Sau - Rupit - Tavertet Tour
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Barcelona
departure.- Port Olimpic
Map1
Map2
Tour connection points for bikers living out of Barcelona
Coming from the North Map
Go to
Hostalric - Arbucies take road C-25 to VIC
Leave C25 at exit 187 Sant Julia de Vilatorta - Calldetenes
Follow signs Folgaroles - Vilanova de Sau
Join the tour step number 7
Coming from the south
Coming from
Sitges take C32 until you get C15 ( 12 km ) and follow Vilafranca.
Coming from Vilanova take C15 to Vilafranca (at 15 km get motorway A7 )
Take A7 to Barcelona.
Take right deviation following sign Terrassa.
Leave A7 exit 14 to Vic - Puigcerdá
Join the tour step number 4
Step |
Road
|
Partial
km |
Total
km |
sign |
to
do |
Comments |
1 |
Ronda
Litoral (B10) |
0 |
0 |
Port Olimpic | Leave the parking area to the right (north) and keep left to enter in the Ronda Litoral (B-10) | Leave Barcelona |
2 |
B10 |
6 |
6 |
Follow C-58 SABADELL | Take C-58 | |
3 |
C58 |
8 |
14 |
Exit 7
Vic |
Take A7 | |
4 |
A7 |
11 |
25 |
Exit 14 Vic |
left | leave Motorway and follow C17 to Vic |
5 |
C17 |
45 |
70 |
Vic | Don't enter in town | Keep left follow C17 |
6 |
C17
|
6 |
76 |
Exit 180 C-25 GIRONA |
Leave C17 | Follow Girona |
7 |
C25
|
7 |
83 |
Exit 187 |
Roundabout - Follow Folgaroles - Vilanova de Sau | At 100 m turn left follow Folgaroles - Vilanova de Sau |
| 8 |
- |
- |
- |
Roundabout | Turn right | Follow Embassament de Sau until you arrrive to the reservoir(Mapa) |
9 |
- |
12 |
95 |
Sau Reservoir | Go to the other side of the reservoir and follow hard road | Find La Riba Restaurant |
10 |
- |
2 |
97 |
Leaving the restaurant turn right | Follow Rupit | |
11 |
- |
13 |
110 |
Town of Rupit | To the
right enter to the town (enter with the bike, forget signs) |
|
12 |
- |
2 |
112 |
Crossroads |
Left | To VIC |
13 |
- |
14 |
126 |
Sign Santa María de Corco - L'Esquirol - Tavertet | Left | |
14 |
- |
1 |
127 |
Town entrance | left | to Tavertet |
15 |
- |
8 |
135 |
After the Km 8 sign | visit punta de l'Abella | See below detail of how to do the visit |
16 |
- |
5 |
140 |
Town of Tavertet | Forget forbiden entrance sign | Run in front of the church and park |
17 |
- |
13 |
153 |
Go back until you find Santa Maria de Corcó - L'esquirol | Cross the town | Take right-left until you find the main road - turn left to VIC |
18 |
- |
3 |
156 |
Deviation | Follow Manlleu | |
19 |
- |
4 |
160 |
Rounabout | Follow C25 VIC | |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
Lights | Left - Follow C25 VIC | |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
Cross bridge | ||
22 |
- |
5 |
165 |
Arriving to C25 | Follow Barcelona or Girona (if you come from the north of Barcelona) | End of the ride |
Panoramics
OFICINA MUNICIPAL DE TURISME DE VIC
Ciutat, 4
08500 - Vic
Tel: + 34 93 8862091
Fax: + 34 93 8892637
turisme@ajvic.es
http://www.victurisme.com
From Santa María
de Corcó to Tavertet after finding Km 8 sign you'll see the following
image
Following by where it is seen the car you will find a great stone that is the
beginning of the way.
Start walking keeping the left in all deviations. after three (3) minutes you will see this view
It is possible to get the edge of the cliff and make very pretty photographies (it is necessary to walk ten minutes).
The inhabitants of Santa María de Corcó to Tavertet - L'Esquirol don't agree at 50% in the name of the village.
As probably you know the workers that break the strikes are called "esquirols" . That name come from this village. In the 19th century there was a strike in Manlleu and the employers went to l'Esquirol to get new workers in order don't stop production.
