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ITINERÀNNIA, NETWORK OF TRAILS “Itinerànnia” is a network of trails, with over 2500 kilometres between the neighbouring regions of “Ripollès”, “Garrotxa” and “Alt Empordà”. A network of hiking trails is like a road map, but with footpaths, allowing the hiker to get from any one point to another. It retrieves the old historic roads between the villages to reach many small places.
01 MAIÀ DE MONTCAL
Garrotxa
The network offers many different hikes depending on the time or difficulty and you interest over nature, architecture or culture. Each route that we propose is just a little taste of an extensive network of trails that you can walk to discover the Ripollès, Garrotxa and Alt Empordà counties.
THE SIGNS all the trails of the network are marked regularly over the paths with horizontal painted yellow signs.
PATH’S MARKS (3X10cm)
TURN LEFT / RIGHT
WRONG PATH
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The marks are placed approximately every 300 metres painted on tree trunks, stones or using and other mediums already deployed in the area. The vertical signs is located at crossroads. The basic network signalling (banners with red tip) indicate the 4 nearest population in each direction and time needed. The banners of the itineraries of the municipalities, as the one you have in your hands, have a green tip shows the name and direction of the route. Each signpost has a small plaque hat shows the name of the place where it is located, the altitude, the UTM coordinates.
You will find information boards with a map of the county’s trails in every village or city integrating the network.
THE BALCONY OF LA GARROTXA
Ajuntament de Maià de Montcal www.maia.cat
2h 25min
9,2kms
THE BALCONY OF LA GARROTXA
Start at the signpost G158 Maià de Montcal and head for ‘Santa Magdalena de Jonqueres’. Continue through the village until the yellow Itinerànnia waymarking points you to the right. Leaving the village behind, this well-trod path takes you to a track, which you should follow until you reach signpost G109 Santa Llúcia. Here, turn right along a metalled road until the yellow waymarking points you up left along a forest track. Follow this track as far as signpost MM1 Boscos de Santa Magdalena, where you should turn right along a track until you reach signpost MM2 Carretera de Santa Magdalena. From here, follow the signs towards Santa Magdalena de Jonqueres and after a few minutes climb you will reach the church. Once you have visited the church, drop back down to signpost MM2 and head for ‘Maià de Montcal (pels Camps de Can Janassa)’. Continue along the track to Can Farigola, where you
ROUTE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
should turn right and continue along a somewhat less frequented track. The yellow Itinerànnia waymarking
Time: 2h 25min Distance: 9,2kms Max. height: 324m Min. height: 188m Difficulty: Easy
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ITINERÀNNIA NETWORK ROUTE ROAD-TRAIL RIVER TOURIST SERVICES (See website) VERTICAL SIGNPOSTS OF THE NETWORK
ACCUMULATIVE SLOPE
Total climb: 154m Total descent: 154m
Altitude (m)
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will take you to signpost MM3 Camps de Can Janassa; here, turn right and continue along the track until you reach the metalled road to Maià de Montcal. Turn right again and after a few metres along the tarmac, the yellow waymarking will point you left along a dirt track. Pass behind the football field and the swimming pool until you meet the metalled road again. Turn right and
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From Santa Magdalena de Jonqueres a splendid view await you, on clear days you can see the sea.
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after a few metres you will find yourself back at the start of the walk.