Itinerary 16. Moss' path in Vilallonga de Ter

Introduction

Non-evergreens, meadows and places to live

With this turn for a small shade of the River Ter in Vilallonga de Ter is a pleasant walk under a deciduous forest, dotted with small meadows of grass and graze. Let's take a look at the difference between the mountain meadows and those of the valley bottom near the Ter. We will approach the Abella and La Roca centers to enjoy views of the valley and nearby mountains around Camprodon.

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Typology

Anti-clockwise circular
Difficulty

Easy
Duration

2 hours 30 minutes
Slope

250.00 meters

Distance

6.20 km
Theme

Flora and fauna

Environment

Architecture and environment
Activity

By foot
Rating

Slope graph

Description

Non-evergreens, meadows and places to live

We leave the Plaça dels Països Catalans (square) next to the church of Sant Martí de Vilallonga. We go down the town to cross the Ter and climb up the slope in front. The path, is firstly steep and then softens a bit.

We walk under a deciduous forest of ash trees, quinces and hazel trees. The first cherry-covered meadows soon appear.

Quickly, we turn to the obaga to enjoy views over the valley of Camprodon, but before going down, we will approach the beautiful village of Abella. Going up Pelanca Valley we would reach the Collada Verda to cross to Pardines. In front of us, we have the "obac" of Serra Cavallera that, in our sector, is the Pasteres and we see Puig del Pla de les Pasteres (1894m).

It is worth mentioning the beautiful scenery of non-evergreens alternating with grass meadows and beech cuttings and ash forests on the rightmost part of the hillside in front: the Puig Furgat (1302 m) and the Ventós (1246 m) at the height of La Roca de Pelanca, where we now head to. The Serra Cavallera behind it, starts loosing height over Camprodon.

We walk 100 meter down the road and, now, enjoying the Camprodon Valley and the villages, we go down to the first village we see: La Roca de Pelanca. Behind, we see Llanars and Camprodon.

We take the road and walk a few meters to La Roca. We take the opportunity to rest and stroll through its old town: the enclosed village, the remains of the castle, all with medieval scenary.

Let's go back a few meters on the way, now climbing, to take a nice path that, by the lower part of the former slope, under a turn of hazels and ash trees, next to the meadows of grass from the bottom of the valley , will return to Vilallonga de Ter. Before, however, we can make a last stop to take a drink of fresh water in the beautiful setting of the Font Negra (Black Fountain).