Caraterra de Aigües is a flat pedestrian Gravel Road in the foothills of Collserola below Tibidabo and Vallvidrera that offers multiple viewpoints of Bacelona City. The trail is great for running, walking and cycling and popular with people doing morning or evening exercise as well as a good place to watch the sunrise or sunset.
I have split the trail into multiple sections termed as access, i.e. a path you take to get to carraterra de Aigües or Section of Caraterra de Aigües. The whole trail is about 15 Km if using the Sant Joan access and Penetents access. See the Connections Map for Caraterra de Aigües PDF in the documents tab for more context.
Sant Joan Access 3.4 km (Suitable on foot or bicycle)
Xipress access 2.3 km (on foot only)
xipress to Pedralbes Section 1.9 km (Suitable on foot or bicycle)
Pedralbes Access 1.5 km (Suitable on foot, dificult by bicycle)
Pedralbes to FGC Funicular Section 2.1 km (Suitable on foot or bicycle)
FGC access 0.8 Km (Suitable on foot or bicycle)
FGC Funicular to Tibidabo Section 3.3 Km (Suitable on foot or bicycle)
Tibidabo Access 1.8 Km (Suitable on foot or bicycle)
Penetents Access 2.2 km (Suitable on foot or bicycle)
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Allow 3-4 hours to walk the whole length of Caraterra de Aigües.
There are drinking water fountains at regular intervals along the route so no need to carry more than a litre of water.
The route is a nice one for an early morning walk with a dog to enjoy sunrise and views of Barcelona city. At the weekends the track fills up with cyclists so you may want to keep your dog on a leash if you come across cyclists. The trees are a mix but pines can be found in some sections and it is possible that you come across poisonous Pine Processionary Caterpillars in spring and summer. However, because of the proximity to Barcelona city, the council places a lot of pine processionary water traps.
This is my favourite place to go running in Barcelona. I carry a small 10L rucksack with a warm fleece inside and 0.8 litres of water because there are fountains along the route.
Address: Carretera de les Aigües S/N, Barcelona. 08017
Depending what section you want to do or where you live in Barcelona you can use the Metro or FGC services. See the Connections Map for Caraterra de Aigües PDF in the documents tab for more context.
Because all these stations are in Zone-1, use a T-Casual or Hola-Barcelona travel card for metro and FGC Train services.
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A great walking, running and cycling route in the collserola foothills with spectacular views of Barcelona city. Accessible from multiple points in Barcelona City.
Distance: 12 Km
Difficulty: Easy
Return Travel Fare: T-Casual Zone 1
Transport Network: Metro & FGC
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