The Montcau (1056 meters above sea level) is the second higher beak of the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç of Munt i l'Obac.
The macizo of Sant Llorenç of the Munt i l'Obac finds north of Terrassa. It situates on the depression of the Vallès and achieves his maximum height in the Mola, with 1.103 metres. Together with the macizo of Montserrat and the bluffs of Gallifa close the South of the depression of the Ebro.
The group stands out of the rest of Catalan mountains. From any point of the surroundings can see his silhouette and from the side of the region of the Vallès, stand out his more emblematic peaks, the Mola and the Montcau.
The park compose it the mountains of Sant Llorenç of the Munt and the ones of the neighbouring saw of l'Obac. Both join in the Coll d'Estenalles, in the cabecera of laughed it of the Arenes, laughed that it separates them with a valley of karstic origin of sides very escarpados.
To the sides of this macizo, a group of ravines or “channels” divide it in secondary units. They stand out the blocks of the Mola (1.103 metres), the Òrbits (1.031 metres) and the Montcau (1.056 metres).
The peaks characterise for being escarpadas, with bluffs almost vertical that alternate changes of slope. To the foot of the bluffs find monoliths that have been separated of the wall by the erosion. The most emblematic are Cavall Bernat, the Castellasses and the Cova of the Drac.
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1. The Montcau
200 m
200 m
The Montcau (1.056 meters above sea level) is the second higher beak of the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç of Munt i l'Obac. In clear days, will have a good vision of the Pyrenees, Montserrat and the Saw prelitoral Catalan.
To arrive to the point of start, take the road BV-1221 that goes of Terrassa to Matadepera. We leave the population backwards and go on down a narrow road that goes in in the natural park until arriving to the centre of interpretation of the park, situated in the Coll d'Estenalles. We go in in the zone of parking and leave the car to initiate our route.
Justo behind the centre of information of the park can see a track asphalted and very signposted that it directs to the Montcau. In this first stretch, our way follows the footpath of the GR 5. The track begins to go up between a terrain of encinas, winning height ràpidamente. It is worthwhile to go stopping to look to backwards and see like the silhouette of Montserrat dominates the landscape.
We follow going up until the track begins to llanear. In this moment a small footpath delimited by join ropes fixed in the soil goes out to our left. We have to take it, and leave to the right the track by which will return.
The way follows going up with a traced fàcil until arriving to the rocky base of the peak. In this moment have to begin to go up to the peak. The way desdibuja in the stone, having to look for the route that result us more fàcil, in occasions helped of the hands.
From the peak see the summit emblemàtica of the park, the Mola, and big part of the geografia Catalan. A table of orientation will allow us localitzar the most important points.
We descend of the peak by the same way that has carried us. In humid days or with rain it is necessary to loan attention, because the zone is very slippery. Once we arrive to the base of the peak, follow descending to the Sureste until the Coll d'Are, a crossing of ways that would allow us lengthen the excursion and arrive even until the Mola.
In this point take the GR 5 by which initiate our exit in direction to the Coll d'Estenalles. A track fàcil bordea the inferior base of the Montcau and goes descending softly. We arrive to the crossing of the way that took during the rise and go on down the track, undoing the way until regressar to the coll, where leave the car.
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Thank you By your info now have more information of the excursion that go to realise thank you very much
Hello Good afternoons, wanted to congratulate you by your work that serves of big help to people that like me want to realise this route, had of some data but thanks to your description will have a very prepared stage, thank you very much.
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Thank you Irene, already will explain us as it has gone you 😉