Carrilet I (Olot - Girona)

Comfortable from Olot to Gironde via the Via Verdes: many parts of the route are in the shade of large trees; it's also mostly downhill..😃

The Vía Verde offers us a varied cycling stage through the volcanic region of the Garrotxa until we reach Girona, whose medieval Jewish quarter is just one of the many sights in the picturesque old town.

Carrilet I, from Girona to Olot. A very scenic route, it climbs the former railway line to Olot at a constant 2% gradient. There are occasional short sections along the route that climb at 13-14%. Overall, it's a good ride, although for longer stretches, the gravel from the trackbed was used to reinforce the track, making it quite bumpy. This time, it was more difficult to find food along the route. Several restaurants along the route have closed since last year. The volcanic cones that characterize the landscape are typical of La Garrotxa. From Montsacopa in Olot, you have a beautiful view of the volcanic cones and Olot.

What a great fun and quite relaxed gravel bike tour from Olot to Girona. Most of the route is on the old railway line that ran from Olot to Girona at the beginning of the last century until 1969. Has now been converted into a beautiful gravel tour. First with the bike bus to Olot, so that it is mainly flat or slightly descending. Really relaxed except for a few small clamps. Unfortunately komoot refused the first 10 km service, so that the first part including photos is not included, which is of course a shame. The total route is 60 km.