{"id":99692,"date":"2019-08-26T14:33:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=99692"},"modified":"2019-09-25T12:29:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T10:29:34","slug":"hiking-trails-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Trails near Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find an oasis of peace in the middle of nature and not that far from Barcelona. And having a few <strong>hiking trails<\/strong> in the mountains near Barcelona, means you can <strong>practice your favourite sport<\/strong> again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are staying in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals?order-by=14&amp;surface-to=150&amp;people=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>tourist accommodation<\/strong><\/a> and love nature and outdoor activities, you will surely be interested in learning where to go hiking. So today, this article by <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> focuses on the <strong>best hiking areas near Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mountain-cycling\/\">Where to Go Mountain Cycling in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/#Montserrat\" title=\"Montserrat\">Montserrat<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/#Parque_de_Collserola\" title=\"Parque de Collserola\">Parque de Collserola<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/#Parque_natural_del_Garraf\" title=\"Parque natural del Garraf\">Parque natural del Garraf<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/#Parque_del_Turo_de_la_Peira\" title=\"Parque del Tur\u00f3 de la Peira\">Parque del Tur\u00f3 de la Peira<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/#Parque_natural_del_Montseny\" title=\"Parque natural del Montseny\">Parque natural del Montseny<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/#Parque_de_la_Oreneta\" title=\"Parque de la Oreneta\">Parque de la Oreneta<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hiking-trails-barcelona\/#Parque_de_la_Serralada_Litoral\" title=\"Parque de la Serralada Litoral\">Parque de la Serralada Litoral<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Montserrat\"><\/span>Montserrat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_99694\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99694\" class=\"wp-image-99694 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hiking-boots-455754_640-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"legs of hiker on top of mountain with fog\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few kilometres from Barcelona, you can discover the uniquely shaped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montserratvisita.com\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>mountains of Montserrat<\/strong><\/a>. You can visit the monastery of <strong>Montserrat<\/strong>, where monks have lived for many years, and the church with the Virgin of Montserrat, also known as <strong>La Moreneta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Admire this mystical mountain formation from the trails in the area or book an <a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/excursions\/easy-montserrat-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>excursion<\/strong><\/a> by bus with a guided tour.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_de_Collserola\"><\/span>Parque de Collserola<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Collserola<\/strong> Park begins in the upper part of Barcelona. It is one of the largest parks close to the city. There are <strong>signposted walking trails<\/strong>, and many of the routes have magnificent viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You will encounter fountains and important architectural elements, like churches and monasteries, on your trail through the mountains. Read <strong>this article<\/strong> by <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> if you want to have lunch or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurants-collserola\/\">dinner in the Collserola<\/a> mountain range.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_natural_del_Garraf\"><\/span>Parque natural del Garraf<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parcs.diba.cat\/es\/web\/garraf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Garraf Natural Park<\/strong><\/a> is one of the 12 natural areas belonging to the <strong>Province of Barcelona<\/strong>. Following a trail is easy, and paths that will lead you to the park&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/foradada-waterfall\/\"><strong>natural beauty<\/strong><\/a> have been marked clearly. You can cross the <strong>Camino de les Costas<\/strong>, <strong>Mas\u00edas del Garraf<\/strong>, the medieval tracks and the <strong>Miradores and Mediterranean trail<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_del_Turo_de_la_Peira\"><\/span>Parque del Tur\u00f3 de la Peira<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Without ever having to leave the city of Barcelona, you will also find several itineraries through various gardens and parks. Take for example <strong>Tur\u00f3 de la Peira<\/strong> park, from where the route will take you through the neighbourhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/horta-guinardo\/font-fargues\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Font d&#8217;en Fargas<\/strong><\/a>, Parque del <strong>Guinard\u00f3<\/strong> and <strong>Tur\u00f3 de la Rovira<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Experience the remarkable <strong>Mirador del Virolai<\/strong>, <strong>Cim del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/horta-guinardo\/carmel\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carmel<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Parque de la Creueta del Coll<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/short-trips-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trips within 100 km of Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_natural_del_Montseny\"><\/span>Parque natural del Montseny<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_99695\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99695\" class=\"wp-image-99695 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/adult-1850181_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"hiker with yellow jacket and backpack in mountains\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Montseny Natural Park<\/strong> occupies a large area, and although the park is located a little further from the city (at about 50 km), it is still in the same province. You can easily get there by car and take a day trip to the park. The area has been a natural park since 1978 and was declared <strong>Biosphere Reserve<\/strong> by UNESCO in the same year.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_de_la_Oreneta\"><\/span>Parque de la Oreneta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oreneta Park can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/sarria-sant-gervasi\/sarria\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sarri\u00e0 district<\/strong><\/a> in Barcelona. It must be said that once you are in the park, you absolutely forget that you are in a big city. This park is nothing but pure nature, and you can hike to different levels in the park. If you will visit the park with children, they will appreciate its unique feature: a <strong>miniature steam train<\/strong>. This train is permanent, and it can be found inside the park.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parque_de_la_Serralada_Litoral\"><\/span>Parque de la Serralada Litoral<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hiking a mountain trail<\/strong> can be a big part of spending your day off in Barcelona. A great advantage of hiking in the <strong>Serralada Litoral Park<\/strong>, is that it is only 15 km from the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The park is located in the regions of <strong>Vall\u00e9s Oriental<\/strong> and <strong>El<\/strong> <strong>Maresme<\/strong>. The <strong>Tur\u00f3 de Galzeran<\/strong>, which is 485 metres high, really stands out. This is the <strong>top of La Conrreria<\/strong>, and it has signposted trails and spectacular views from its viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you like hiking, <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> has even more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hike\/\"><strong>hiking trails near Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Besides hiking, what other activities near Barcelona would you recommend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"99692\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can find an oasis of peace in the middle of nature and not that far from Barcelona. 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