Pyrenees
September 18, 2024
Saint Quirze de Basora to Camprodon
Over the years, I have managed to map out amazing routes, using ridewithgps with OSMCycleMaps. I am able to avoid busy roads, and it does a good job of showing paved versus unpaved. John has a subscription to Gaia and we used it lots this time to look at some of the dirt options. It's tricky here because the gravel can be so rough, but Gaia helped us distinguish between gravel roads and hiking trails! However, today, I forgot to look closely at the route profile. Luckily the super steep stuff was on a downhill, but I have to admit that downhill got my heart rate up. Collfred left an impression!
Despite the heart-stopping descent, the route to Olot was great. The bike path into Olot was very nice, and we found a good lunch spot in one of the central squares.
We climbed up to Camprodon on a road we had descended in the spring, and then took a lovely side road into town that went along an aqueduct.
We arrived in Camprodon and decided to stay at the super Hotel Camprodon, right in the center, overlooking the iconic bridge. Here's the view from our balcony.
We decided to stay here two nights, so we could do an unladen climb up to Vallter 2000, and really enjoy the town. More on that in the next post.
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