Category: Bike routes

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Route of the Two Valleys

Type: MTB

Difficulty: Low

Total route: 23.4 km.

Starting and finishing point: Sant Guim de Freixenet

They deserve a stop:

Sant Guim de Freixenet

Sant Julià de Estaràs

Santa Maria de Gàver

Sources of Sió in Gàver

Montfalcó Murallat

Description:

Among the valleys of l’Sió i de l’Freixenet there are two main elements of the Segarra heritage: the Celler Cooperatiu de Sant Guim de Freixenet and Montfalcó Murallat. El Celler is a work by Cèsar Martinell that shows Gaudinian d’arrel elements and that is related to the agrarian development programs companies by the Mancomunitat de Catalunya (1920)

Després de passar prop of the great baroque church of Sant Guim de la Rabassa, the stately home of Gothic origin d’Estaràs and, above all, the church of Sant Julià, with the Romanesque walls and the sepultures with the arms of Villalonga, It is Montfalcó Murallat troba.

The Ruta de les Dues Valls starts in the slopes that from the foothills of l’Tossal Magre (781 m) walk the cyclist cap a la vall de Freixenet i, a l’N d’el Recorregut, runs the elevation plans that separate the valleys from l’Sió and l’Ondara, through a genuine Segarra landscape where l’ordi, el blat and els ametllers abound.

The spring landscape of La Segarra was described, on the waves of the sea d’ordi the extraordinarily special fan.

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Route of the hills

Type: MTB

 Difficulty: Medium

 Total route: 22,900 km.

 Departure and arrival point: San Antolín

 They deserve a stop:

 San Salvador de Talavera

 Saint Mary of Rubinat

 Santiago de Pallerols

 Description:

 
the hill route receives its name from the small elevations caused by erosion, which stand out in the plains that extend between the river basins of the Ondara River, the Torrent Salado and Montpalau.  Forest stains among the large crops characterize this route, in which you can also observe the remains of the ancient exploitation of magnesium-rich waters in Rubinat.

 This route is a good opportunity to get an idea of ​​the diversity of the Segarra heritage, with strong houses, Romanesque churches, medieval dovecotes and remains of ancient castles.

 Among the most notable heritage elements is the church of San Salvador the Talavera and Santa María the Rubinat

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Route of the Towers of Guaita

Route of the Towers of Guaita

 Type: MTB

 Difficulty: Medium

 Total route: 21,600 km

 Departure and arrival point: Sanaüja

 They deserve a stop:

 Sanaüja Old Town

 Lloberola Castle

 Description:

 Sanaüja was formerly a walled villa of almost circular plan that was renovated will take the seventeenth century.  The main square of the 16th century and the Tower of the Hours constitute important heritage elements, as well as the remains of the castle.

 Another notable element of the route is the castle of Lloberola, one of the oldest in the Segarra, testimony of the early feudal conquest, retains a tower of the tenth century literally wrapped by another of the year 1000

 The Route of the Torres of Guaita runs between the valleys of Llobregós and the Sanaüja stream, separated by elevations, among which the Pedrafita hill stands out (672 m).  It is a dry land, arisca, that captivates landscape lovers with character and that in some places demands a good form to the cyclist.  In addition, 904.28 ha of the municipality of Sanaüja are included in the PEIN (Plan of Spaces of Natural Interest) of the Llobregós Valley, which comes from one of the best preserved gypsum areas of the Catalan Central Depression.

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Route of the two valleys

The Two Valleys Route

 Tipus: MTB

 Difficulty: Low

 Total recorregut: 23,400 km.

 Starting point and arrival: Sant Guim de Freixenet

 Mereixen one stop:

 Sant Guim de Freixenet

 Sant Julià d’Estaràs

 Santa Maria de Gàver

 Fonts del Sió a Gàver

 Montfalcó Murallat

 Description:

 Among the valleys of Sió i del Freixenet are two main elements of patrimoni segarrenc: the Celler Cooperatiu de Sant Guim de Freixenet and Montfalcó Murallat.  El Celler is a work by Cèsar Martinell that shows elements d’arrel Gaudinian and that is related to the development programs agrari endegats per la mancomunitat de Catalunya (1920)

 After passar prop of the great baroque church of Sant Guim de la Rabassa, the senyorial house d’origen gòtic d’Estaràs i, sobretot, l’església de Sant Julià, amb les parets romàniques and les sepultures amb les armes dels Villalonga,  is troba Montfalcó Murallat.

 The Route of the two Valls starts in the pendents that from the foothills of Tossal Magre (781 m) route the cyclist cap to the Vall de Freixenet i, to the N of the recorregut, travels the planets elevations that separate the valleys of the Sió  and de l’Ondara, through a country genuine segregation on abound l’ordi, the blat and els ametllers.

 Documentary video that described the spring country of La Segarra, on the waves of the sea of ​​the special extraordinary fan.  Enllaç

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The Route of Santiago’s road

Santiago’s Road in the region of the Segarra

 The Santiago’s road enters the region of the Segarra through the 725m high Panadella port, this port separates the Segarra from the Anoia.  It runs through the valley of the Ondara river that covers, from east to west, the municipalities Segarra the Talavera, Ribera d’Ondara, Cervera and Granyanella until entering the neighboring region of Urgell.  The total route of this section is 23 km.

 The itinerary goes through landscapes of great chromatic beauty that changes according to the season of the year and with various manifestations of popular architecture such as margin walls and stone huts.

The Segarra is a land of castles and in this section of the Santiago’s Road we can admire some specimens such as the Curullada Castle, Fonolleres Castle and the remains of the Saportella Tower.

 The most emblematic points of the route, however, are the church of Santiago de Pallerols (12th century) and the city of Cervera.  To Pallerols pilgrims can seal the credential.  It is also in this place where an annual pilgrim meeting is held.  The Romanesque church of La Mora is also dedicated to Santiago.

 Some specimens of the Cervera heritage refer to the Santiago´s road such as the pilgrims’ cloister located in the Berenguer de Castelltort hospital (current Mother Güell geriatric residence) or the stained glass windows of the parish church of Santa María.

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Llobregós Valley Route (trail and mountain bike)

GR 170 Llobregós Valley

 Type: Trail and MTB

 Difficulty: Medium

 Total route: 65 km

 Departure and arrival point: Torah

 Description:

 Path of 65 km that has the starting point and arrival in Torà and that passes through places where forests, streams and crops alternate.  This trail also allows us to know the Segarrenc architectural heritage.

 The Association of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Torà (APACT) together with the Regional Council of La Segarra has signaled a path of great distance of a distance of 65 kilometers, which affects five municipalities of Llobregós: Torá, Ivorra, Massoteres, Biosca and  Pine trees.

 The trail is very nice, alternating forests, streams and fields, as well as a lot of architectural heritage.  There are two zones defined by the mountains of l’Aguda and Pinós.  To the north, we find a typically Solsonès environment, where shady pine and oak forests predominate alternated with crop fields and most of the farmhouses, roads and fountains are also concentrated.  In contrast, in the south of these mountains the landscape is typically Segarra.  The plain of the Llobregós River, area of ​​wheat and barley, gives way to the plateaus of the plateaus d’Ivorra, Palouet and Biosca.