Descend from the rack railway at the summit of Montserra.

Climb up with the Saint Joan rack railway. Exit to the right towards the chapel, then return to the rack railway station and descend to Montserra Monastery.

A very pleasant walk, returning via a fire brigade path.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.41 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 90 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 409 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,059 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 726 m
  • ⚐ Country: Spain
  • ⚐ City: Collbató 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 41.587585° / E 1.8274°
  • ⚑
    End: N 41.592087° / E 1.835572°
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,059 m - Arrival by rack railway
  2. 1 : km 0.17 - alt. 1,013 m - Saint Joan Chapel
  3. 2 : km 0.81 - alt. 973 m - Funicular
  4. 3 : km 2.36 - alt. 823 m - Chapel
  5. 4 : km 3.08 - alt. 760 m - Aire
  6. E : km 3.41 - alt. 745 m - Montserrat

Reviews and comments

3.5 / 5
Based on 1 review

Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
3 / 5
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Overall rating : 3.5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2025
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It's interesting to take the rack railway to enjoy a splendid view of Montserrat. Once at the top, you can turn right to see a small chapel, but it's a circular detour as you have to retrace your steps back to the rack railway. So, you can turn left as you exit the train and walk down a tarmac road. The landscape is beautiful, but this road is not picturesque. To console ourselves, we had the immense joy of encountering ibexes on the road, wandering around with their families. They took their time returning to the mountains. It was the end of the day and there were four of us on this road, which is surely why they were there.

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User 10390711

Hello, I would like to know if this hike is a day trip and if you leave from Barcelona? N77691944 How do I register if I'm interested? What is the date? I'm new to the site. Have a nice day

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