Catalonia, and specifically the province of Barcelona, is one of the mandatory destinations if you want to travel with your mountain bike. It is one of the areas with the most fond of mountain bike in Spain, full of clubs and loaded with events and competitions, in addition to
Bike Parks For enduro fans or DH or cycling events.
It has been difficult to make a selection of routes, since the options are very wide. From pure tours
Flow In the Sierra de la Collserola, next to the city of Barcelona, to the broken paths of the coast of Castelldefels, where many hardens enjoy. XC routes, marathon, trail or enduro abound in this province, both inside and in the coastal area.
Montserrat solid
This route is one of the most beautiful MTB tours that we can do within the province of Barcelona. Its beginning and end is in Monistrol de Montserrat, at the foot of the climb to the monastery and the Montserrat massif. We border this for all its aspects, admiring its characteristics rock summits.
Trialets de Collserola Route
The Natural Park of the Sierra de Collserola, at the gates of Barcelona, is the meeting point for all the
Bikers From the city. In this mountain space, full of oak forests and pine trees, there is a good number of cyclable trialeras that suppose an authentic route of escape to the jams and bustle of the great city.
An example of this are the trialeras photja or that of Codonyers, but there are many more. Some sections are technicians, but in general very funny, ideal for lovers of narrow, scrambled and surrounded by forest. This route that we propose links six of the most important trialeras in Collserola, with impressive views of the city of Barcelona and the Mediterranean Sea in the background.
Enduro Route in Castelldefels
A few 25 km from the center of Barcelona we found a fun route from
enduro in the surroundings of Castelldefels. It consists of three chained declines, all concentrated in the second part of the route, 21 km and almost 600 meters of unevenness.
The technical level of the descents is high to high, so it will be necessary to have some previous experience in the trail or enduro and not be afraid of the trialeras or the large slopes in descent. We will always have beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea.
Marathon route in Igualada
Igualada is a town in the interior of Barcelona surrounded by mountain and trails where MTB is breathed. The Barcelona town is famous for hosting one of the mountain cycling tests in the most important stages of the European calendar, the
Volcat.
In this route of pure resistance and great physical difficulty we alternate tracks of track, asphalt and trails. A authentic tour of breakup in 6 or 7 hours. It is necessary to have a good physical and technical level. Pure MTB inside Catalonia.
