Route number two for me and Ali-the-former-climber was in the stunning area around Montsant. A large loop which took us between some new little villages and along tracks beneath the Montsant ridge and under some of the old climbing haunts. It was supposed to be about 35km on 100% rideable tracks / quiet roads but the cheeky addition of a new track which didn't feature on our map set us on a rather large detour! The detour also involved some smaller tracks to get us back on course, but this included some of my favourite bits of the ride so it didn't matter :-)
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| ...and we're off! Lovely wide undulating tracks through almond trees |
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| Down toward Vilella Alta with our destination, the Montsant Ridge, in the background |
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| Vilella Alta. I saw my first snake of the year when I stopped to take this! |
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| Pretty church. We didn't drop into the service in our lycra though! |
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| The coolest track in the world - Cami de Cartoixans - which runs for some 15 km under the Montsant Ridge (with many optional side tracks too ;-)) |
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| Lunch after a slight detour and the final slog for the day! |
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| Looking out to Vilella Alta - you can cover so much ground on a bike! |
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| The ultimate "grand design" project. Ali would need to do a bit of work... but views to die for and Raco de Missa as your local crag? yes please! Better get saving and / or buying some lottery tickets! |
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| Gnarly down-hilling |
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