Alt Ter thematic route
Sant Joan de les Abadesses - Vilallonga de Ter
The Alt Ter thematic route runs along the course of the Ter River from Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Vilallonga de Ter, combining sections of greenway and sections of shared circulation. The first part of the itinerary, between Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Camprodon, is also part of the great Pirinexus cycle route. The final section of the route leaves Camprodon and follows the river, along the greenway, to Vilallonga de Ter.
Kilometers 21,76 km
Slope 1,79%
Difficulty Minimum
Pavement Asphalt
Maximum altitude 1.048 m (Vilallonga de Ter)
Minimum altitude 757 m (Sant Joan de les Abadesses)
The route runs through the Ripollès region and begins in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, where you can connect with the Ferro i Carbó greenway (Iron and Coal route) between Ripoll and Ogassa, and also with the connecting section of the Carrilet route to Olot.
Leaving Sant Joan de les Abadesses and following the right bank of the Ter River you will reach the Llaudet Colony, a textile factory colony included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. The group of buildings were installed at the end of the 19th century, and in 1902 Josep Maria Llaudet created the colony, together with the cotton yarn factory. The whole is an emblem of the textile industrialization of Ripoll.
The route crosses the river several times (over the Vell, Reixac and Perella bridges, and over some footbridges), until it reaches Sant Pau de Segúries.
When leaving Sant Pau de Segúries towards Camprodon there is a stretch of road to the Rovira bridge. From there, the route follows a paved road shared with neighbours, which passes through the Vall de Camprodon campsite before coming to Camprodon. At the entrance to the town, our route leaves the Pirinexus, which continues on towards Molló.
In Camprodon, the route passes along an urban road parallel to the Ronda Mas Ventós until it reaches the bridge over the Ter, where the last stretch of greenway begins.
This section of the greenway from Camprodon to Vilallonga de Ter passes through an open and sunny landscape between meadows and fields, runs beside the Ter River and crosses the Feitús stream, in Llanars. At the end of the route, Vilallonga de Ter offers extraordinary views that encourage you to stop, enjoy the surroundings and enter the old quarter, where the Romanesque church of Sant Martí stands.
