Caves and potholes in la Serralada Litoral

The Serralada Litoral is the mountain belt closest to the Catalan coast, with the massís del Garraf and the muntanyes de l’Ordal as its main cores. Its Mediterranean karst, dry and heavily fractured, has produced a very high number of moderately deep potholes, often in contrast with the longer horizontal systems of other geographic units.

The catalogue includes 864 cavitats (347 coves i 517 avencs) in la Serralada Litoral, concentrated in Begues, Sitges and Vallirana. ESQUERRÀ, AVENC DE L', amb 2050 m de recorregut.

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