Coll de Canes and Collada de Capsacosta

DATA OF INTEREST

  • Route type:

      Circular
  • Modality:

      Walking
  • Region:

      Ripollès
  • Municipalities:

      Ripoll, Vallfogona de Ripollès, Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Sant Pau de Segúries
  • Difficulty:

      Medium
  • Time:

      -
  • Distance:

      71.69km
  • Hauteur maximale:

      1114
  • Cumulative elevation gain:

      1260
  • Accumulated elevation gain:

      -
  • Signaling:

      -

Coll de Canes and Collada de Capsacosta

A route on which you can enjoy the counties of El Ripollès and La Garrotxa along minor roads.

Route description

The route starts in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, where you can leave your car at the car park at Les Cinc Fonts or near La Ruta del Ferro hostel.

Take the N-260 towards Ripoll. Once in Ripoll, take the N-260a to Vallfogona de Ripollès, after which you climb up the first mountain pass, the Coll de Canes (1,120 m), with gradients of 4 to 8%. At the summit, continue along the same road down to Olot. In Olot, head towards Camprodon and Ripoll and after the roundabout at La Canya turn right onto a minor road for 7 km until it meets the N-260. Follow the N-260 towards Camprodon and Ripoll for 4 km and then turn right towards Sant Salvador de Bianya along the C-153a. This is the start of the second mountain pass, the Collada de Capsacosta (862 m), which is 9 km long with gradients of 4 to 8%. Having reached its summit, start your descent to Sant Pau de Segúries, where you have to take the road to Sant Joan de les Abadesses to return to where you started.

  • Info DIFFICULTY

    DIFFICULTY

    Medium

  • Info DISTANCE

    DISTANCE

    71.69km

  • Info UNEVENNESS

    UNEVENNESS

    1260

  • Info TIME

    TIME

    -

  • Info ROUTE TYPE

    ROUTE TYPE

    Circular

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