THE ADAC’S CYCLOTOURISM ROUTES

Nº 13

THE HERMITAGES OF CALDES DE MALAVELLA

Caldes de Malavella – Franciac – Sant Andreu Salou – Santa Seclina – Sant Maurici – Sant Sebastià - Caldes de Malavella

Description of the cycling route:

This route runs through fields and Mediterranean woods on the edge of the regions of La Selva and El Gironès.

It follows the route indicated with yellow and white marks such as PR (in Catalan  “Petit Recorregut”), a short distance route which in this case is called “Ruta de les Hermites de Caldes” or Route of the Caldes’ Hermitages. If you wish to see the PR route, take a look at the webpage of the municipality of Caldes de Malavella: www.caldesdemalavella.com/turisme/catala/itineraris.htm#i). The original route has been only very slightly modified because the track had become grown over in some places.

The route follows mud tracks in quite good a state most of the time, but you also find some paths which are not so evident and some secondary roads. You ride through a hilly landscape without very high tops, and even if you keep riding up and down all the time the route can be undertaken by any person who is used to riding a bicycle.

The route starts at the train station of Caldes de Malavella, it crosses under the railway line and continues in the direction of Franciac. From the Church in Franciac you continue to that in Sant Andreu Salou in the municipality of Cassà de la Selva, and from there to the hermitage of Santa Cecilia (which has been transformed into a hostel) and that of Sant Maurici (which is by the Castle of Caldes) and of Sant Sebastià (a very small hermitage situated beside a large farm house).

NOTES

-          It is necesary to cross road C-235 at two points on the route, which in the summer season can turn out to be both difficult and dangerous. This is why we propose alternative routes which we have marked with dots on the map of the route and in the roadbook.

-          In Caldes de Malavella, we find where to buy food and drink, and other services such as a  hotel, restaurants and medical services.

-          Caldes is located at about 20 km from Girona. You can get there on the N-II, which is the road from Girona to Barcelona, and also via the road from Girona to Llagostera and Platja d’Aro (taking the junction at the point where the ringroad passes around Cassa de la Selva), from the highway AP7 taking the exit in Vilobí and going in the direction of Cassà de la Selva, and also from the end of the road called the Eix Transversal, taking the N-II in the direction of Barcelona and leaving this road in Caldes

Xesca - Joan

English version: Sara Puigdemont and Vivien Greatorex

General examples of road types 

KM

39