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Virtual/planning thread: Caminos Girona, Catalán, and Aragonés - Part 1: Llançà to Montserrat
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[QUOTE="VNwalking, post: 949057, member: 38350"] [B]Day 12. Manresa - Montserrat (25.6 or 25.8 km)[/B] [I]Getting out of Manresa[/I] The Dutch tracks show two possibilities that diverge as soon as we cross the Pont Vell. One roughly parallels the main road south, while the other takes off in a more westerly direction and zig-zags up on a more indirect path this is the slightly longer distance. The two ways merge after about 11.5 km at the top of Castellgali. There are a bazillion other paths, too, so this is a section where we have to pay attention, lest we wander about in endless circles. Here is the big picture, showing the two options, beginning to end (turquoise lines): [ATTACH alt="Screenshot_20210819-132302_OsmAnd.jpg"]107115[/ATTACH] And here's a close-up of the choice-point at the beginning: [ATTACH alt="Screenshot_20210819-132434_OsmAnd.jpg"]107117[/ATTACH] Six of one, half-dozen of the other. The more direct way is likely least confusing. But can anyone speak to waymarking? The zig-zaggy one's labelled as the Ignacio, so it would likely have its own waymarking. [I]Onward[/I] It's 'only' 25km, but it's a bit of a hill at the end. And once at the top of Castellgado, we all just go inexorably towards the snaggle-toothed wall of rock ahead of us. Here's what [USER=9811]@alansykes[/USER] did: Laurie went together (a slightly different way? I'm not sure) with a happy gang of Amigos from Cervera: Once at Montserrat, we are amonst throngs of daytrippers until nightfall. So it sounds like a bit of a circus. But at the end of the day, there are peace, quiet, and magical vespers, and Lauds in the morning before leaving. Laurie and [USER=8594]@LTfit[/USER] stayed in the Albergue, but there is a flash hotel, as well. The museum has a Caravaggio, highly recommended, if it and the albergue have re-opened: [I]General Note:[/I] Montserrat marks the end of the Cami Sant Jaume, and the beginning of the Cami Catalan., from here on out the landscape changes dramatically as we head westward. I am continuing in my walking at home - to Jaca and the Aragones. But there has been relatively little engagement here, so I'm considering closing this planning thread (unless there are howls of disappointment and interest in me keeping it going, which I'm happy to do, but just not talking to myself). [USER=51912]@Rick of Rick and Peg[/USER] and (I think?) [USER=3502]@Anniesantiago[/USER] have expressed interest. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined this first leg from the sea, particularly to [USER=87627]@Doughnut NZ[/USER] who single-handedly did the heavy lifting in gathering information and whose map wizzardry is legendary! [/QUOTE]
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