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Cabo CreusPhoto: Wolfgang Sedmak, Alpenverein Salzburg
Eastern Pyrenees - an east-west crossing of the Pirineos Orientales; Transpirenaica part 1
Catalonia, Cap Creus - El Pont de Suert
Starting from Llança, the route goes via Cadaqués, the town of Salvador Dalí, to the actual starting point, Cap de Creus in the eponymous Parc Natural.
In the following days, you travel through a gentle part of the Pyrenees with alpine meadows, deciduous and coniferous trees. However, steep ramps and poor surfaces cause non-pedelec riders to have to push their bikes.
After a swim in the Darnius reservoir, the charming Sant Llorenç de la Muga invites you to rest.
The impressive Parc Natural Alta Garrotxa proves to be a true paradise for nature lovers and athletes.
Camprodon offers everything the heart desires apart from a train connection.
In the villages, you repeatedly find bars—closed, hidden or shabby—like at the Toses train station at the start of the climb to the ski resort La Molina.
The pungent smell of a cattle breeding facility near Castellar de Tost temporarily dampens the appetite for meat.
It is questionable whether a detour to Andorra is worth it. – Try it yourself!
El Pont de Suert ultimately offers no train connection but otherwise excellent infrastructure.
Author’s recommendation
- The route proposed here is intended as a guide and basis; individual concrete planning is recommended.
- Basically: the closer to the main ridge, the more trail-like; the further south, the easier and more trafficked.
- Where gravel road or natural trail is indicated as surface, there are usually alternatives on asphalt; these can be used especially in case of delay or bad weather.
- When staying overnight in smaller places, appropriate advance planning in terms of time is required.
- Overnight stops are recommended in Llança, Sant Llorenç de la Muga, Montagut or Sant Llonenç d´Oix, Espolla, Camprodon, Moli de Fornols (casa rural with very good accommodation and excellent food; some knowledge of Spanish is advantageous), Planoles, Sant Julià de Loria, Llavorsi, El Pont de Suert.
- Bagà and Espui are difficult for overnight stays.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Protective gear is not required on this route.Tips and suggestions
This route is only conditionally suitable for gravel bikes, at least on longer sections it is a hardcore tour.
For accommodation bookings for 2-4 persons, usually a lead time of one day is sufficient. For overnight stays on weekends, early reservation is necessary; the reason for this is the large number of motorcyclists who frequent the Pyrenean passes between France and Spain.
Especially in the eastern Pyrenees, off-road vehicles and terrain machines are active on the gravel roads.
Roadbook
- Llança train station - towards Llança church
- el Port de la Selva - right on GI-613 - Coll de Perafita (242 m) - cart track to Cadaqués, here left
- Cadaqués, here left - waterfront road, then steeply uphill left and into Parque natural de Cap de Creus
- Cap Creus - back to
- Cadaqués - on GI-614 to Coll de Perafita (242 m) - GI-613 to
- el Port de la Selva - mountain variant (asphalt, according to GPS track), then back on GI-613 to
- Llança with optional harbor round - towards Llança train station, then on N-260 southwest - turn right onto GR11 (gravel) - Coll de la Serra (260 m)
- Vilamaniscle
- Rabós
- Espolla
- Cantallops
- Agullana - farmhouse Can Nou
- Darnius - Darnius reservoir east bank
- Sant Llorenç de la Muga
- Albanyà - continue on GR11 - through Espacio Natural de Muga-Albanyà - Coll de Riu (992 m), then into the valley of Riera de Sant Aniol
- Sadernes - continue on GIV-5231 towards Montagut - about 600 m before Montagut turn right backward - past Can Banal camping and continue on asphalt road to the main road (GIV-5221), turn right here - Collet de Camporiol (514 m)
- Sant Llorenç d´Oix - continue west (alternatively continue on GIV-5221)
- Pera - Coll de Pera (803 m) - Coll de Salomó (792 m) - Coll de Bucs (773 m)
- Beget (church, continue on GIV-5223)
