Montnegre I El Corredor Park, Serralada Starting Point: Pineda Church
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Signposted routes The park These are circular routes that return to the starting point, Situated in the coastal mountain range, the park is made up of except routes marked with an asterisk (*). The routes are two great massifs, El Corredor and El Montnegre. Due to its designed to reveal the richness of the natural and cultural location in the coastal region, the park’s vegetation boasts a heritage of different places within the park and are richness typical of Atlantic and continental climates. Neolithic usually adapted for families. SL-C 106 dolmens, archaeological remains from the Iberian period and medieval churches are dotted amid a landscape surrounded 1 8 hrs 16 min A B 23.7 km 13 30 min A B 1.7 km by crops, woods and farmhouses. GR 5 The lookout trail. From Sant Celo- SL-C 78 L’Erola chapel SL-C 70 ni to Sant Iscle de Vallalta* Starting point: Hortsavinyà Information Starting point: Can Batlle housing Centre. Hortsavinyà neighbourhood (Tordera). development (Sant Celoni). 14 3 hrs 30 min A B 9.6 km BASIC INFORMATION: 2 11 hrs 52 min A B 38.2 km SL-C 79 Olzinelles valley Year of park constitution: 1989 Protected area: 15,010 ha GR 83 The northern path or Canigó Starting point: Can Draper (Sant Celoni). path. From Mataró to Sant Celoni* Starting point: Can Pineda (Mataró). 15 3 hrs 20 min A B 9.8 km 3 14 hrs 32 min A B 44.3 km SL-C 80 Ca l’Arenes dolmen Starting point: Can Bosc (Dosrius). GR 92 Mediterranean path. Parks of Catalonia From Tordera to Llinars del Vallès* 16 3 hrs 30 min A B 9.1 km Barcelona Provincial Council’s Natural Park Network Starting point: Can Burgada farmhouse SL-C 101 Pineda stream valley Castell de Montesquiu Park, Les Guilleries-Savassona Natural Area, El Montseny Natural Park, (Tordera). Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac Natural Park, El Montnegre i el Corredor Park, Serralada Starting point: Pineda church. Litoral Park, Serralada de Marina Park, Serra de Collserola Natural Park, El Baix Llobregat 4 8 hrs 6 min A B 23.5 km Agrarian Park, El Garraf Park, Olèrdola Park and El Foix Park. 17 4 hrs A B 9.9 km PR-C 146 From Calella to Tordera* Starting point: Calella lighthouse. SL-C 102 Les Torrenteres Starting point: Puigvert park (Sant Cebrià 5 5 hrs A B 15.4 km de Vallalta). SL-C 110 PR-C 216 From Canyamars to 18 3 hrs 15 min A B 8 km El Corredor sanctuary Espais Naturals i Medi Ambient Starting point: Plaça de l’Església in SL-C 103 Montnegre crests Gerència de Serveis d’Espais Naturals Canyamars. Starting point: Sant Martí de Montnegre Comte d’Urgell, 187. 08036 Barcelona (Sant Celoni). Tel. (+34) 934 022 428 SL-C 77 6 2 hrs 45 min A B 8.1 km [email protected] · parcs.diba.cat SL-C 70 La Batllòria to Can Puig 19 2 hrs 40 min A B 8 km mountains SL-C 105 The Forcs plain SL-C 109 Starting point: Carrer del Camí Ral (La Batllòria). Starting point: Sant Iscle de Vallalta. 7 2 hrs 15 min A B 6.5 km 20 3 hrs A B 9.3 km SL-C 71 Pedra Gentil dolmen SL-C 106 Sant Corneli Torrassa 7a Starting point: Montseny street del Moro Starting point: Sant Iscle de Vallalta GR 92 Campament juvenil (Vallgorguina). 7 el Solell del Corredor SL-C 80 21 3 hrs 15 min A B 9.9 km PR-C 216 8 45 min A B 2.2 km SL-C 109 The rocks and stones of SL-C 72 The Corredor plain Vallgorguina Starting point: El Corredor sanctuary. Starting point: In front of the Vallgorguina football pitch. 9 1 hr 9 min A B 3.1 km SL-C 73 Can Portell holm oaks 2 2 2 hrs 50 min A B 8.8 km Starting point: Hortsavinyà Information SL-C 110 From Vallgorguina to Centre. Hortsavinyà neighbourhood (Tordera). Olzinelles Starting point: Path at the end of Carrer del 10 50 min A B 1.9 km Montengre (Vallgorguina) in the La Solana neighbourhood. SL-C 74 Vila bridge LL Starting point: Bon Dia rock. Forest Park 23 2 hrs A B 6.2 km (Mataró). 7 Dosrius Conventional symbols Facilities and services Parc del 11 1 hr 15 min A B 4.3 km Starting point: The car park of Can Bosc (one way) motorway SL-C 76 Path from El Puig farmhouse in Dosrius. park office viewpoint stream to El Corral* road information restaurant 24 43 min A B 2.5 km main track building of campsite Starting point: Arenys de Munt. Information interest GR (long distance Montnegre recreation area Centre. Can Jalpí park (Arenys de Munt). 