More time in the woods · Up to 4 hours · 5 walks
Off to meet the forest’s dragon
Castanyer del Drac
- Time
- 1 h 40 min to 2 h 30 min
- Distance
- 3.3 km
- Ascent
- 150 m approx.
About two hours there and back, to the Castanyer del Drac, the dragon’s chestnut: an old, twisted tree that looks a bit like a dragon’s head. It also goes by the name Cap de Dinosaure. You leave through the gate above the pool and pass the Castanyer de les Illes, which people call the thousand-year-old chestnut. The path drops through the woods to the riera del Teix. Past the riera the climb begins: a rock beside the path serves as a viewpoint, and you keep climbing almost all the way to the chestnut. There you turn around and come back the same way. From the riera it is uphill both ways: on to the chestnut going out, and up toward the campsite coming back. Two named chestnuts and a viewpoint in just over three kilometers.
Along the way
The numbers match the map.
Nova Forest
Head out through the gate above the pool, the one that leads up toward El Fitó.
Castanyer de les Illes
You pass the Castanyer de les Illes, which people call the thousand-year-old chestnut.
Riera del Teix
You cross the riera del Teix, close to the lowest point of the walk. From here it is uphill both ways: on to the chestnut going out, and up toward the campsite coming back.
Roca
A rock beside the path serves as a viewpoint.
Castanyer del Drac
An old, twisted chestnut, also known as the Cap de Dinosaure. Turn around here and go back the way you came.
The practical bit
- Dogs
- On a leash. There is livestock loose, wildlife that nests on the ground and small children on the path.
- Parking
- Not needed. You walk out from the campsite.
These are the routes that start at the campsite. You walk them at your own risk: check the forecast before you set off, carry water, and there is no shame in turning back.
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