ITINERÀNNIA, NETWORK OF TRAILS EN “Itinerànnia” is a network of trails, with over 2500 kilometres between the neighbouring regions of “Ripollès”, “Garrotxa” and “Alt Empordà”. A network of hiking trails is like a road map, but with footpaths, allowing the hiker to get from any one point to another. GARROTXA It retrieves the old historic roads between the villages 03 to reach many small places. Garrotxa The network offers many different hikes depending on the time or difficulty and you interest over nature, architecture or culture. Each route that we propose is just a little taste of an extensive network of trails that you can walk to discover the Ripollès, Garrotxa and Alt Empordà counties.

THE SIGNS all the trails of the network are marked regularly over the paths with horizontal painted yellow signs. A VIEWPOINT OVER LA VALL D’EN BAS AND

PATH’S TURN LEFT / RIGHT WRONG LA GARROTXA MARKS PATH (3X10cm) +INFO: SALT DE SALLENT www.itinerannia.net AND SANTA MAGDALENA www.turismegarrotxa.com The marks are places approximately every 300 metres painted on tree’s bark, stones or using and other Moderate 4h. 25min. medium already deployed in the area. In the cross / Hard roads you will find signposts indicating the nearest four villages in each direction with time information (a maximum of 6 hours). In the same village or town appears more than once on different signs of the same signpost, you will need to read the description below the town. If there is no description below the place name then you are looking at the shortest route to the town or village. If the indication says “Per...” (l.e via) it means that this is a longer alternative route to get to the same place. Each signpost has a small plaque that shows the name of the place where it is located, the altitude and the UTM coordinates.

You will find information boards with a map of the county’s trails in every village or city integrating the network. A VIEWPOINT You begin the route at Pla d’en Xurri, a picnic area 3 km from Sant Privat where there is plenty of space to park. Once up on the OVER LA VALL track, you will see the Itinerànnia signpost G58 Pla d’en Xurri, D’EN BAS AND from where you should head towards ‘Joanetes’. The yellow paint, along with the Itinerànnia signposts, will indicate the route to LA GARROTXA follow. The path begins to climb steeply, crossing a stream on a number of occasions before coming to a paved section of trail, SALT DE SALLENT the well-known Camí dels Matxos’. After a good steep climb AND SANTA you leave the woods and come to Itinerànnia signpost G56 Restobles. Turn right towards ‘Vallfogona’ and the head of the MAGDALENA waterfall of Salt del Sallent. A little way along the track you will come to a signpost with green signs that point to the right down towards the waterfall (leaving momentarily the yellow paint marks). Pass through a small copse and reach the small stream that feeds the waterfall. Be careful not to go too close to the edge, as the rocks can be very slippery. To head for Santa Magdalena, retrace your steps back to the yellow paint marks on the track, turn left and continue back to the Itinerànnia signpost G56 Restobles. From here continue towards ITINERÀNNIA NETWORK ‘Joanetes’. After a longish stretch you will come to signpost G61 ROUTE Santa Magdalena del Mont, which is where the return path ROAD-TRAIL heads back down left to Sant Privet d’en Bas. However, before RIVER returning, it is well worth continuing straight on to visit the little TOURIST SERVICES church of Santa Magdalena. The track takes you out of the woods (See website) and into an area of pastures, where you will see the church and a VERTICAL SIGNPOSTS OF THE NETWORK small mountain hut Refugi Emili Triadú down to your left. If you walk down behind the church to the electric pylon, there are splendid views of the eastern Pyrenees, with Puigmal-Núria to your left and Comabona and El Canigó to your right. Nearer ROUTE SPECIFIC home and more or less opposite to where you are you will see the INFORMATION dark-coloured mountains of L’Alta Garrotxa and the characteristic pyramid-shaped mountain of Bassegoda. At the foot of where Time: 4h 25 min you are standing you will see the Vall d’en Bas, a flat agricultural Distance: 10,7 kms valley, as well as the whole of the Olot Basin and the city of Max. height: 1.280 m Olot itself. Behind Olot in the mid-distance the red rocks of the Min. height: 617 m mountain of Sant Julià del Mont stand out and then merge into Difficulty: Moderate / Hard G72 Les Preses the gentle slopes of the Batet plateau above Olot. To the right of Sant Julià, emerges the cone of the volcano Croscat. ACCUMULATIVE SLOPE Total climb: 712 m To continue the route, return to signpost G61 Santa Magdalena del Mont and take the steep path that drops down to Sant Privat Total descent: 712 m d’en Bas. Be careful on the somewhat slippery and clayey path as it passes through a beautiful beechwood. The twists and turns of the path enable you to lose height quickly and the yellow paint 1.300 marks take you down to the cave shrine of L’Ermita de les Olletes. Editorial Alpina 1.150 The route continue to the right of the cave (follow the yellow

1.000 paint marks) and you soon reach another junction marked by This is a demanding route as it gains height quickly over a short Itinerànnia signpost G60 la Baga de les Olletes. Here, turn left 850 distance. However, it provides for wonderful views of two singular down towards ‘Sant Privat d’en Bas’ and continue dropping down sites: the impressive waterfall of Salt del Sallent, at its best after steeply for a good while until you come to the house of Can Turó. Altitude (m) Altitude 700 heavy rain, and the chapel of Santa Magdalena. This small church, Walk across its terrace, through the arch and into this restaurant’s car park. At the far end of the car park, continue to follow the 650 built on a natural terrace 700 m above the valley below, is an excellent vantage point over La Garrotxa and much of the Pyrenees track to the right and, after a left-hand bend, come to Can Xurri in the province of Girona. once again, the starting point of this walk. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Distance (km)