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Hortes de Santa Eugènia and the meadows of Salt

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21/09/2015
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This route, shared between Girona and Salt, will allow you to discover the agricultural space of the Hortes de Santa Eugènia (Santa Eugènia vegetable gardens) and the natural area of the meadows of Salt (Deveses de Salt), following the course of the river Ter. Part of the itinerary overlaps with the Carrilet Greenway, which runs from Olot to Girona.

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    6.00 meters
  • Distance
    6.30 km
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Description

This route, shared between Girona and Salt, will allow you to discover the agricultural space of the Hortes de Santa Eugènia (Santa Eugènia vegetable gardens) and the natural area of the meadows of Salt (Deveses de Salt), following the course of the river Ter. Part of the itinerary overlaps with the Carrilet Greenway, which runs from Olot to Girona.

The vegetable gardens of Santa Eugènia are located to the west of the city of Girona, between the neighbourhood of Santa Eugènia (formerly the village of Santa Eugènia de Ter) and the right bank of the river Ter. The type of agriculture practised in this space has evolved as a result of the social changes its surroundings have undergone. The area is currently used for social gardens rather than market gardens.

The meadows of Salt are of great ecological value, and an ideal place to enjoy nature walks.

This itinerary which is approximately 7,5 km in long, is flat and practicable for persons with reduced mobility. This means that there may be certain isolated difficulties, but the route is usable. Most of the itinerary is on compacted but non-asphalted earth. There are a few areas that are irregular or where there are stones and/or sand.

The information contained in this brochure is available on the Natura Local app, complete with audio descriptions, subtitles and sign-language interpretation.

 

Tips

TRAÇAT

  • Traçat fàcil i adaptat per a persones amb cadires de rodes, cosa que no vol dir que pot presentar alguna dificultat mínima puntual. La major part dels camins són de terra compactada però no asfaltats, puntualment amb algun sector amb irregularitats o amb presència de pedres i/o sorra.
  • No presenta forts desnivells.
  • En cas de fortes pluges, es poden formar bassals als camins.
  • El tram que coincideix amb la Via Verda d’Olot a Girona, cal estar atents a la circulació de bicicletes. 

AIGUA

  • No hi ha punts d’aigua potable en tot el recorregut. Porteu almenys una cantimplora ben plena.

PRECAUCIONS

  • En cas de pluges abundants, el riu Ter augmenta el seu cabal. Absteniu-vos de baixar al llit del riu en cas de crescudes temporals.

METEO

  • Hi ha breus trams de camí que van pel mig de la devesa, amb força ombres. No obstant hi ha també trams exposats al sol. A l’estiu, poseu-vos protecció solar.

TERRENY

  • El terreny és gairebé sempre molt fàcil, amb trams de terra compactada. Només en cas de pluges prèvies, ens podem trobar amb alguns bassals.

 

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What to see in: Hortes de Santa Eugènia and the meadows of Salt

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Presentació

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30/11/2015

Aquest recorregut, compartit entre Girona i Salt, us permetrà conèixer l’espai agrícola de les hortes de Santa Eugènia i l’espai natural de les Deveses de Salt tot seguint la ribera del Ter, amb un...

Cal Gras, Ca l’Escolà and Rec Monar

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21/09/2015

Scattered around the Hortes area, there are a number of country houses and gardeners' houses, like the ones we find at this point: Ca l’Escolà (straight ahead) and Cal Gras (to the right).

The canal...

The Old village of Santa Eugènia

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21/09/2015

Santa Eugènia de Ter was a municipality that was annexed to Girona in 1963. The most important traces of its old quarter are Can Ninetes and the old Marfà textile factory, which currently serve as a...

Santa Eugènia’s public wash-house

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This public wash-house, which was restored in 2007, is an example of vernacular architecture from the start of the 20th century. Doing the laundry there—an activity that was exclusively performed by...

Carrilet Greenway

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21/09/2015

At this point, the route crosses the Carrilet Greenway. This cycling-tourism itinerary makes use of the disused narrow-gauge railway line connecting Girona and Olot (54 km), later continuing to Sant...

Safareig de les Dones

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21/09/2015

The Safareig de les Dones  (literally, Women's wash-house) is located along this shaded section, lined with poplars and London plane trees. Before the reservoirs of Sau and Susqueda were built, the...

AP-7 motorway

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21/09/2015

The vegetable gardens of Santa Eugènia and the meadows of Salt, which stretch alongside the river Ter, perform an essential function as wildlife corridors, helping to preserve biodiversity. These...

Pla dels Socs

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21/09/2015

If you deviate from the main itinerary for a moment, you may wander to the Pla dels Socs (Plain of the Tree Stumps), whose name comes from the use given to the area, where the timber from nearby...

River Ter

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21/09/2015

The Ter passes through five of the counties of Girona for a total of 208 kilometres until it reaches the Mediterranean. It is a typical river of the Mediterranean region, flowing strongly in the...

Wetlands of Santa Eugènia

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21/09/2015

These wetlands were opened to the public in October 2008. They are the result of a wetland recovery project carried out amidst the park of Santa Eugènia's vegetable gardens, on municipal land. They...

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