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Itinerary |
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From L'Ampolla to the Furoner Gully.
A route suitable for mountain bikes. |
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Distance |
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12 km (one way) |
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Approximate
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1 hour 15 minutes |
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Dregree of
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Easy to moderate |
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Gradient |
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Approximately 120 m. |
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Description |
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This route crosses the inland fields of l'Ampoll running between olive groves and carob trees. Every so
often, like the grooves on crusty bread, the flat fields are dissected by gullies. Almost always sleepy
and dry, the gullies give testimony to the past ferocity of the Mediterranean waters. With many a sleepless
night, the farmers in the area have inch by inch, by the sweat of their brow and using stones, brought
the surrounding areas under their control. This route runs along an open landscape; a product of the
elements that went into creating it: the stones dragged along by streams have been used to build the
farmhouses, to construct walls to mark the boundaries of land ownership and to support the earth along
the slopes of the gullies.
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Patronat de Turisme de l'Ampolla Place Manel Ferrer, 3 43895 LAmpolla 977 59 30 11 977 46 00 18
info@ampolla.org site map
legal notice
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