What to do

Ruta de les Fonts i Verlets. Route 1 Sant Joan les Fonts

This walk takes you through an area full of natural springs where local people once went to relax, above all in summer.

The Carrilet cycle lane

The Carrilet is for walkers and cyclists only and follows the route of the narrow gauge railway that once linked Olot and Girona.

GR 83 - Camí del Nord o del Canigó

This route provides links Mataró and Prada de Conflent and the peak of El Canigó. It runs through attractive landscapes in El Montseny, Les Guilleries and La Garrotxa, and includes sections involving considerable climbs once it reaches the Pyrenees.

Xenacs via volcano Racó and puig Rodó viewpoint. Route 1 Les Preses

The recreational area of Xenacs in Les Preses provides an atypical view of La Garrotxa and is one of the best places anywhere for getting a bird’seye view of Croscat and the other volcanoes in the area. As well, its height makes it an ideal place.

Can Xel - castell de Colltort - Fontpobra - Can Xel. Natural Park route 5

Third carlinada route. Route 3 Argelaguer

In summer 1873 the Carlines besieged Argelaguer and killed the local councillor Sebastià Costa. This route will take you to the sites of some of the episodes of the final Carline War.

GR 11 - Cross-Pyrenean trail

This route follows the southern flank of the Pyrenees from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. Difficult high-altitude sections give way to peaks, valleys, villages, forests and ridges in a varied landscape of great visual beauty.

The Romanesque churches of Maià de Montcal and Beuda

Maià de Montcal and Beuda are both good examples of La Garrotxa’s valuable cultural heritage and their wonderful Romanesque churches are the perfect excuse to visit this part of La Garrotxa.