nowadays turned into an information point information an into turned nowadays

River Ter River Presses, Les of station FEVE Old Anglés towards trail the from Views

lends its name to the volcano stands. volcano the to name its lends

keeps to the banks of the River Ter following rural paths paths rural following Ter River the of banks the to keeps

d’Hostoles, located on the lava flow of the Traiter Traiter the of flow lava the on located d’Hostoles, ted a wide circular crater on which a chapel that that chapel a which on crater circular wide a ted

see signs for Gerona. The route, which is well signposted, signposted, well is which route, The Gerona. for signs see

will be rewarded with a view of the town of Les Planes Planes Les of town the of view a with rewarded be will volcano, very close to , which erupted and crea and erupted which Olot, to close very volcano, -

After an underpass that crosses under the road, you will will you road, the under crosses that underpass an After . 8

which turn on and off as trail users pass through, you you through, pass users trail as off and on turn which

the Crosat volcano, but also the Santa Margarida Margarida Santa the also but volcano, Crosat the

rous hydraulic uses that have been made of the river. the of made been have that uses hydraulic rous lights, automatic with tunnel special a crossing After 4.

exceptional beech wood located on lava flow from from flow lava on located wood beech exceptional

- nume the of you remind will plant power a Bescanó,

and lead to the foot of the Castillo d’Hostoles. Castillo the of foot the to lead and It is worth visiting not only La Fageda d’en Jordá, an an Jordá, d’en Fageda La only not visiting worth is It

Bonmatí station. Before reaching the old station of of station old the reaching Before station. Bonmatí

the old railway. The old railway holding walls flank the Trail Trail the flank walls holding railway old The railway. old the

and continues parallel to the N-141 highway, as far as as far as highway, N-141 the to parallel continues and

of volcanic landscape on the Iberian peninsula. Iberian the on landscape volcanic of

Brugent via an iron bridge, the only remaining structure of of structure remaining only the bridge, iron an via Brugent

The route then passes by the old station of Anglés, Anglés, of station old the by passes then route The 7.

exceptional scenic value, creating the best example example best the creating value, scenic exceptional Before reaching , you cross the River River the cross you Pallerols, de Feliu Sant reaching Before

the River Ter and the riera de Osor de riera the and Ter River the Pineda. de Miquel Sant of Church Romanesque century tion filled with holm oak, oak and beech woods of of woods beech and oak oak, holm with filled tion

reaching the town of Cellera de Ter, located between between located Ter, de Cellera of town the reaching 11th the towards begins descent your Bas, d’en Collado the

- vegeta luxuriant very occasions, on and, rich verse,

rrently used as an Art College. The route continues continues route The College. Art an as used rrently of top the reaching after and town, the from away moves

- di to rise gives environment particular This origin.

find another of the old railway line facilities that is cu is that facilities line railway old the of another find route the, ground, the on drawn lines yellow the Following . 3 -

and some twenty basaltic lava flows of quaternary quaternary of flows lava basaltic twenty some and

in bygone times. On the other side of the river, you will will you river, the of side other the On times. bygone in

refurbished and is currently a nursery school. school. nursery a currently is and refurbished

La features around forty volcanic cones cones volcanic forty around features Garrotxa La

you can see the impressive viaduct that the train used used train the that viaduct impressive the see can you

Esteve d’en Bas. In this town, the old station has been been has station old the town, this In Bas. d’en Esteve

The Natural Park Zona Volcánica (volcanic area) de de area) (volcanic Volcánica Zona Park Natural The

tracks so that, on crossing the bridge over the River Ter, Ter, River the over bridge the crossing on that, so tracks

a roundabout on the road and enters the town of Sant Sant of town the enters and road the on roundabout a

te of the railroad but takes advantage of several forest forest several of advantage takes but railroad the of te

area. Without taking the turnoff, the Trail passes under under passes Trail the turnoff, the taking Without area. A VOLCANIC REGION VOLCANIC A

