Walking in Catalunya - Girona Pyrenees

35 hikes in Garrotxa, Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park and Ripollès

CICERONE 2023

The delights of Spain's Catalunya – Girona Pyrenees region are revealed in this new walking guide, which covers 35 graded walks of 5 to 19km across Garrotxa, Ripollès and the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park. Walks are included for all abilities, from easy strolls to more demanding walks, and some of the walks are accessible by public transport.

The guide provides detailed route descriptions, either 1:25k or 1:50k mapping for each route and a route summary table to help with choosing appropriate walks. All the walks are illustrated with stunning photos. A list of local campsites and other useful contacts is included at the back, plus notes on refreshment opportunities along the routes. There's also background information on local geology, wildlife and history, and planning details on when to go, where to stay and what to take.

Leave behind Girona's medieval walls, narrow cobbled streets and colourful riverside and you will find a network of trails through the countryside surrounding Girona. The diverse landscapes range from lush mountains to idyllic wine country, medieval stone bridges to fresh mountain rivers, plus volcanic zones and rugged mountain peaks with far-reaching views. Walking is the best way to explore the region.

CONTENTS

Map key

Route summary table

Introduction

Geography and geology

Plants and flowers

Wildlife

Getting there

Getting around

Bases

Accommodation

When to go and what to take

Language

Waymarking

Using this guide

Garrotxa

Walk 1 Puig de Bassegoda

Walk 2 Muga Gorge

Walk 3 Beuda to El Mont

Walk 4 Sadernes to Salt de Brull

Walk 5 Volcà de Santa Margarida and Croscat

Walk 6 Puig Rodó and Sant Miquel del Corb

Walk 7 Salt de la Coromina and Camí Ral

Walk 8 Puigsacalm from Joanates

Walk 9 Puigsacalm from Coll de Bracons

Walk 10 Salt de Sallent

Walk 11 Oix to Santa Maria d’Escales

Walk 12 Castell de Besora

Walk 13 Gorg de Masica

Ripollès

Walk 14 Via Romana

Walk 15 Camprodon to Sant Antoni

Walk 16 Serra Cavallera from Camprodon

Walk 17 Camí de Carboneres

Walk 18 Gra de Fajol

Walk 19 Pic de la Dona and Bastiments

Walk 20 Seven gorges trail

Walk 21 Taga from Ribes de Freser

Walk 22 Queralbs to Font de l’Home Mort

Walk 23 Camí Vell de Núria

Walk 24 Puigmal

Walk 25 Pic de Finestrelles

Walk 26 Salt del Grill and Coma de Vaca

Walk 27 Falgars and Roc de la Lluna

Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park

Walk 28 La Tosa

Walk 29 Penyes Altes de Moixeró

Walk 30 Els Empedrats

Walk 31 Via del Nicolau

Walk 32 Pedraforca Superior

Walk 33 Saldes to Gresolet

Walk 34 Comabona

Walk 35 Pedraforca 360

Appendix A Useful contacts and information

Appendix B Accommodation

Appendix C Glossary