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Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat
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[QUOTE="Steven Dwyer, post: 786749, member: 60696"] Day 2, Mundet Metro station to Terrassa Notes on the route: Distance 17.28 miles, elevation gain 2,067 ft, elevation loss 1,647 feet NOT THE FULL STAGE - WILL CONTINUE TO ADD AND EDIT THIS POST TOMORROW [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.wikiloc.com/mountain-biking-trails/wnd-day-2-cami-sant-jaume-41417213[/URL] Ok, before you take the Cami Sant Jaume off your bucket list because it looks to hard with a second day total of 17.28 miles, read on to see options for breaking the journey up into more manageable stages. The day began with a coffee break in the Mundet Metro station. Nice little cafe with basic pastry, sandwiches and beverages. Cafe con leeches with a pastry was only 2.20€, far cheaper than they wanted for breakfast at the hotel. From the station you head uphill towards the Mundet campus of the University of Barcelona. At the first corner you go right a few blocks until you pass the Velodrome d’Horta on your right turn left and head uphill. In about a block you will come upon your first yellow arrow. God bless whoever did the way marking as it is very easy to follow the trail. The route goes from paved road to dirt track and the turns left onto a single file path. It will be steep going after a bit, I’d definitely recommend having hiking poles and hope for good weather. In rain you will probably be sloshing through water as the trail has some gullies. On the way to the top you are treated to a view of “Chernobyl “, the nickname for the power plant with three smokestacks by the bay. Unfortunately, it will be several years before you will be able to see the center tower is Sagrada Familia, the hills of the barrio El Carmel block the view, though at one point you will see what I believe is the top of one of the construction cranes. On yesterday’s walk I was looking up at the Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the impressive Torre de Collserola, today I was at about the same level or possibly even higher. The Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola is an active place, so you will encounter other hikers, bikers runners and maybe someone on horseback. I had the good fortune of meeting a local man who asked if I wanted to walk with him. It was great because he served as sort of a pace car, helping me to establish a good rhythm. On weekends, it may be very busy. The trail varies between gravel road and forest path most of the way to Sant Cugat del Valles. Just after you begin to see the city, you pass by the Pi den Xandri, the ecological, cultural and historic symbol of Sant Cugat. It’s and oddly propped up 230 year old pine tree. Suddenly you are in Sant Cugat after crossing a stream bed. Today it was dry, and there are steps in case there is water. Following the yellow arrows, you soon arrive at the back side of the Monastery of Sant Cugat. Walk through the open gate through the gardens to the front of the church. The church is work a look if it is open. They do not have a sello for your credential, directing pilgrims to the office across the way which doesn’t open until late afternoon, I think it was 6pm. Next door is the Monastery museum which is worth stopping into. They offered free entry today and were willing for me to leave my backpack at the desk, or carry it. They are very proud of the cloister with 144 unique capitals. Not sure that I would agree that it is “One of the Finest cloisters in Europe”, but definitely worth seeing. Even better, there are free bathrooms on the 1st (US 2nd floor). They do have a sello at the information desk though it’s not particularly pretty. Across from the museum is the Tourist office. They also have a sello and it is a much nicer one. They did have a couple of Cami Sant Jaume brochures, but not in English. They were very friendly, but not especially helpful. Sant Cugat is the first place where you could stop for the day. A good sized city with restaurants and some hotels. When I was looking, they were all $100 plus. One of the forum members mentioned Airbnb as a possibility. Another possibility is heading to the train station and catching a train back to Barcelona or on to Terrassa, ten returning the next day to continue walking from the same Now, I do need to stop here and get some sleep. [/QUOTE]
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