In this part, the Trail does not follow the original rou original the follow not does Trail the part, this In . 6 -

point you have a splendid bird’s eye view of the volcanic volcanic the of view eye bird’s splendid a have you point

day has been converted into the Amer firemen’s station. station. firemen’s Amer the into converted been has day - view whose from Xenacs, of area recreational the to

route leads to an old railway repair workshop which to which workshop repair railway old an to leads route leads that turn-off a reaches it until continues route The 2. It accesses Llocalou by a path next to river riera de Ridaura. Ridaura. de riera river to next path a by Llocalou accesses It -

d´Amer, which is a natural carbonic water fountain. The The fountain. water carbonic natural a is which d´Amer, north of Olot, and leaves it behind parallel to N-260a road. road. N-260a to parallel behind it leaves and Olot, of north

into an Information and Tourist Information Bureau. Information Tourist and Information an into

water courses reaching, a turn-off for the Font Picant Picant Font the for turn-off a reaching, courses water Llocalao by menas of a cyvle lane. This route borders the the borders route This lane. cyvle a of menas by Llocalao

reaches the old station of Les Presses, now transformed transformed now Presses, Les of station old the reaches

ral long bridges that will enable you to cross different different cross to you enable will that bridges long ral At Sant Roc bridge begins a branch that conncets Olot and and Olot conncets that branch a begins bridge Roc Sant At 9.

lands were cultivated. The Nature Trail continues until it it until continues Trail Nature The cultivated. were lands

From Les Planes d’Hostoles you will pass over seve over pass will you d’Hostoles Planes Les From 5. -

itineraries in order to discover how these harsh volcanic volcanic harsh these how discover to order in itineraries Trail. This is also the starting point of Carrilet II Nature Trail. Nature II Carrilet of point starting the also is This Trail.

a resting area where you can also have a drink of water. of drink a have also can you where area resting a different follow can you setting whose in Privat, Sant of River Onyar until it reaches de end of Carrilet I Nature Nature I Carrilet of end de reaches it until Onyar River

route, and you will pass an entrance to La Parada Park, Park, Parada La to entrance an pass will you and route, halt railway the to come will you after Soon Park. Roc where River Onyar flows into Ter. The route go upstream upstream go route The Ter. into flows Onyar River where

where there is a sports track built on the old railway railway old the on built track sports a is there where Sant de Fonts at area resting a through passing after will reach a roundabout where you reach the Devesa Park, Park, Devesa the reach you where roundabout a reach will

volcano. Once in the town, you will pass the station station the pass will you town, the in Once volcano. ground municipality’s the leave you station, Olot From 1. until it arrives in the northern part of Gerona. Here you you Here Gerona. of part northern the in arrives it until

CARRILET I CARRILET

CAMINO NATURAL CAMINO

NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR NORTHEASTERN SECTOR

SECTOR NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR Guide to the Nature Trails of

Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment’s Nature Trails Program aims to restore former transport infrastructures such as railway tracks, catt- le trails and traditional routes, for public use and enjoyment. AMONG DORMANT VOLCANOES These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio- diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. A narrow track railroad linked the towns of Olot and Gerona and was one of the main channels of communication for We invite you to visit them and offer you the keys to en- almost a century, until it was dismantled on July 16, 1969. joy the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description Along its 54 kilometres length, it crossed three regions, twel- of the Carrilet I Nature Trail and the map for the journey, ve towns and passed through the valleys of the rivers Fluvià, along with recommendations to make the most of this ex- Brugent and Ter, making interchange and relations between perience. We only ask one thing of you: do not forget to lands in the province’s interior much easier. leave everything as you found it. The conservation of these pathways is also your responsibility. The route leaves from the old railway halt of Olot, the capi- NATURE TRAIL

tal of the region of La Garrotxa, a town surrounded by four DL: dormant volcanoes. CARRILET I TELEPHONES OF INTEREST:

• Consorcio de Vías Verdes de : 0034 972 48 69 50 NIPO:

Olot to Girona [Girona] MIDE

9 Harshness of natural environment 1 Upward gradient 200 m Guidance along the route 1 Downward gradient 555 m Route difficulty 1 ROUTE LENGHT* 66 km Amount of effort needed 5 TIME 15 h

* Total lenght including branches and alternatives town point of interest 1 Olot former train station Girona San Miguel Bridge de Pineda church San Feliú San Esteve d´en Bas de Pallerols Les Planes 700 Fountain Bonnati former d´Hostoles train station 600 Fountain Tunnel Rest area and fountain Power plant 500 Bridge Anglés Bescanó former 400 Amer train station 300 200 100 0 m 0 km 10 20 30 40 50 59,4 2

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SECTOR NATURE TRAIL Starting point Religious building Bridge Detour NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR CARRILET I End of trail Train station Underpass Nature Trails Rest area Fountain Tunnel