ROUTE:
The route begins and ends at
the crossroads of the paths
called Camí del Mas d’en
Berta and Carretera de les
Arenes, preferably in
clockwise fashion.
After walking along the
highway some 200 meters, you
will then take the traditional
livestock tracks which were
used to herd
livestock to the high or low
mountain pasturelands,
depending on the season. These
paths, which
are lined with dry stone
walls, are one of the jewels
of the Creus Cape.
Along the way you can admire
the area’s traditional crop,
the olive trees, from which
the first-rate oil is drawn as a
result of the weather
conditions and the quality
of the land.
About halfway through the
route, you can choose to
follow the path that runs
down to the Trencada stream, or
continue through the
Mediterranean wilderness of
the natural park until you
reach the Can Ponac sands,
where sand was once
strip-mined, and which
currently serves as a water
collection point for fire
prevention purposes. It also
serves as a drinking spot
for the area’s fauna,
including wild boars or
foxes, as well as other mammals
and bird species.
Continuing down this trail
you will pass the Mas d’en
Berta farmhouse, located in
the middle of a
natural meadow, and a little
further down you will come
across the Mas Pairet, which
was inhabited until
recently. Both farmhouses
brought life to the valley
with the growing of olives
and subsistence
stockbreeding.
This trail takes you back to
the start of the route, at
the crossroads with the
Carretera de les Arenes. |