Mas Ventós – Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery loop from Pau

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Mas Ventós – Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery loop from Pau

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Mas Ventós – Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery loop from Pau

05:18

14.3km

640m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Parc Natural del Cap de Creus

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.59 km

Mas Ventós

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Perfect location, with spectacular views... very large picnic area 🧺... and restrooms 🚾

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6.55 km

View of Port de la Selva from Collado de la Verdera

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I found it difficult to identify a path over the rock or along the rock and switched back to the "normal path" below.

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6.82 km

Sant Salvador de Verdera Castle Ruins

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Ruins of a medieval castle at the highest point of the Sierra de Rodes, 670 meters high, in the heart of the Cabo de Creus Natural Park and very close …

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7.65 km

Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery

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Benedictine monastery located in the municipal term of Port de la Selva, in the province of Gerona. Built at the foot of the mountain of Verdera under the ruins of …

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8.32 km

Santa Creu de Elena Viewpoint

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Beautiful monastery with audio guide

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8.39 km

Hermitage of Saint Helena of Rodes

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The urban structure of Santa Creu de Rodes corresponds to a closed town, that is to say, a town where the rear facades of the houses functioned as walls and …

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8.47 km

Levitating Rock Formation

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Great view of the sea

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8.89 km

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes

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Good parking lot, ideally located for hikes on the Way of St. James or just to Sant Pere de Rodes

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.74 km

3.10 km

2.19 km

1.99 km

182 m

Surfaces

7.81 km

1.94 km

1.82 km

1.67 km

354 m

328 m

293 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

April 27, 2025,Auf den Spuren des Jakobspilgerweges, Sektion Katalonien, von Pau über Castell Sant Salvador de Verdera nach Monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes und zurück

Today, I climbed steeply and rockily along part of the Catalan Way of St. James, first to the highest point of the Cap de Creus Nature Park, to Castell Sant Salvador de Verdera, and then to the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, which was an important landmark on the Way under the Benedictines.

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