The Montseny Natural Park, ideal to explore on horseback
The Montseny Natural Park is located in the Catalan pre-coastal mountain range, in Barcelona, and is the highest massif in the mountain range. It is located between Osona, Vallés Oriental and La Selva. It was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. It is located fifty kilometers fromLas Ramblasand has more than 30,000 hectares.
Three rivers cross the park and flow into the Mediterranean: the Congost, the Tordera and the Riera Majo.
The best-known peaks are Les Agudes, Matagalls and the mythical Turó de L'Home, which is 1,706 meters high. This park is the most important and oldest in Catalonia.
Routes through the Montseny Natural Park
There are around 30 marked itineraries to take a route through the park. Let's list some of them.
- Route to Turó de L’Home: From above you can see the Costa Brava and the Pyrenees. In addition, on the way to the top you cross the Plana Amagada viewpoint. Once up, you can visit the Les Agudes mountain.
- Cánovas Route: begins in Cánovas, passes through a swamp and ends in a chestnut grove where the D'en Cuch chestnut tree is found, the largest in Catalonia with 15 meters high.
- Route of the hermitage of Sant Martí del Montseny:The route begins in the urban center of the town of Montseny until reaching the hermitage of Sant Martí. The distance is 5.85 kilometers and the estimated duration is 1 hour and a half or 2 hours.
- Aiguafreda Route: the route begins in the town of Montseny to Aiguafreda through the Pla de la Calma . The route is along a path that gains altitude as you advance until you reach Pla de la Calma. When you get to the top you will have panoramic views of Barcelona, the peaks of Montserrat and even the Girona Pyrenees. The route It is for those who have already practiced horse riding at some time since it has a high level of difficulty.
- Sant Bernat Route: on this route you will pass through Sant Bernat, Castanyer del Drac, Pla del Bosc, Rieres del Cot Riudeteis, El Fitó and Roca escanyada. It is a circular route that begins at the Sant Bernat hermitage. One of the tourist destinations on this route is the Drac chestnut tree, the dragon-shaped chestnut tree. The route is 2 hours and the difficulty level is low.
- Matagalls summit route: begins on the path that is near the hermitage of Sant Bernat and ends at the summit of Matagalls. On this route you will pass by the Sant Marçal hermitage, the Font Bona and the Font Nàiade. You will see that there is a path in Can Gorgs that takes you back to Sant Bernat. The route is long and the duration is 7 and a half hours.
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