Bicicleta Alt Emporda Roses
Bicicleta Alt Emporda Roses
Bicicleta Alt Emporda Roses
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Road Roses - Les Salines

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04/12/2020
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Introduction

You will pass through the Alt Empordà plain between crop fields and wetlands; you approach the Serra de l'Albera and climb to the Massif of Las Salinas, always surrounded by broad cork oaks. You’ll pass through mountain villages such as Cantallops, Agullana, La Vajol or Maçanet de Cabrenys, which will invite you to stop and take a break from the bike with a short walk.  

After enjoying the panoramic views over the whole Empordà plain, you will go down past the Darnius Boadella reservoir, over undulating terrain, following the Muga River, until you once again enter the agricultural plain. 

You will cross the flat and cultivated landscape, passing through noteworthy villages such as Peralada and Castelló d'Empúries, overlooking the Serra de Rodes, in the direction of Roses. Before arriving, however, we will discover the natural features of a plain that remains flooded, crossing the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park.

 

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  • Typology
    Anti-clockwise circular
  • Difficulty
    Median
  • Duration
    6 hours 15 minutes
  • Slope
    1415.00 meters
  • Distance
    117.00 km
  • Theme
    Landscaping
  • Activity
    By bike
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Rutes a Roses en bicicleta de carretera

Tips

  • It is a long route and even more so if you take the Vallespir detour. You should plan a stop/rest to eat (breakfast) and bring enough water and energy food to eat en route.
  • Fast traffic on county roads. Sufficient kerb
  • Fast traffic on the main local roads before and after Sant Climent de Sescebes to La Jonquera. Main roads have lines but not kerbs.
  • BEWARE of the cattle grids formed of iron pipes on the road surface to prevent livestock passing. Between Vilamaniscle and Rabós.
  • Danger on the descent to Jonquera from Cantallops. Narrow local main road with tight bends and uphill traffic occupying the entire width.
  • Descent from La Vajol towards Maçanet de Cabrenys: local minor road, narrow, tight bends, without lines or curb, steep slopes (15 %) and possible sand on the road surface. It's a technical descent. Take extreme precautions.
  • In the middle of the village of Cabanes, on the plain, there is a speed hump which, if you’re not prepared for, can cause you to fall.
  • The minor local roads on the plain, linking Peralada and Castelló d'Empúries, are quite busy.
  • Avoid riding two abreast as much as you can.
  • Always use hand signals whenever you should do so.

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What to see in: Road Roses - Les Salines

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Albera ponds

Point of interest
Landscapes
07/12/2020

Between La Jonquera, Cantallops and Capmany is this landscape of particular interest that serves as a refuge for migratory birds, as well as habitat for species that have not been observed anywhere...

Albera Massif

Point of interest
Landscapes
07/12/2020

In front of you is the Albera massif, which separates us from France. In front, there is the highest peak, Puig Neulós (1257 m). Between Cantallops (where you’ll arrive shortly) and Puig Neulós, there...

The cork oak

Point of interest
Flora
07/12/2020

From Cantallops onwards, cork oak is the dominant forest tree. As you go up in height, different oaks appear.


 

La Vajol Viewing point

Point of interest
Landscapes
07/12/2020

Perched on the Pyrenean buttress of the Massif de las Salinas, at 560 m, this offers you a spectacular view (if the weather allows) of the Alt Empordà plain and its wetlands, the Serra de Rodes, to...

Darnius Boadella Reservoir

Point of interest
Landscapes
07/12/2020

You are in the cliff area of Muga river, which will accompany you on your right as you go down towards Boadella d'Empordà, up to Les Escaules. These are naturally formed by the watercourse as it...

The Muga river

Point of interest
Landscapes
07/12/2020

The Muga rises at Albanyà, under the Pla de la Muga (1186 m), in the Alta Garrotxa, on the border between Vallespir and Alt Empordà. From Hostal de la Muga (on both sides of the river), for about 5.5...

The Alt Empordà plain

Point of interest
Landscapes
07/12/2020

Between the rivers Llobregat d'Empordà, on the left, and the Muga, on the right, the original natural features of the plain are the wetlands, which we will later cross, but the settlements of people...

Aiguamolls de l'Empordà

Point of interest
Landscapes
07/12/2020

You are on what remains of the flood zones that occupied a large part of the plain. The interior section formed as a result of the flow of rivers with freshwater ponds, and below, also through the...

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