Els dos castells
Loop Walk · Catalonia
500
XP
about 3 h 10 min walking
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.
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
3 Tram Santa Pau - Volcà de Santa Margarida - Can Xel
Starts here too · Shares 6.0 km of path · meets at km 0.2, 9.15.45 km
El Camí IT1TR3 El Camí Capçaler: de Salzes a Balaguer
Shares 5.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.1, 2.5…82.97 km
Volta a peu a la Garrotxa
Shares 3.3 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 0.3, 2.2…186.8 km
Via verda Santa Pau
Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 9.16.23 km
GR 2
Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 0.2, 0.7, 0.8…218.79 km
1 Fageda d'en Jordà - Volcà de Santa Margarida - Volcà del Croscat
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 3.210.92 km
GR 83
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 3.4, 4.2, 6.8149.98 km
Ruta per les Terres dels Barons de Santa Pau
Starts here too · Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 11.012.28 km
Itinerari 1 - El Camí Capçaler: de Salzes a Balaguer
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 0.5, 0.9, 1.8…754.82 km
Santa Pau, ruta dels gorgs
Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 11.17.61 km