Castellet Castle – Hermitage of Sant Joan de Lledó loop from Avinyonet del Penedès

Avinyonet Del Penedès

Castellet Castle – Hermitage of Sant Joan de Lledó loop from Avinyonet del Penedès

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Castellet Castle – Hermitage of Sant Joan de Lledó loop from Avinyonet del Penedès

06:46

97.8km

1,000m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

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Parc del Foix

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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20.7 km

Saint Stephen's Church, Les Masuques

Highlight • Religious Site

The church of Sant Esteve de les Masuques has been documented since the year 976, between the 10th and 12th centuries it was the only parish in the area of Castellet. The building has undergone various reforms over the years, especially the façade. In addition to the church, there is a Roman site that includes a necropolis with inscriptions and a milestone.

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21.9 km

Crossing over the Foix River

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This pass is simply a cement platform on which the River Foix runs, with very little flow. Normally it can be passed without too much trouble, as there are only a few centimeters of water on the platform. If there has been abundant rain, it is possible that the passage is complicated.

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24.6 km

Castellet Castle

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Castellet Castle dates from the 10th century, originally little more than a large fortified house with a watchtower, it was intended to protect the Hispanic March of al-Andalus.

Over time and the successive occupants it did not fall into disuse thanks to its strategic position between Garraf and Penedès. Today it is a tourist attraction, thanks to its state of conservation and its privileged location on the meander of the Foix River, today occupied by the Foix reservoir. There is a terrace bar, very popular with bikers and cyclists, just off the road.

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24.6 km

View of Riu Foix from Castellet

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The Foix Reservoir (Catalan: Pantà de Foix) is a reservoir built in 1928, covering 79 hectares, located in the Alt Penedès region of Catalonia (Spain). It lies in the middle of the protected Parc del Foix nature park, a green oasis and wetland within an otherwise rather dry landscape.

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29.7 km

Mirador de la Badalota

Viewpoint

32.7 km

Bosc de la Creu

Forest

35.6 km

Bosc del Castell

Forest

60.2 km

View of the Castle and Hermitage of Sant Martí Sarroca

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Sant Martí Sarroca is a municipality in the Alt Penedès region. As is typical of this region, the town is surrounded by extensive vineyards and rolling hills. On the outskirts of the urban area, the monumental complex of Sa Roca stands out, where a medieval castle and hermitage are preserved.

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62.1 km

Hermitage of Sant Joan de Lledó

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Small Romanesque hermitage (12th century) with a single rectangular nave to which a sacristy was added on one side, in the shape of a pre-Romanesque apse. It has lateral buttresses and a door on the west façade, with a porthole and bell tower. Located in the middle of vineyards, olive and almond trees, it is one of the most typical sights of the area, especially if we find it in the direction of Sant Martí Sarroca, with its monumental complex as a backdrop.

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80.9 km

Miravinya La Cadira (The Chair Viewpoint)

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A giant chair stands on the small hill of Malgranada (Torrelavit), an ideal place from which to interpret nature, with a 360-degree view. The chair invites you to stop and contemplate, to sit and listen in the middle of a privileged landscape, the Penedés.

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94.8 km

Monastery of San Sebastián de los Gorgs

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This Romanesque monastery was founded in the year 1030 in the old pre-Romanesque chapel of dels Gorgs, to which a bell tower was added during its renovation. Between 1977 and 1981 the cloister was restored, recovering its original appearance, and in a second phase, between 2000 and 2002 the bell tower was restored. A third restoration between 2010 and 2011 protected the cloister with a new roof.

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97.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.7 km

36.0 km

11.0 km

2.05 km

756 m

261 m

Surfaces

41.6 km

30.1 km

25.7 km

220 m

176 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

May 2, 2024,PENEDES 360 recortada

"Penedès tourism"
"The idea is to cycle through the towns, the wineries, the hermitages along paths, quiet roads, tracks that will take you to charming vineyards, with Montserrat framing them as the omnipresent decoration.
The route is designed to be done with a gravel bike or similar, but an e-mountain bike is also a good option. The route has no …

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