STAGE 7
PERATALLADA - BEGUR
- Distance: 16.2 km
- Difficulty level: Normal
- Maximum altitude: 212
- Minimum altitude: 8
- height gain: 577
- height loss: 414
Stage 7: PERATALLADA - BEGUR
We will leave Peratallada on the opposite side from the one we came in, crossing the stream and taking the street of Sant Feliu de Boada, which is actually an asphalted track that passes next to the main car park of the village.
Further on, the asphalt disappears for a while and reappears at a crossroads as we approach the entrance to Más Ventós.
We will turn right along this road along the Pantaleu estate for about 700 metres.
Shortly after leaving the entrance to Can Chicot on your right, we will come to a place called Plaça de les Bruixes, where we will turn left onto a dirt track.
Follow this path for about 1.3 kilometres and you will see the village of Sant Feliu de Boada close by, although the entrance takes a small detour and does so along Vilademunt street
The church of Sant Feliu de Boada preserves some elements of the old Romanesque church from the 10th and 11th centuries in the lower part of the apse. The church conserves the remains of the fortification.
After visiting the church, we will return along the same street we came in.
And we will leave along a dirt track marked with a sign with the pictogram of some hikers indicating that it leads to Pals, with a connection to the GR-92.
This path, now without the possibility of loss, will take us directly to the lower part of Pals and going up some stairs we can step on the first street of the town (Carrer de la Mina).
Then, going up Carrer de la Muralla and Carrer de Mossen Joaquim Pí, we will reach the parish church of Sant Pere.
We will leave Pals along Carrer de Carmany and after passing under the C-31 road, after about 400 metres we will take a turn-off to the right (where there is a frame for taking photos of the town).
Shortly afterwards we will see a turning to the right, but we will continue straight on for about 600 metres until we reach a crossroads where we turn left. And then, ignoring any other detour, we will go uphill until we see a small path on our left that allows us to visit the remains of what is supposed to have been a settlement indiketa (a oppidum). We will know we are in the right place by the holes we will see dug in the stone.
After the visit we will continue along the same path we came from, which will now start to go downhill and after 400 metres we will find a crossroads and we must turn left, passing next to a campsite that we will see on our right.
After about 200 metres we will find another crossroads and we must turn right, and we will see the bungalows of the campsite on our right.
After 530 meters we will turn left, going up a path that is very damaged by rainwater and with many loose stones.
After 200 meters of ascent we will come to a wide dirt track and we will turn right, following the white and yellow paint signs for the PR-C 108 trail.
We will continue climbing for 800 meters with beautiful views of the Pals area and the nearby Baix Empordà area, including the Medes islands.
Then we will come to a new crossroads and turning right we will only have 140 meters left to reach the top of Quermany Gros (222 m).
After contemplating the views we have 2 options to continue the route. The first is to go down a narrow path, which shortens the path, but is not suitable for bicycles. The second option is to go back 140 meters along the same track from which we came up, and then turn right following the white and yellow paint marks of the PR-C 108 trail.
We will follow them for 700 metres, but we must be vigilant, since shortly after a very pronounced curve we must take a detour to the right (marked with various paintings).
After about 200 metres we will come to a junction and continue straight on.
Note: From here, if it is difficult for us to follow the route through the numerous paths that intersect, we can help ourselves by following the blue signs that we will see painted on trees and stones.
At the next crossroads after about 450 metres we will turn right, then after about 140 metres turn left and at the next turning (after about 90 metres) we will take the one on the right.
Then at the crossroads of 4 paths we will turn right, and about 370 metres from this point we will reach a new crossroads of 4 paths and we must turn left (this time marked with white and blue GR-92 paint).
From here on we will be walking on sand, as we are in an area called "Les Sorreres" (The Sands).
This is the sand that the Tramontana wind has deposited over the centuries, as the sea that covered this area of the Empordà disappeared, due to the sediments deposited by the two main rivers of the region: the Ter and the Fluvià.
At the next turning, which we will see about 220 metres from this junction, we must take the one on the left. Then, about 125 metres further up, we will take the turning to the left (but be careful not to go through the sandiest area).
With no possibility of getting lost, following the GR-92 signs, we will pass next to the Hípica Begur (which we will see on the left) and shortly after, entering along Carles Homs street and passing next to the GI-653 by the Parc de l'Arbreda, you will reach the old centre of Begur, until you reach the church of Sant Pere, the end of this stage.
Note: The Begur Castle is supposed to have been a settlement Indiketa inhabited since the 5th century BC.
ACCOMMODATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION STAGE 7
SANT FELIU DE BOADA
Sant Feliu Hotel (972 63 41 82) Plaça de l'Església. From 55€.
Rural tourism Can Barrull (972 634 065) C/ Extramurs, 4. From 60€.
Restaurant Can Dolç (972 635 003) Plaça de l'Església. Menu at 12€.
Restaurant Can Joan (972 634 313) C/ de la Font, 9. Menu at 13€.
PALS
As it is an eminently tourist town, it has various establishments for accommodation, restaurants and other services. You can visit its website here:
BEGUR
As it is an eminently tourist town, it has various establishments for accommodation, restaurants and other services. You can visit its website here:
