BARCELONA: MONTSENY

El Montseny is a mountainous mass with a characteristic form, dominating and visible from many parts of Catalonia, known everywhere for the beauty of scenery. It's located in the Catalan Pre-coastal Mountain Range, of which this massif is the highest part. It's made up of three different geographical units:

• El Matagalls
• Turó de l'Home - Les Agudes (which with 1706m and 1703m are the highest peaks in the park)
• Pla de la Calma

The Pyrenees from the top of Turó de l'Home in Montseny

In 1978 UNESCO included Montseny Natural Park within the world-wide network of biosphere reserves, for its variety of countryside, fauna and flora.

Excursions

From the information centers in the Natural Park you can find out about routes and points of interest for the full enjoyment of time spent there. I specially recommend to use the network of sign-posted routes. They start from Fontmartina, Santa Fe, Sant Marçal, Collformic and the Collet of Sant Martí and go up to the most important peaks of the massif.

The most interesting excursions for me would be:

• Collformic - Matagalls: 3400m, 1h30min
• Font de Passavets - Turó de l'Home: 3850m, 1h40min

• Turó de l'Home - Les Agudes: 1550m, 40min
• Santa Fe - Les Agudes - Turó de l'Home: 11,5Km, 4h30min
• Empedrat de Mourou: 5,8Km, 1h45min (circular route)
• Bellver - Turó del Tagamanent: 1,2 km, 30min

The excursions we did this weekend were:

Day 1

• Collformic-Matagalls

Day 2

• Font de Passavets - Turó de l'Home

Montseny

Montseny and Montserrat in the background from Turó de l'Home

Collfornic - Matagalls

Beginning of the route from Collfornic to Matagalls in Montseny

Montseny from a point midway between Collfornic and Matagalls

The Pyrenees from the route between Collfornic and Matagalls in Montseny

Nice view of Montseny in Barcelona

Creu del Matagalls (Cross on the top of Matagalls)

When we got to the top of Matagalls, there were many people enjoying the spectacular views of the Montseny

View from the summit of Matagalls in Montseny

The Pyrenees from the summit of Matagalls in Montseny

Creu del Matagalls in Montseny

Font de Passavets - Turó de L'Home

Beginning of the route from Font de Passavets to Turó de l'Home

L'Avetosa in the route from Font de Passavets to Turó de l'Home

Near the summit of Turó de l'Home in Montseny

Summit of Turó de l'Home, the highest mountain in Montseny

This path leads to the summit of Turó de l'Home in Montseny

Views from Turó de l'Home

Pic de les Agudes from Turó de l'Home in Montseny

The Pyrenees from Turó de l'Home in Natural Park of Montseny

The Pyrenees and the Collsacabra (also appears the village of Tavertet) from Turó de l'Home in Montseny

The Montseny from Turó de l'Home, its highest mountain

Going down from the summit of Turó de l'Home in Montseny

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