Where the road ends and a gravel path begins, any navigation system is lost. Fortunately, it only goes straight ahead. We are not alone on this wonderful morning, lit by the morning sun. We pass a small group of hikers, then a bay with three cars, until we come to the small weary spot that...

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The valleys lie beneath a thick blanket of fog, with peaks jutting out like water lilies floating on a quiet pond. The setting sun bathes the sky in a spectacular display of pink hues. Leaning against the wall of our accommodation, letting my gaze drift through the window, I cannot tear myself away from this...

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The trail is not located in a nature park, but in a wooded area. Even the drive to our starting point is pleasant and quiet. We are on the main road, then on a wide country road until we stop at the town hall in the village of Castellfollit del Boix. While we are changing,...

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We haven't found a parking space yet and I'm already annoyed by Mura, this small village in the Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac. Even on the drive here, I wasn't sure what we were getting ourselves into. Winding roads, some so narrow that only one car can pass through. It's the...

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The route begins in a small parking lot, from where we fight our way up the mountain through undergrowth. Once we reach a small platform, we get our bearings and take a stony, narrow path from there. We walk counter-clockwise, staying on the route shown by GPS. Stones become rocks, then there's another passage where...

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We're on the descent, about halfway down. The mountains stretch out before our eyes, lined up on the horizon. Above them, a deep blue sky. The sight takes my breath away. Behind us, a trail runner appears out of nowhere. I immediately think of Kílian Jornet Burgada. These are his mountains. He comes from somewhere...

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