Muntanyes del Baix
Description
The starting point of the tour is the village of Sant Viçenc dels Horts, easily accessible from Barcelona by regional train (R5 or R6 from Espanya station). You roll warmly along neighborhood roads until you turn right onto a steep concrete ramp. Climb up this past the Remei chapel and continue on gravel until you reach a ridge. Here you take the single trail (instead of the parallel gravel road) and continue to gain height. Back on the gravel road, a trail turns off to the right after a kilometer - the first descent of the day. This leads downhill, with a gravel section in between, to the first houses of Can Pi.
The second and longest climb of the day is on the agenda. You head uphill on a local road, then up a well-maintained access road to a housing estate. Here you head into the forest, continue to climb at a pleasant gradient and finally wind your way through a residential area until a great singletrail starts at the top of the hill. This leads through bushy terrain to a gravel road that rides up to the summit of Puig Vicenç (468 meters above sea level). This is the highest point of the tour and also the start of the fantastic descent down the north side of the mountain. This consists of a mix of great, racy single trails and gravel sections. This takes you to a gravel road that rides around the mountain. The red rock formations typical of the region are particularly impressive here. This gravel road leads to the start of the varied singletrail descent down to the village of Torrelles de Llobregat.
Now the granny gear is needed again. On a steep road, you climb up to the Col de Can Cartro, where a fantastic view opens up towards Barcelona. This applies to the entire section up to Montpedros (348 meters above sea level), the last feat of strength of the tour. Now it's time for the final descent to Sant Viçenc dels Horts in the familiar mix of great, racy single trails and sections on gravel roads. The trail ends right next to the railroad line, so it's just a stone's throw back to the station.
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Details of the tour
30 km
990 m
990 m
27 above sea level
455 above sea level
1 day
Sant Vicenç dels Horts
Sant Vicenç dels Horts
2815
well suited
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User comments (2)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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There is (unfortunately a lot) to write about here. The second descent below the summit is unrideable in rain or wet conditions or only with an extremely high risk of an accident. Due to the storms at the end of October, the DH at St Antoni and Montpedros are so washed out that deep grooves make riding impossible. Let's hope that the damage will be repaired. Otherwise I would advise against the tour. There are better alternatives near Sant Climent de Lobregrat.
Scenic tour with three great descents. The second descent is barely rideable below the summit, but soon gets better. Above Torrelles it then becomes super. The summit descent from Sant Antoni / Montpedrós is quite rough, but easy. The final descent down to the railroad line is fast and great fun.