After three months without stepping on the Mount (for reviews, not by accident as before) I knew my fitness was not the most appropriate according to what things were not very clear where to go, so I thought .. . to discover the world. I left home not knowing what to do and took the road towards Girona, thinking stand in the first place nice to see. And passing Hostalric, I lit a candle: he had never been in the small town of Massanes, was the perfect excuse to get to know
Once there
had no no idea where to go. I knew the area or know of any interesting places nearby. I got a totally improvised, but really nice
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Ni idea where it would end or when he would return, only had the Topo Manel Catalunya in GPS. The only thing that was clear is that in these circumstances, it would not get into complications. Massanes I left without destination, the main street, which at the end people becomes a tarmac. The Montseny front, as a reference point
After about 500 m., seeing that the pavement ended (later I found that this road leads to Sant Feliu de Buixalleu), I walked down a track leading down to the right. Among the small trees appears Turó Can Mel, would end up
farmhouse Step Can by Mona ...
... and I'm going out to the stream of Massanes
The track was following the cross, to go out to a road that looks the other way, without much traffic. Avoiding asphalt change direction and continue for another wide road that follows the riverbed downstream. All the banks are planted with poplars
Well, not all ... there are also some planted
the moment the first section is turning out well ... a nice way through the forest or the poplars, very flat and next to a creek
I have found most beautiful in the middle of spring or late fall, but that's not bad
On the opposite side of the valley, another small elevation, dels Turó Dròpols
I I laughed down, sometimes the road separates to approach any house: Can Remilans
After this comes another section where the tree lined road goes ...
... to return after a while the fields, always surrounded by poplar
Even without knowing exactly where I was, I sensed that was headed to the station-Massanes Massanet, as well was. The Montseny and I was too far, would Turó Dròpols dels left behind ...
... and after crossing the road to them Mallorquines Hostalric (GI-555), the stream of Massanes is coupled with that of Santa Coloma
A few minutes later appeared at the station. I had not happened, and realize the change that has given the new TGV viaduct over the platforms
breakfast at the station and see that you can only go by the way I've come and the road from Massanet. Still, thanks to GPS discover a path that will take me along to the laugh during a stretch
abound Poplars on the banks of the stream
and a while I continue with the idea of \u200b\u200bcontinuing down, but with the disadvantage that not find a spot to cross the stream. At other times may not fall so full, but did not want to get wet feet.
The road runs along between the stream and the poplars, until there comes a point where you turn left, to reach a field
Although my idea was to go down, I have no other choice because across the stream is impassable.
Montseny far
I continue without knowing where it will appear, at least I have the reference of the Blanes train route, which is not far away. More than a road, I follow the boundary between the field and poplars. I leave a clue wide which runs along the Moll de Cartellà farmhouse and a few meters turn up at the junction of the access to the station from the C-35, crossing the railway line. To not return the same site, I follow the road a few meters ..
... and before turning down a road on the left, I'll see a church half hidden among the trees and I had noticed once that had happened in car
Sant Pere Martorell, of Romanesque origin but rebuilt in the early s. XIX
After a brief stop, get rid my steps to return to the road, I follow a path that goes across the street, and after passing through Can Nadal, amounts to Bosc de Can Carbo
Typical Mediterranean forest with oaks, pines and many shrubs. In a clear one can see the Montnegre
As I have no very clear if I cross the stream again somewhere else, I decided to return to the station. In another course I see those little Turons , I've surrounded the Massanes leave, never to return to the same place, try to find a trail that ascends
I leave the forest on the precipice of the Major Coma .. .
... with his old farmhouse in ruins ...
... and the inevitable row of poplars ...
... to appear again at the station, going for 1 km. by the way he had spent hours in advance. I cross the stream and road Mallorquines them and follow a few meters between the poplars ruts left in the direction of Mel Can Turó; soon see a trail that climbs gently through the base
then becomes on a path that turns left to avoid entering the house of Can Cough. There are a couple of ramps and a stretch very strong overgrown, probably end up closing
Suddenly, the thing is clear: for here have been cleaned. The machines have expanded the ways
ascend the hill, then closes the forest and suddenly Turó Can Mel (208 m)
I think it has more difficulty climbing the ascension vertex itself. The tops of the trees clogged most of the hearing, yet to be seen how far Gavarres and the Massif de l'Ardenya
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Under a closed path flowering heather ...
... and rosemary, which I had a bumblebee nose
There comes a time when the path is closed completely, I had no choice but to go down to the right to put me almost in the kitchen of a nearby house, where I almost bit a dog snack. I recommend trying to follow the path down from the top to find a few meters from a trail that runs alongside the former farmhouse
descend to a small hill where the track is put up a short paved section to enter Massanes . Above is the small Turó Can Mel
A look at the church of Sant Esteve ...
... and a look at the Montnegre and Valle del Tordera, which highlights
Hostalric Castle
to have improvised
Well, I have not been too bad ...
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