The Sant Esteve de Palautordera town council has begun improvement work this summer on the accessibility of the surroundings of the Montclús Castle, within the framework of the Tordera route. The actions, financed by the Barcelona Provincial Council, will allow Tourdera users to enjoy a variant for hikers that enables them to visit, among other places, the Montclús Castle.
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Second active section of the Tordera Route!
Although we announced that it would not be until autumn, we have the good news to communicate that the Gualba Town Council has already been able to carry out the actions to make its section of the Tordera Route a reality. Specifically, this is the Gualba connecting itinerary, which allows you to go from the town of Gualba to the main route layout, in La Batllòria or Gualba de Baix.
La Tourdera at the 6th International Bicycle Congress
The 6th International Bicycle Congress took place in Reus on May 18th and 19th, serving as the main forum for debate in Catalonia to address developments and exchange experiences related to bicycles among administrations, professionals, entities, and users. The Tordera route could not miss such an event, and we had the opportunity to present the project there.
A flight over the mouth of the Tordera
Surely many of you already know the mouth of the Tordera, a natural space located between the municipalities of Blanes and Malgrat de Mar, where the Tordera river pours its waters into the sea. The interest of the area is, above all, because it forms a coastal lagoon, isolated from the sea by a sandbar, which is used by numerous bird species, especially during their migrations.
The Tordera and Arbúcies Stream Route
It has been a few years since the first seed of the Tordera Route and Arbúcies Stream project was planted. Despite this, it has been in recent months that the project has begun to be known more profusely, so it is a good time to review what has been done, explain what the project will be like, what objectives it has and what moment we are in.
Do you want to see the Tordera from a bird’s-eye view?
As many of you already know, the Tordera rises in the Montseny massif, between the Turó de l’Home (1712m) and the Matagalls (1696m), where it begins its descent to the Mediterranean Sea over approximately 61 kilometers. Although the landscape associated with the river changes from the upper to the lower sections, we present this video that shows us one of the images that comes to mind when thinking of the river, filmed in the municipality of Tordera.
Blanes joins the Tordera Route.
A few weeks ago we announced that Palafolls and Malgrat de Mar had joined the Tordera Route and Arbúcies Stream project. Well, now we can announce that Blanes is also a member of the route and, therefore, there are now 18 municipalities adhering to the project. As we had mentioned, the route will start in the coastal area from both the Girona side (Blanes) and the Barcelona side (Malgrat de Mar).
The Tourdera tracks on Wikiloc
Although most of you already know it, Wikiloc is a community of users who share routes and points of interest from all over the world, georeferenced, projected on Google Maps or other maps, and which allows you to download tracks, view photographs, explanations, etc. From Tourdera, we have already uploaded the first active sections of the route in the municipality of Montseny.
Malgrat de Mar also joins the project.
After we announced last week that Palafolls had joined the project, we can now announce that Malgrat de Mar has also joined the route and, therefore, the Tordera route will start from both the Girona side (Blanes) and the Barcelona side (Malgrat de Mar). Thus, there are currently 17 municipalities adhering to the project.
Project follow-up meeting
This Friday, October 14th, the follow-up meeting for the “Tordera Route and Arbúcies Stream” project took place at the Hostalric town hall. These meetings are held at least twice a year and serve both to update and inform the different participating town councils about the tasks carried out, as well as to define future actions.
