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Ruta-joc: La fauna al Puig Pinell

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26/11/2024
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Introduction

The Forest Park of Platja de Aro

We suggest you a family walk through the forest park to the top of the Pinells hill. Enjoy the forest atmosphere and the views from the hill over the Ridaura valley, the nearby Cadiretes and Ardenya mountain ranges as well as the coastal route until Palamós.

Along the way you can discover the local fauna on a treasure hunt. Make sure to read the rules carefully.

We recommend the Local Natura App to do this route. Download it for free here:

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  • Typology
    Anti-clockwise circular
  • Difficulty
    Easy
  • Duration
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • Slope
    85.00 meters
  • Distance
    1.90 km
  • Theme
    Forests
    Flora and fauna
    Landscaping
    To play
  • Activity
    By foot
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Description

The Forest Park of Platja d’Aro

On this treasurehunt trail we will discover and learn more about some of the animals that surround us.

If you are following the route with our app, as soon as you reach a game point, you must do the following

  • Read the clues to find the hidden character
  • Press the play button when your position on the trail is above the map point.
  • Once you have found the animal, swipe the screen to identify it.

Start near the Rosa dels Vents roundabout and take the main path to the Piug Pinell Park.

Immediately start to hike up a cultivated pine hill, dotted with suros (cork oaks). You will soon find the first statue. Continue uphill, passing smaller paths, until you reach a path that leads up to the right.

This takes you to a more open environment until you reach an ascending path We continue uphill, crossing a high shrubby formation until we reach the highest point. Here we can enjoy the stunning views, especially on the backside where the Ridaura valley is drawn into the landscape.

We follow the wide track and go down to a hill where we will find another figure, and from here, after a few meters, we arrive at the viewpoint tower of Puig Pinell. Time to relax and enjoy again.

We go downright, heading east along a trail with wooden stairs. We find a track where we turn left. Watch out! After a few meters, we leave the track to take a path to the right, a little hidden one that leads us straight down to the harbour.

We must not walk until the street below. Before, we will turn left along an open, flat trail parallel to the street but ascending.

After finding another figure, the trail becomes a path and seems to be lost in the vegetation, but don’t worry, just follow the direction of the track and everything will be fine.

We turn left at a fence and walk up just as far as we have gone down before, until we get back to the path, past an abandoned camping site, seems to be an unfinished project.

As soon as we get back on the trail, we turn right, we’ll find some bird figures on the way down and we’ll than reach the starting point.

Tips

RULES OF THE GAME

On this treasurehunt trail we will discover and learn more about some of the animals that surround us.

  • Read the clues to find the hidden figure.
  • Press the play button as soon as your position on the track is on the map point.
  • Once you have found the animal, swipe the screen to identify it.

TRACK

- The path is circular in a counter-clockwise direction.

- Easy, wide and comfortable path

- One section uphill and one downhill on a forest track.

- If you get lost at any point, just follow the track.

WATER

- You have to bring your own water.

PRECAUTIONS

- Respect the Park's installations.

- Do not leave any rubbish behind , it should not be noticed that someone has been here.

- If you do not make any noise, there is a greater chance for you to observe some of the local fauna.

WEATHER

- On cloudy days, the view may not be that stunning.

EQUIPMENT

- Comfortable walking shoes

- Binoculars to find the figures and to observe wild birds.

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What to see in: Ruta-joc: La fauna al Puig Pinell

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1. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • We reach a clearing.
  • The trail continues uphill.
  • From here, at a litter bin...

2. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • Just before the turn off to the uphill path.
  • In the same corner at the left.
  • Look...

THE SHRUBS ON THE SOUTHSIDE

Point of interest
Flora
27/11/2024

On the sunny side, among the scattered cork trees, we find shrubs such as the cistus albidus (photo 1), a beautiful, white spring flower, the Spanish Lavender and the Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus ): a...

3. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • We reach the end of the descending.
  • Now take the roundabout to the right and on...

PUIG PINELL VIEWPOINT

Point of interest
Landscapes
27/11/2024

We are now at the highest point of the hill facing the sea, a small island of nature surrounded by urban development: Puig Pinell. To the north, we can admire the entire coast of Platja d’Aro and the...

Cork tree forest

Point of interest
Flora
28/11/2024

Pines and corktrees grow together on the whole hill. We have seen some beautiful trees, but others, like these, are small and often have several roots. These are saplings from a forest that has...

4 DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • RIGHT, on the path next to the lower cork oak
  • Look out for a horizontal branch...

BUSHES IN SHADOW

Point of interest
Flora
27/11/2024

Erica arborea (photo) 

This shrub, with its persistent, small leaves, blooms in pink and white blossoms from March to July and can grow up to 4 metres high. It will accompany us almost all along the...

5. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • We reach the end of the descent and turn left.
  • Do not walk on the road, you must...

THE WILD BOAR

Point of interest
Wildlife
27/11/2024

Have you noticed the digged up soil all along the trail? Exactly, these are traces of a wild boar looking for food underearth.

It is getting each time easier to actually see a wild boar, and to find...

6. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • Follow the trail until you arrive at a large pine tree on the left.
  • In front of...

THE BARC OF THE CORC TREE

Point of interest
Environment
27/11/2024

Have you noticed anything strange about these tree trunks?

One of the characteristical and century-old uses of these forests was to peel off the bark of the tree. La pela del suro. The larger the...

7. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • We go up the path, with cleared up undergrowth at the edge of the woods
  • We reach...

8. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

Point of interest
Others
27/11/2024

You will have to find me first. Make sure that you stand exactly on the map point in order to understand the clues.

Hints:

  • You will come across a water discharger that crosses the path.
  • Start walking...
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