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ITINERÀNNIA, NETWORK OF TRAILS
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“Itinerànnia” is a network of trails, with over 2,500 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. The network offers many different hikes depending on the time or difficulty and your interests 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 Emprdà counties.
RIPOLLÈS
THE SIGNS All the trails of the network are marked regularly over the paths with horizontal painted yellow signs.
PATH'S MARKS (3 x 10 cm)
TURN LEFT/RIGHT
WRONG PATH
The marks are placed approximately every 300 metres painted on tree's bark, stones or using and other medium already deployed in the area. In the cross roads you will find signposts indicating the nearest four villages in each direction with time information. (a maximum of 6 hours) If the same village or town appears more than once on different signs of the same signpost, you will need to read the description below the town. If there is no description below the place name then you are looking at the shortest route to the town or village. If the indication says “Per...” (I.e via) it means that this is a longer alternative route to get to the same place. Each signpost has a small plaque that shows the name of the place where it is located, the altitude and the UTM coordinates. 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.elripolles.com In the Ripollès county you will find 18 touch screens located in different towns containing tourist information. Aquesta actuació està subvencionada pel Servei d’Ocupació de Catalunya en el marc del Projecte “Treball a les 4 Comarques” i cofinançada pel Fons Social Europeu.
AROUND BEGET AND ROCABRUNA THROUGH SMUGGLERS PATHS Medium
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AROUND BEGET AND ROCABRUNA THROUGH SMUGGLERS PATHS
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Time: 5h. Total distance: 14 km Highest altitude: 1.141 m above sea level (Coll de Malrem) Lowest altitude: 531 m above sea level (Beget) Accumulative slope ascent: 760 m Accumulative slope descent: 760 m Difficulty: Medium
JUST TO PERSUADE YOU: A route through old paths that will bring you closer to the natural heritage of the upper Garrotxa county with wild landscapes, shady waterfalls and ponds, and also to its cultural heritage, with the ruins of the Rocabruna castle and the Romanesque churches of Beget and Rocabruna.
The route begins in the parking lot at the entrance of Beget. Before starting the hike, the church of “Sant Cristòfol” and its majesty from the twelfth century are worth a visit. From the R78 sign Sant Cristòfol de Beget you must head towards the village crossing the bridge over the river and climb the steep Josep Duñach street where at its end, just outside the village you will see the R79 sign Camí de Can Reguer. Head towards the “Coll de Malrem” pass through the GR83 that follows the old path, used for hundreds of years, to communicate Beget with the neighbouring French town of Menera in the Vallespir county. This path, known as the smugglers route, climbs rapidly to the rocky “Del Grau” pass offering breathtaking views over Beget and the mountains of the upper Garrotxa. You will arrive at the chapel of “Sant Antoni de França” located at the “Coll Golofreu”, an open area of pasture fields. You must cross a track and follow a path to the fields of Bocabartella. In a few minutes a pathway going uphill will lead you to the Coll de Malrem hilltop, R83 sign, from where you can enjoy a curious view of the Comanegra peak and “Torres de Cabrenys” already in the Vallespir French county. Leave the GR83 marks to follow the white and green marks, first along the ridge and then descending gently to the Bocabartella pass. A few meters below you can see the farmhouse that names this path. While going downhill through a rocky path you can see the Rocabruna castle perched on a hilltop just in front of you. The path ends up in a field where you will see some old quarries. At this point, pay attention and keep walking straight to find another path that, through a narrow pass between rocks, will lead you to the Rocabruna's road. To avoid a stretch of the main road you can follow the old path that you will find on the right side of a ruined house. After rejoining the road you will arrive at the R80 sign Can Tadeu. From here, you can visit Rocabruna and its Romanesque church within minutes. From the R80 sign continue the route following the white and yellow marks that will lead you to the Rocabruna castle, standing right in front of you on a hilltop. This castle, documented in the eleventh century, played an important role during the “Remences” (a Catalan name for those who were serfs) revolt in the fifteenth century. Leave the castle following a little path going around the hill which will take you to the Rocabruna stream. Follow the stream on its way down until arriving at the Molí d'en Sorolla, sign R76. Continue following the GR11 path parallel to the stream towards Beget running between oak trees. As you go forward the valley and the views to the mountains of the upper Garrotxa widens. After crossing the road the path follows the stream of Beget taking you to waterfalls and pools. The path gets shady and rather narrow while running parallel to the road. After crossing twice the main road the path rapidly descends to Beget, right were you started this circular route. Contents, illustrations and photographs are property of CEA Alt Ter (www.alt-ter.org)