From Plaça Kennedy to Parc de l'Oreneta

Departure from Kennedy Square.

(S) Go straight up the street, then follow the bends, pass through Plaça Doctor Andreu and continue to the car park.

(1) Carretera de Les Aigües (or Passeig, depending on the signs) starts on the left. Follow this flat path for 3.5 km, enjoying the views of the city, until you find the steps on the right.

(2) Take these to climb up to Vallvidrera.

(3) When you reach the crossroads in the centre of Vallvidrera, take the stairs on the right and continue up through the village.

(4) Take the trail that climbs straight up to the television tower/Torre de Collserola. Pass it and continue climbing to the Tibidabo viewpoint.

(5) Tibidabo, the highest point of the hike overlooking Barcelona. Descend via the same route.

(6) Take the street on the right towards Can Tano. Pass it.

(7) At the crossroads, continue along the path on the left for about 200 metres.

(8) Take the path that branches off and dips to the left towards Font del Canet / Font de la Budellera. Continue towards Baixador de Vallvidrera.

(9) At the intersection, continue to the right towards Baixador de Vallvidrera. At Baixador de Vallvidrera, cross the road, then walk up about a hundred metres.

(10) Turn right onto the Pantano de Vallvidrera path, a small dam. Walk along the left side of the reservoir.

(11) Take the path up into the forest on the left after passing two houses. At the edge of the forest, take the path to the left to reach the Mirador del Cerro de las Cortes viewpoint after crossing two streets in Vallvidrera.

(12) Take the path that starts there and follow it for 2 km until you reach the St. Pere Màrtir radio tower.

(14) Begin the descent on the town side.

(15) After just a few dozen metres, take the small path that dips to the left, leaving the paved road.

(16) When you reach the Carretera de Les Aigües at the Mirador dels Xiprers, take it on the left until you see a sign indicating a path branching off to the right, leading down to the Parc de l'Oreneta.

(17) Follow this path to reach the Parc de l'Oreneta (S/E).

The only difficulty, apart from the distance, is the risk of stopping too often to admire the views of the city. It is also easy to select only part of the route to access it.

To return on foot via the shortest route to (S):
(E) Go to the roundabout, follow Avinguda de Josep Vincenç Foix, turn left onto Passeig de la Reina Elisenda de Montcada and continue straight ahead.

The route offers numerous views of the city of Barcelona, whether from the Carretera de les Aigües, nicknamed the balcony of Barcelona, at the car park where it begins (1), at the Tibidabo viewpoint (5), at the Mirador del Cerro de las Cortes (12) or at the Col del Portell (13). In Barcelona, too, the sun rises over the sea, which can be a wonderful sight, for example from the car park (1) at the start of the hike.