Mountain Walking in Southern Catalunya

Els Ports and the mountains of Tarragona

Philip Freakley, Vivien Freakley (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2010
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-582-7 (ISBN)

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This guidebook has 30 routes for mountain walkers of all abilities in Southern Catalunya. The routes are in 3 national parks between Barcelona and Valencia; around the River Ebre: the els Ports massif, Serra de Cardo and the Serra de Montsia, including the immense limestone crags of the Parc Natural dels Ports overlooking the Mediterranean.

A guidebook to 30 graded walks in Spain’s Southern Catalunya. Exploring the beautiful scenery of els Ports and the Tarragona mountains, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

Day walks range from 4 to 21km (2–13 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–6 hours. A 2-day, circular trek encompassing Sant Roc and Arnes is also described in 2 stages covering 47km (29 miles).

Sketch maps are included
Detailed information on planning, accommodation and local history
Highlights include the Cardó and Montsia massifs
Easy access from Barcelona, Valencia and Reus

In 2002 Philip and Vivien Freakley moved to the French Pyrenees to indulge a lifelong passion for mountains. They discovered Southern Catalunya during an escape from a cold Pyrenean winter and have spent the subsequent five winters exploring, translating Catalan descriptions and knitting together apparently unrelated scraps of footpath for this, their first Cicerone guidebook.

Introduction

The Walking Area
The Natural Parks
Climate and When to Go
Geology and Geography
Wildlife
History, Architecture and Culture
Getting There
Getting Around
Where to Stay
Emergencies
Language
Money
Food and Drink
What to Take
Waymarking and Access
Hunting and how to avoid it
Maps
Using the guide

The Walks

Walk 1 Punta de l'Aigua
Walk 2 Montaspre ridge route
Walk 3 Moleta de les Canals circuit and summit ridge
Walk 4 Barranc del Camp
Walk 5 Solana route
Walk 6 Cova dels Adells
Walk 7 Coll d'en Caubet and Vallfiguera
Walk 8 Cervera and Figuera valleys
Walk 9 La Moleta
Walk 10 Vall d'Infern
Walk 11 Pi del Perillo
Walk 12 Mont Caro summit
Walk 13 Mola del Moro
Walk 14 La Barcina
Walk 15 Cresta del Marturi
Walk 16 Sources of the Matarranya
Walk 17 Roca del Migdia
Walk 18 Caramella gorge
Walk 19 Mola Castellona
Walk 20 Lloret high level route
Walk 21 Barranc de Lloret
Walk 22 Roca Xapada
Walk 23 Font del Paradis
Walk 24 Coll de Lloret
Walk 25 Sant Roc to Arnes and back
Walk 26 La Creu de Santos
Walk 27 Seven ermitas and a ridge
Walk 28 Mas de Mata-redona
Walk 29 La Foradada
Walk 30 Coastal path

Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Finding the walks
Appendix C Glossary of mountain terms
Appendix D Useful contacts

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.8.2010
Zusatzinfo	Over 80 colour photos and 18 colour maps
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Gewicht	230 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Spanien
ISBN-10	1-85284-582-1 / 1852845821
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-582-7 / 9781852845827
Zustand	Neuware