7a Dosrius trail) dolmen Starting point: The car park of Can Bosc museum, permanent barbecue PR (short distance exhibition 12 1 hr A B 4 km farmhouse in Dosrius. hotel/lodging house trail) audiovisuals SL-C 77 Can Vilar and Sot de Can SL (sendero local) documentation TR rural tourism i el Corredor Montasell other signposted centre railway station itineraries educational Starting point: At the end of Carrer de Mataró, hospital mountain bike trail equipment Vallgorguina. start of the signposted petrol station railway line route signposted urban area water fountain The distances of the routes have been calculated with the goolTracking routes housing development platform and may vary significantly if other measuring systems are used. park limit Itinerary Approximate duration Plan for Spaces of National Interest area A Low difficulty B Total distance summit Moderate difficulty Leaflet available farmhouse, building High difficulty Signposted routes Parc del Cuisine Montnegre linked to the park Parc a taula is an economic development programme promoted by Barcelona Provincial Council aimed at private agents who, through their activity, assist in the conservation, enhancement and promotion of i el Corredor protected natural areas. You can find and download more information at parcs.diba.cat/web/parc-a-taula and on the following app: JC IR JC Useful advice for visiting the park Characteristics Good practices • If you are in a group, do not lose sight of your companions. Do not ever Other recommendations Vegetation abandon or leave anybody behind. The protected natural spaces are places where one can practise outdoor If there is a risk of snow or it has snowed, check road and trail The park’s geographic location conditions its climate and the vegetation that Borrowing adapted equipment activities and learn about our natural and cultural heritage. Use the • Strong wind can cause branches and other elements to fall. The risk conditions on the park's website. Drive with caution, respect the covers the mountain ranges. Cork oak, holm oak and pine forest characteristic of Mediterranean climates are most prevalent. Due to the increased humidity in marked paths and trails. of accidents may be greater on peaks and on crests. Avoid open spaces signals and signs of the guards and wardens. In the Office of El Montnegre i el Corredor Park you can find information some areas, oak woods, chestnut groves, alder groves and even common beech during high wind conditions. about a hire service for adapted equipment consisting of handcycles and third trees appear in the more elevated, shady areas of the park. In the lower, flatter Free camping is not permitted in any of its forms, including wheels for adapting users’ wheelchairs as well as different tactile materials. • When it is foggy it is easy to become disoriented; do not stray from the areas of the mountain ranges, forest cover is less prevalent with increased open Use of bicycles motorhomes. Camping is only permitted in areas designated for The service is free and a hire form must be filled out. main path. spaces such as meadows, cropland and pastures. this purpose. Tel.: (+34) 938 679 452 and (+34) 938 679 092. • Respect the priority of pedestrians and avoid causing inconvenience • In the event of downpours or thunderstorms, stay away from peaks, You can find more information at parcs.diba.cat/web/Montnegre. to them. Human presence and activity in El Montnegre and El Corredor have Wildlife isolated trees and cave entrances. A dense and leafy forest may provide left behind a host of architecture and art over the years. This rich • Adjust your speed in accordance with the type of path. On trails, the suitable coverage. cultural heritage must be respected. The park’s wildlife population is diverse and abundant, including wild maximum speed permitted is 30 km/h. Mediterranean species, such as the common genet, the common dormouse, Information points and centres Respect the nature and the peacefulness of the environment. the squirrel, the goshawk, the green woodpecker, the jay and the ladder snake, • Cycle only on roads, forest trails or paths that are more than three What to do with litter Avoid making unnecessary noise. and animals from Central European environments such as the marten, the bank PARK OFFICE Mercat de Tordera Information Point metres wide. vole, the woodcock and the common midwife toad. The open areas of the park Tordera market. Tordera • It is the responsibility of visitors to take the waste that they have Respect agricultural and stockbreeding activities, since they provide Església, 13, 2n. Vallgorguina • For justified reasons, in certain areas of the park, cycling may be are particularly rich in wildlife and are vital for predators such as the short-toed Opening hours: from Monday to Friday Fogars de la Selva Information Point created away with them and to recycle it.