Catalonia Rides

From Barcelona · Back by train

Self-guided gravel and MTB routes in Catalonia

Start in Barcelona, ride at your own pace and come home by train. You get the GPX, a day-by-day plan and notes on every town. And we show you exactly what everything costs.

See the routes See what you pay

Route pack: €10 per day. Bike and hotel booking are optional.

Barcelona Girona
Gravel Mountain bike

Choose your route

Gravel or mountain bike, in 1, 3 or 5 days. Every route starts in Barcelona and ends at a train station.

Gravel

All gravel routes
Gravel · Moderate

Montserrat by Gravel

Barcelona to the serrated mountain, with a train ride home. ≈70 km+1,100 m€10 Gravel · Hard

Vic, Ripoll and the Carrilet to Girona

Take the train to Vic the evening before, then ride three days across Osona, the Ripollès and the Garrotxa to Girona. ≈169 km+2,330 m€30 Gravel · Hard

Montserrat, Cardona and the Carrilet to Girona

Five days from Barcelona to Girona by way of Montserrat, the Cardona salt mountain, Berga and the Pyrenean foothills. ≈312 km+4,580 m€50

Mountain bike

All mountain bike routes
Mountain bike · Hard

Collserola Ridge Loop

A first taste of Catalan singletrack, with the train to bring you home. ≈45 km+1,200 m€10 Mountain bike · Hard

Sant Llorenç to Montseny

Two natural parks in three days, finishing with a long descent. ≈150 km+3,600 m€30 Mountain bike · Very hard

Montseny, Guilleries and Collsacabra

The long way to Vic, through the wildest forest between Barcelona and the Pyrenees. ≈250 km+6,300 m€50

You see where every euro goes

The route pack costs €10 per day. If you want us to book your bike and your hotels, we charge a small fixed fee for each booking. We add no markup to what the shop or the hotel charges.

  • €10per day of route
  • €25per bike booking
  • €10per hotel booked

How prices work

Example: 2 riders, 3 days by gravel

  • Our fee Route pack, 3 days €30
  • Our fee Bike booking €25
  • Shop or hotel Bike rental, 2 bikes × 3 days €240
  • Our fee Hotel booking, 3 hotels €30
  • Shop or hotel Hotels, 1 room × 3 nights €225
Total€550
Our fees: €85 (15%) Paid to shop and hotels: €465

Rental and hotel prices are examples. You see the real ones before you pay.

How it works

  1. 1

    Get the route pack

    Choose a route and download the GPX track, the day-by-day plan, notes on each town and the train details for getting home. Bring your own bike and book your own hotels if you prefer.

  2. 2

    Optional: we book your bike

    We reserve a bike that fits the route with a rental shop. You pay the shop's price plus our booking fee, and we show both before you confirm.

  3. 3

    Optional: we book your hotels

    We book the overnight stops from our shortlist. You pay the hotel's price plus our booking fee. You can also use the shortlist and book directly.

Ready to ride?

Pick a route, check the price and go. Questions? The FAQ answers the common ones.

See the routes FAQ