Mura – Puig de la Balma loop from Mura

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Mura – Puig de la Balma loop from Mura

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Mura – Puig de la Balma loop from Mura

02:08

12.8km

570m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac

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Start point

Bus stop

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227 m

Mura

Highlight • Settlement

Apart from strolling through its narrow streets and enjoying the local gastronomy, I recommend leaving the town and contemplating the numerous fountains that are around it (font del foradot, font del formatget, ...)

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250 m

Church of Sant Martí de Mura (11th century)

Highlight • Religious Site

11th century Romanesque church located in the municipality of Mura.

More info:
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Mart%C3%AD_de_Mura

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574 m

Trail (Les Blanqueres–Collet del Reixac)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very pleasant path in the middle of the forest with steep slopes, where we can find stone steps, which you have to do on foot.

Most go up parallel to the Torrent del Reixac and in a section it continues.

It is usually transited because it leads from Mura to Caves de Mura and Cargol.

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3.23 km

Turó dels Ducs (820 m)

Highlight • Summit

Great view of Montserrat.

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4.62 km

The Holm Oak of the Wind

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Alzina del Vent, also known as the "Bella Alzina" or "Alzina de la Coma d'en Vila", has a height of about 12 meters and a trunk with a large 2.8 meter perimeter.

The main attraction of this holm oak is its numerous branches, all thick, firm and long, that give it a monumental aspect.

One of the great connoisseurs of Sant Llorenç del Munt and l'Obac, Antoni Ferrando i Roig, says that "this is the best formed holm oak in the whole mass". Perhaps this is the reason that has allowed it to become a centenary, delivering on the logging into which until the end of the 20th century the extensive holm-oak trees that were present everywhere in the masses were exposed to make charcoal and firewood.

Antoni Ferrando also explains that the broad shadow generated by the size of his bracam was very sought after by pastors at midday to protect themselves and their flocks from the strength of the sun.

In December 2010, the Diputació de Barcelona, as the manager of the Natural Park, agreed to prune the dead branches of the oak and, in addition, to treat it against various pests.

La Alzina Bonica is one of the many places in the massif, where every year at Christmas the hiker groups place cribs.

(Source: trailsantllorenc.blogspot.com.es/2011/01/lalzina-del-vent-891-m.html#.WezYYGi0NhE)

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8.22 km

Turó de Puig-andreu (753 m)

Highlight • Summit

Excellent panoramic view from the top.

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8.98 km

Collet Roig

Mountain Pass

10.6 km

Puig de la Balma

Highlight • Historical Site

Balma where a hostel and restaurant have been built with brutal charm

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11.9 km

Creu de la Vila

Highlight • Monument

Also it is well-known like the Cross of Walls. This cross was rebuilt in 1939. From this place you can contemplate a magnificent view of Mura.

The popular tradition attributes to this cross protection against the plague that hit medieval Europe. He also says that the pilgrims made their way to Montserrat barefoot, as a promise, and as they crossed the cross, they prayed against the Lord to conjure up a drought or to request the presenting of a medieval relative.

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12.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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