Name: Avenc de Can Pèlags
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Please check local regulations for: Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac

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Location: Matadepera, Valles Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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Levram DC 🦊

November 4, 2020

Can Pèlags chasm

Curious abyss of 15 m. of depth used as a cistern, in Sant Llorenç del Munt.

A circular depression about 7 meters in diameter leads to a directional diaclase N20E - S20O. At the bottom of the depression are the remains of the wall and the opening of the old door that closed the cavity, which was used as a cistern taking advantage of the numerous leaks. It has been many years since the facilities fell into disuse, still preserving the staircase to go down and the tanks.

In the final section of the cavity, the diaclase is widened by the intersection with a stratification plan, responsible for a local collapse.

Type: Avenc

Municipalities: Matadepera

Region: Vallès Occidental

Unit: Sant Llorenç del Munt

Route: 30 meters

Elevation gain: 15 meters

Granunity: Prelitoral Range

Lithology: Conglomerates

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Last revised: 2012-11-17 12:42:01

Situation

A short distance east of the Can Pèlags farmhouse.

Access can be made by the track that leaves from kilometer 9 of the road from Terrassa to Mura, in front of the Barata.

History

Known since time immemorial. First mentioned as a speleological phenomenon by Font i Sagué in his catalog (1897) and appears in the various hiking guides as a curiosity.

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Fontxo

October 25, 2020

15m deep and 30m deep chasm, which was used as a water tank with a pump to extract it.

We can still see the engine room, although it is very dangerous to enter

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Location: Matadepera, Valles Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Avenc de Can Pèlags

1. Montcau - La Mola – Morral del Drac loop from Mura

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