{"id":36961,"date":"2023-09-09T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=36961"},"modified":"2025-11-26T21:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:02:01","slug":"circular-from-monistrol-through-the-monastery-montserrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/circular-desde-monistrol-por-el-monasterio-montserrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular from Monistrol, through the monastery of Montserrat, passing through canals and hermitages."},"content":{"rendered":"

A very complete route that will allow us to get to know two very interesting canals: \"the Canal del Pou del Gat<\/strong>\" y \"the Flat Channel<\/strong>The \"red spires\" will take us to see the area of rocky spires above the Montserrat Monastery<\/strong>. We will have a sample of the spirituality of the mountain, with two hermitages and the sacred enclosure of the monastery. The descent will be much faster following the marks on the slopes of the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this circular route from the village of Monistrol, we will first go up through the \"cam\u00ed de l'\u00c0ngel\".<\/strong> to the base of the mountain, passing through the monastery of Sant Benet<\/strong>. After doing a section of the PR on the side of the road, we will go up the \".Pou del Gat Canal<\/strong>\"This will put our hand and foot coordination to the test as we negotiate some rocky passages. We will reach the \"cam\u00ed de l'Arrel\" and ascend the second \"channel\" of the route, \"the Flat Channel<\/strong> which will take us to a pass with splendid views of the roofs of the massif. We will continue our walk through the base of \"l'Elefant\" and we will approach the troglodyte hermitage of Sant Salvador<\/strong> and then to that of Sant Benet<\/strong>. We will go down the stairs to the monastery<\/strong> where we can refresh ourselves. Now all we have to do is descend, first along the path to the \"Santa Cova\".<\/strong> and then along paths that will take us back to the starting point of our route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical specifications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Distance:<\/strong> 16.1 km <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cumulative difference in altitude:<\/strong> +977 m\/-985 m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water<\/strong>In the village of Monistrol and in the monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration: <\/strong>about 7 hours. Walking time without stops: 5 h 30 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difficulty:<\/strong> This is a very steep route, and if we add to this the unstable and eroded terrain, the difficulty would be high. The progression along the \u00abCanal del Pou del Gat\u00bb sometimes requires the help of the hands in some technical sections, but it is not difficult at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggestions: <\/strong>If you have the strength, the historic centre of Monistrol is worth a leisurely visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended equipment for the summer: <\/strong>Comfortable clothes, water and some food, sun protection and a walking stick for the ascent and descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get there<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The starting point of this tour is Monistrol de Montserrat<\/strong> (google maps<\/a>), which can be accessed in different ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n