de la Canal del SantLa Quar, Barcelona32 m
- 4Balma de les HeuresLa Quar, Barcelona12 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Balma MolosaLa Quar, Barcelona20 m
- 2Cova de la Canal del SantLa Quar, Barcelona20 m
- 3Cova del MassanaLa Quar, Barcelona15 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova del Massana | 43 meters | 15 meters | Quar, La | Berguedà |
| Cova de la Canal del Sant | 32 meters | 20 meters | Quar, La | Berguedà |
| Balma Molosa | 32 meters | 20 meters | Quar, La | Berguedà |
| Balma de les Heures | 12 meters | 0 meters | Quar, La | Berguedà |
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