- Rocabruna - Coll de Samola (947 m) - down into the valley of Rio Ritort
- Camprodon - on GIV-5264 into the valley of Riu de Ter Llanars, then left uphill - Collada Verda (1611 m) - descent into the valley of Riu el Segadell
- Pardines - shortly after, turn right from GIV-5262 - farmhouse Can Nofre - farmhouse Can Mauri - farmhouse Can Nadal
- Ribes de Freser (train station Estacío Ribes-Vila) - on N-260 into the valley of the river el Rigat (Rigard)
- Planoles, there turn left downhill, continue on GIV-4016 - past
- Fornells de la Muntanya
- Toses (train station), then uphill - Collada de Toses (1779 m) - Collada de Pedró (1825 m) - parking lot at GI-400, there turn left on GI-400 - Coll de Roc Blanc (1745 m)
- Supermolina ski station - short asphalt section, then along the ski slope and the accompanying path, partly steep uphill - Coll de Pal (2104 m, Girona/Barcelona border) - downhill on BV-4024 - Coll de Forn (1714 m) - into the valley of the river Riu de l´Hospitalet
- Bagà - to WNW into the valley of Riu el Bastareny - in the area of La Torre de Santa Magdalena right onto MTB trail (alternatively continue on main road) - Coll de la Bena (1439 m) - Coll de la Balma (1577 m) - continue on GR 150 or GR 107 - El Collell (1844 m), here right backward on trail into the valley of Riu de Cerneres - right past Josa - into the valley of the river Riu de Josa
- Tuixén (can be bypassed to the north) - continue on road in the valley of the Riu de Lavansa - Moli de Fornols
- Sorribes - Coll d´Arnat (1273 m)
- Sant Marti - downhill into the valley of the river Segre
- Els Hostalets de Tost - on C-14 towards Andorra
- Sant Pere de Codinet, there right - on Cami Vell de Tost
- El Pla de Sant Tirs - on side road on the right of C-14
- Mas d´Eroles
- Arfa
- Castellciutat - into the valley of the river Valira (mostly along the river, briefly on N-145)
- Les Cabanelles - detour towards Andorra on N-145, then on CG-1 to
- Sant Julià de Loria - possibly by bus to Andorra town
- Les Cabanelles
- Sant Joan Fumat
- Asnurri - Coll d´Ares (1882 m) - into the valley of Riu de Gireni - Bordes de Cortvassill - Bordes de Mitjà - crossing of Riu d l´Olla - La Creu de Bedet
- Ferrara - Coll de Juverri (1634 m)
- Burg
- Tirvia - down into the valley of the Riu la Noguera - heading south on L-5044
- Llavorsi
- Rialp (preferably on C-13) - right uphill to LV-5223, then continue on this road
- Altron
- Llessui - Borda de Cardos - Fita Alta - Coll de Triador (2166 m) - Mirador de Vall Fosca (2179 m, Campolongo) - downhill into Vall Fosca
- Espui - downhill on L-503 - La Torre de Cabdella
- Sant Martí right uphill
- Astell
- Aguiro - Collet Roi (1510 m) - Coll d´Oli (1529 m, push section uphill) - downhill into the valley of the Riu la Valiri - La Mola d´Amunt
- Les Esglésies
- Xerallo - then right (uphill) onto N-260 - Coll de la Creu de Pervés (1334 m) - Coll de Llevata (1189 m) - Port de Viu (1238 m) - on N-260 into the valley of Riuet del Convent
- El Pont de Suert
Playa Sa Conca
Puig de s'Alqueria
Puig Pelegrí
Puig de ses Formigues
Puig de Culip
Far del Cap de Creus
Puig de la Pòpia
Puig de Bassegoda
Puig Rodó
Roca de la Creu
els Coforns
Cap del Ginebrar
Roc Negre
Salt de Murcurols
Turó de la Ciutat
Roc de la Figuera
Bony dels Escarrerals
Tossal de Sant Martí
Tossal de Sant Romà
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
By train from Barcelona (Spain, airport) or Perpignan (France, airport) to Llança.
For a complete longitudinal crossing of the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean (Cap Creus) to the Atlantic (Cap Higuer), a complete return trip by train is possible.
Directions
- Car: travel to Llança or to Perpignan (long-term parking possible at the airport) and then by train to Llança
- Flight to Perpignan and then by train to Llança
- Flight to Barcelona and then by train to Llança
Coordinates
Equipment
- Multi-day equipment similar to Transalp for all weather conditions
- Spare parts and associated tools indispensable; there are bike workshops only in cities, definitely in Camprodon and El Pont de Suert;
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions