The Itinerary begins in the population of Collbató and carries us until the Monastery of Montserrat.
The mountain of Montserrat, With a maximum height of 1.236 metres on the level of the sea, is to 20 Km. Of Barcelona between the regions of the Anoia, of the Bages and of the Baix Llobregat and is the most important mountain and with more tradition of Catalonia: Symbol of religious cult, place of peregrinación for believers.
In this mountain finds the sanctuary and monastery devoted to the Virgin of Montserrat of the 12th century: This monastery this composed two parts: the basilica and the dependencies monacales and by the another, the buildings of services (apartments for the pilgrims, shops, restaurants and services in general).
It explains the legend that the size of the Virgin found it, in the 9th century, some shepherds the interior of a cave. The bishop wanted that they moved it to Manresa, but was impossible because the size was very heavy. This fact was interpreted like a sign of the wish of the own virgin to remain in and place and then commanded to build a hermitage that went the origin of the current monastery.
The romance size of the 12th century is realised in wood of álamo. It is an image of the Virgin with the boy Jesús in his regazo sustaining in the right hand a sphere that symbolises the Universe. At present, it is tradition between the believer
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| Barcelona | 1 | 16 Km. | 700 m. | 700 m. | Average |  |
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| Barcelona | 1 | 16 Km. |
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| 700 m. | 700 m. | Average | |
1. Collbató - Monastery of Montserrat
700 m
700 m
The Itinerary begins in the population of Collbató: The access to this population realises from Barcelona by the To-2.
The start of the footpath goes out right in front of the church. We take the first street to the right (the Passatge of the Salut) and follow the GR 7-2. To the 5 minutes, happened the hermitage of The Salut (situated to 400 m. Of altitude), take a track until arriving to the detour of the caves of the Salnitre, which will carry us in little time to the parking of these caves (1,2 Km. Of trek and 436 m. Of altitude).
Can save us this piece of the footpath since obviously we can access in car until the parking of the caves of Salnitre.
We go up by the stairs that drive to the caves, and take the way that goes out to the right, with a poster that indicates the direction of the monastery of Montserrat. From this point, follow the marks of GR red and white, by a footpath with continuous rises and descents. To the 2,8 km. Of trek and 430 m. Of altitude find us with the GR-6 that heads to Olesa of Montserrat.
To the 50 minutes of trek, in the Clot d'in Casanelles (3,2 km and 480 m. Of altitude) the footpath begins to go up strongly between vertical walls. To the 1:15 h. We arrive to a crossing of ways (4,3 km. And 662 m. Of altitude). We take the way of Sant Miquel leftwards (will return by the way of the right).
After 1:25 h. Of trek, arrives to the real way or Camí of them Bateries where installed batteries in the war of the Independence of the 19th century to dominate the step of the Bruc (5,9 Km. And 853 m. Of altitude).
It continues to the right to the monastery, now already in descent. To the 6,2 Km and to some 825 m. Of altitude go through the hermitage and the oriel of the Creu of Sant Miquel.
Shortly after we access to the monastery of Montserrat after 7,5 km. Of trek and to some 700 metres of altitude on the level of the sea, after some 2 h. Of route.
The return can realise by the same footpath. An alternative is the surround by the Saint Cova: it is necessary to go down by the way that heads to the station of the zip that goes down to Monistrol of Montserrat and take the footpath to the Saint Cova. Once in the Saint Cova goes out to the left a way that to the 10 metres turns to the right. From this point it is necessary to follow the way until the detour mentioned previously to return to Collbató.
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Hello, my experience has been the following, am of Abrera, and every year the City council organises the trek from Abrera, are already 4 years that do the way, the first time only could arrive until colbato from Abrera, the second remained me in the flag, the third achieved to realise my challenge and was to finish the route, taking into account that it weighed 125 kg. (Obese) and with espadrilles, my inexperiencia finish shattered the feet were like the ones of the yeti, and for satisfy the descent occurred me do it by Monistrol, much harder the descent that the rise, avía stairs of 1 metre and a little reliable terrain.
This year to been different practically ate me the mountain to snacks, jajaja went up it with 80 kg. And footwear of mountain, with saying that it arrive the first to the control of the City council and gave me the prize, this year was a rucksack.
Only say that there are other routes no so hard for which initiate to the hiking, to go up to the monastery more easily has to do it from colbato by the route of the caves of saltpetre, is a bit longer but more comfortable to go up, hardly there are stones.
Greetings.
To go with dogs what such? It requires of trepadas or something?
Can realise with dogs without problems.
We did the route yesterday day 2 April that was festive of Saint Week. We went I and my couple of 28 and 32 years and our dog of 3 years. We are not senderistas experienced neither practise any type of sport, are not in shape. We looked for a route of mountain to spend the day tranquilamente and this route in spite of being beautiful did us hard. For somebody that is not accustomed would say that rather it is of high difficulty, no apt for any person if it wants to finish it until the monastery and go back. It has a considerable rise that besides does more complicated because of the terrain that is almost everything of stones. There are narrow zones with considerable ravines and it is necessary to go very shod, sobretodo to the turn that when being all descent it is necessary to go with care that no twist you a foot and care with the stones that when being loose slip enough and give off. We begin the route to the 8am aprox and only cross us with some senderistas, of turn already there was a lot of more people and to a considerable sun. The best is madrugar so that the heat do not remove you the energies and go very instrumented with water, food and fruit. In summary the lovely sights but if what searches is a calm and flat walk by the mountain or a zone boscosa and cool this route is not yours. PD: There are not rivers neither sources.
Thank you By the contribution.
The past Sunday did this excursion, and loved us. Only we cross us on some runners of mountain, and little more.
The explanations are very good. To us it cost us 4h and 15 go up and go down, but finish quite tired, and arrive to Montserrat justitos of water. And although it did not do too heat, recommend madrugar, of May to September.
I recommend it to you to all, but it is necessary to be mínimamente in shape, and go very shod.
I have fet aquesta route I millor quan fa fred.
Tambe Is practical agafar a bus on diagonal prop English cut-the Caixa i vaig to Collbato i forget the cotxe or desfer the route i continue per Olesa.
Moltes gràcies pel comentari!
Very util, and very very described, did it the past weekend and was genial.
It is a way to enjoy it without better hastes with fried that heat
Itinerary perfectly described. Yesterday 09/08/15 we effect the itinerary my son Guillermo (15) and I (57) (the two diabéticos) and if I have to say that from the Clot of Casanelles the itinerary is hard and if the day is caluroso and sunny complicates it. In the distance have crossed us with a pair of cervatillos and some hare.