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Els dos castells

Loop Walk · Catalonia

500

XP

about 3 h 10 min walking

Strenuous
11.62 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.
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926 m

701 m

477 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

515 m

Drop

514 m

Highest

895 m

Lowest

487 m

Walking time

about 3 h 10 min

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Climbs 24% for 550 m midway, comes down 18% for 1580 m midway.

Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 1580 m early on, comes down 24% for 550 m midway.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 6.6–11.6, from 894 m to 491 m.

How the 11.6 km splits

Flat

1.4 km

Climbing

4.2 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.1 km

Descending

3.0 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.9 km

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