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TR-
6
GREEN
MERIDIAN ROUTE
(Ruta del Meridià Verd)
Route
by foot and mountain bike
Dunkerque
- Paris - Barcelona
Section:
From
the PYRENEES
[Col
of the Pal (Setcases)] to the MEDITERRANEAN
SEA
[Ocata beach (El Masnou)]
MAP
Thematic
route that goes on by the vertical line of the Parisian meridian, that
begins in Dunkerque and ends in Barcelona (el Masnou).
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the measuring of this meridian
(the base of the Decimal Metrical System), France and Catalonia agreed
to call it The Green Meridian, and they also agreed about the creation
of a marked route suitable to be covered by foot or by bicycle.
France decided to plant several trees to remind people this meridian.
The problem is that this way has not been marked yet. In Catalonia, this
marking has been done by now and the Green Meridian can be covered by
foot and by bicycle.
This route begins in the Col of the Pal. Nearby, there is the bivouac-refuge
of Costabona (18 beds) of the FEEC.
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Marks:
Vertical
Black post-signs
made of recicled material, a plaque with a directional arrow. Those
signs, of 70/80 cm high, are place in strategical places or where
it is not possible to paint. In
the Natural Park of El Montseny and in the Natural Park of Serralada
Litoral, those signs have been substituted by others as those that
can be found in both areas.
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Horitzontal
Green directional arrow painted during the route in places like
stones, trees, etc. Inside villages, cities, towns and natural parks,
the mark is a sticker.
In those places where there is the need to show which is not the good
way, there is a green cross painted. |
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Route:
Col of the Pal, Collada Fonda, col of l'Home Mort, la Roca, Llanars, serra
Cavallera, road C-38, col of Sentigosa, crest of Puig Estela, col of Canes,
small col of Santa Magdalena, Ciuret, Vidrà, Forat Micó,
Graus del Rei, Sant Martí Sescorts, les Masies de Roda, Roda de
Ter, Savassona, Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Puig-l'agulla, Viladrau,
Sant Segimon, Col Formic (alternative from Puig-l'agulla to Font Pomereta
and Puig Formic), plain of la Calma, Cànoves, la Roca del Vallès,
Sant Mateu, Teià and el Masnou (Ocata beach).- 57:00 h 216,500
km.
There
are five variants, 4 that allow the alternatives for BTT and another one
is a shortcut to go on by foot.
Special variant 1.- Alternative for bicycle from La Presta to Col
of the Pal (section 1)
Special variant 2.- Alternative for bicycle from the kp 4.425 of
the route to the col of Sentigosa (section 4)
Special variant 3.- Alternative for bicycle from the col of Sentigosa
to the col of Canes (section 4)
Special variant 4.- Shortcut to go on by foot from Ciuret to Vidrà
(section 5)
Special variant 5.- Alternative for bicycle to arrive to Col Formic
(sections 9 and 10)
Coincidence with other marked routes: PR-C
188, PR-C
189, GR
1, PR-C
59, PR-C
60, PR-C
49, Ruta Verdaguer, GR
2, PR-C
40, GR
5-2, Matagalls-Montserrat, GR
5, GR 97,
GR 97-1,
PR-C 36
and GR 92
Complementary
information: Information
about the meridian and its measure
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