Montserrat: from the Monastery to Sant Jeroni – Circular route

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Monistrol De Montserrat

Montserrat: from the Monastery to Sant Jeroni – Circular route

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Montserrat: from the Monastery to Sant Jeroni – Circular route

03:45

10.6km

520m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Natural de la Muntanya de Montserrat

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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825 m

Escaleras de los Pobres (Stairs of the Poor) – Montserrat

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Stairs you have to climb to go to the top of the Montserrat Mountain from the monastery. To go to Sant Jeroni for example.

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2.96 km

Old Sant Jeroni Trail

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Good views of the mountain in the surrounding villages and more

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3.40 km

Sant Jeroni Chapel

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Beautiful hermitage that can normally only be seen from the outside. Well preserved. The place has shade and good views and it is ideal to eat a sandwich and recharge your batteries.

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3.46 km

Sant Jeroni Channel

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Stunning views, I recommend it to everyone.

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3.99 km

Sant Jeroni Summit

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Hermitage Going up to Sant Jeroni in about 10 minutes

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6.41 km

Alzina de les Paparres Ridge Viewpoint

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Spectacular views look towards Tarragona

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7.57 km

Sant Joan funicular station

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As Martin Villaverde says, a great rest stop with stunning vistas. The station has refreshments available so that was handy too.

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8.81 km

Pla de Sant Miquel or Pla dels Soldats

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This crossroads is known as the Pla dels Soldats or Pla de Sant Miquel (in the first case it is known by this name because it was a French military campsite in the French War (1808-1814).
There are three possibilities to continue:

The path on the right goes along the Camino de las Ermitas in the direction of Pla de Taràntules where the upper station of Sant Joan is installed.
The road that continues in a straight line is the Camino de las Costas or the Camino de las Baterias in the direction of Collbató.
The path that turns to the left is the Camino de la Cuadra de San Miguel that goes down towards the Coll de la Fita or converges with the Camino de la Cueva Santa and in Collbató.

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9.15 km

Hermitage of San Miguel

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After going up from Collbató and on the way to the sanctuary of Montserrat, you come across this beautiful chapel. Here you can take a well-deserved rest or take refuge in a moment of rain. The ground is somewhat clayey, so you have to be careful not to get too dirty.

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9.41 km

View of the Montserrat Monastery from Creu de Sant Miquel

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From the Cruz de San Miguel viewpoint, you have a fantastic view of the Montserrat monastery nestled in the homonymous rocky massif, so emblematic for its curious shapes.

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10.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.87 km

3.44 km

2.64 km

562 m

147 m

Surfaces

2.97 km

2.62 km

2.50 km

2.31 km

197 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

Weather

Wednesday 11 November

19°C

13°C

23 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

June 30, 2023,Montserrat - Del Monestir a Sant Jeroni

Beware everyone. Photographing went through with me as always 🤪🤪. But it was a really cool hike. I would do exactly that again anytime 😎

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November 19, 2022,Montserrat: Del Monestir a Sant Jeroni – Ruta Circular

Wonderful tour starting from Montserrat Monastery. The parking lot was already crowded in the off-season at noon. Either come early in the morning or take the cog railway from the valley. 1st part of the route quite steep ascent, felt to 2/3 by stairs. Very very windy at the top, take appropriate clothing with you. The descent is then much …

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January 3, 2023,🇪🇦 🪚zersägter ⛰ Berg 🥾 Sant Jeroni 1236m

After we arrived at Montserrat Monastery yesterday evening and spent the night there 🚐😴, today we went to the highest peak 1236m the "Sant Jeroni" of the "sawed mountain", that's what "Montserrat" is called in German. Very impressive the profile of the mountain and a beautiful monastery. "The old way of Sant Jeroni", which the monks used and we too, …

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March 10, 2022,Montserrat, Camí Vell de San Jeroni FT31

Montserrat, the magical mountain, today with fog is even more magical

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May 30, 2022,Montserrat...Wanderung zum San Jeroni

The massif of Montserrat (sawn mountain) pushes itself out of the landscape like a molar and is visible from afar due to its characteristic shape. The myriad spiers and spiers emit a greyish-red color that comes from the conglomerate of caked river pebbles called Nagelfluh. The center of this mountain is the Benedictine monastery with its black Madonna (la moreneta), …

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June 12, 2025,Monistrol de Montserrat Hike

A truly interesting trail that is peppered with magnificent views. Hiked up and ran down. Not particularly technical but climbs are sustained at some points. Done in summer, so conditions were dry and hot.