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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.
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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
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.
You will find information boards with a map of the county’s trails in every village or city integrating the network.
+INFO: www.itinerannia.net www.turismegarrotxa.com
TO THE OLD FORTRESS OF THE COUNTS OF BESALÚ: DOSQUERS Easy
2h. 25min.
TO THE OLD FORTRESS OF THE COUNTS OF BESALÚ: DOSQUERS
Park at the car park on the far side of the bridge in Besalú where this walk begins at the Itinerànnia signpost G103 Pont romànic. Head towards ‘Dosquers’ by going down the steps towards the river. Continue through the picnic area and past the quarry buildings, and then alongside the river – with interesting birdlife – on a plane-tree-lined minor road. Cross the river and then continue along the same track with the river now to your right. After a while, follow the track around to the left, and then, just before the motorway, turn right and pass underneath this busy road. Pick up the main track again and, after passing between two fields, you enter a small wood that hides a house, La Canova del Riu, off to your left. Keep straight on through the fields on the main track. Some way on, at a crossroads where four large tracks more or less meet, bear right and then immediately left. Continue straight on, cross over a stream, La Riera de Maià and pass through a sunken lane with Can Marçal up to your right and then more farm buildings to your left. Immediately afterwards, you reach the Itinerànnia signpost G176 Pla del Bisbe, where you should turn up to the left towards ‘Dosquers’.
ROUTE SPECIFIC INFORMATION Time: 2h 25 min Distance: 9,41 kms Max. height: 139 m Min. height: 121 m Difficulty: Fàcil ACCUMULATIVE SLOPE
Total climb: 24 m Total descent: 24 m
G176 Pla del Bisbe
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ITINERÀNNIA NETWORK ROUTE ROAD-TRAIL RIVER TOURIST SERVICES (See website) VERTICAL SIGNPOSTS OF THE NETWORK
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This is a flat walk that will take you to the ruins of the old castle and the church of Sant Martí in the hamlet of Dosquers. Also highly recommendable by bike.
This hamlet was an independent municipality until 1969. It was built around the fortified castle of Dosquers, which belonged to the Counts of Besalú, of which today just a few remains can be seen. It passed into the hands of the Bishop of Girona, who donated it to the chapel of the Episcopal Palace. The parish church, documented since 1245, is dedicated to Saint Martí. Return to signpost G176 Pla del Bisbe and turn right back towards Besalú, being sure to keep right and then immediately left at the main crossroads of tracks. Continue past La Canova d’en Riu and retrace your steps back under the motorway; once out from under the main road, turn left and then right to head back towards Besalú. Cross the river and continue straight ahead through the grove of plane trees until you reach the picnic area once again.