The 2021 Edition will be from 16/07/21 to 20/07/21. Catalonia Trail is a bikepacking event for gravel bike and MTB. It is not a race, but a self-supportered bikepacking event over three distances: 650 / 400 or 230 km.
TITAN | EPIC | CHALLENGE |
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| 650 km. 12.000 m. d+ | 400 km. i 8.000 m. d+ | 230 km i 4.568 m. d+ |
| The Titan course is a special route for all who want to know the most interesting cycling routes of Catalonia. Sarting in Girona, a well know cyclist destination where lots of professional cyclist have chosen to live. Then, we will go to the Natural Park of Cap de Creus. Afterward, we will go to the Pyrenees Mountains throught remote tracks in the middle of the mountains and old Catalan villages. | We will pass through one of the most beautiful landscapes in Catalonia. We will start in Girona, a well known cyclist destination where lots of professional cyclist have chosen to live. Then, we will go to the beautiful a natural park and Pyrenean Mountains through remote tracks in the middle of the mountains and old Catalan villages. We will finish in Manresa, a beautiful city in the middle of Catalonia with lots of publics transport options to return to Barcelona or Girona. | Challenge is an easier course than the other two options. You can enjoy beautiful villages such as Olot, Sant Joan de les Abadesses on trails perfect for bicycles. We will start in Girona, a well known cyclist destination where lots of professional cyclist have chosen to live. Then, we will go to Olot and the Pyrenees through remote tracks in the middle of the mountains and old Catalan villages. We will finish in Manresa, a beautiful city in the middle of Catalonia with lots of options for publics transport to return to Barcelona or Girona. |
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CHALLENGE
Challenge is an easier course than the other two options. You can enjoy beautiful villages such as Olot, Sant Joan de les Abadesses on trails perfect for bicycles.
We will start in Girona, a well known cyclist destination where lots of professional cyclist have chosen to live. Then, we will go to Olot and the Pyrenees through remote tracks in the middle of the mountains and old Catalan villages.
We will finish in Manresa, a beautiful city in the middle of Catalonia with lots of options for publics transport to return to Barcelona or Girona.
EPIC
We will pass through one of the most beautiful landscapes in Catalonia. We will start in Girona, a well known cyclist destination where lots of professional cyclist have chosen to live. Then, we will go to the beautiful a natural park and Pyrenean Mountains through remote tracks in the middle of the mountains and old Catalan villages.
We will finish in Manresa, a beautiful city in the middle of Catalonia with lots of publics transport options to return to Barcelona or Girona.
TITAN
The Titan course is a special route for all who want to know the most interesting cycling routes of Catalonia.
Sarting in Girona, a well know cyclist destination where lots of professional cyclist have chosen to live. Then, we will go to the Natural Park of Cap de Creus. Afterward, we will go to the Pyrenees Mountains throught remote tracks in the middle of the mountains and old Catalan villages.
PORTER SERVICE GIRONA-MANRESA
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DOCUMENTS
- Until 31th of May79 € Challenge99 € Epic
119 € Titan+25/15 € licence
+100 € deposit
- After 1st of Juin.99 € Challenge119 € Epic
139 € Titan+25/15 € licence.
+100 € deposit
All participants must have a licence. If they don’t have a licence from a federation accepted in Catalonia, they will have to take a daily licence for 25 € for the Titan course and 15 € for the Epic and Challenge courses. Daily licence will terminate on Thuesday 20th of July 2021 at 20 hours.
The organizer will provide a tracker which will allow friends and families to monitor the position in real time. Participants must pay a deposit of 100 € for the tracker. The tracker needs to be returned at the end of the Catalonia Trail Event. The deposit will be refunded to their account within a few days.
BIKEPACKING, AUTOABASTIMENT I AVENTURA
La modalitat de bikepacking és un tipus de cicloturisme amb BTT o gravel que combina la bicicleta i l’acampada (tot i que un cop inscrits s’enviarà un document que us ajudarà a trobar llocs per passar la nit). Es busca el contacte amb la natura i l’aventura . És una modalitat minimalista que vol viatjar amb allò estrictament just i necessari.
Al ser d’autoabastiment, no es podrà rebre ajuda externa i cada participant s’haurà de portar i gestionar el seu menjar i material, si que és permès comprar menjar i tot el necessari durant el recorregut.
L’organització recomana no pedalar de nit i sols ja que hi ha alguns camins inhòspits on pot ser difícil la detecció i salvament dels accidentats. En cas de pedalar de nit i sol, s’haurà de facilitar un mètode de seguiment a l’organització a través de Garmin Connect o Strava Beacon i portar carregador extern de bateria per tenir bateria al mòbil i al gps.
Una vegada inscrits, es pot sol·licitar a l’organització un document amb el quilometratge, el desnivell acumulat i pobles que anirem trobant per a poder-se gestionar els descansos. 4 dies abans de la cursa es donarà el recorregut en gps més precís amb els controls de pas.
ON DESCANSAR
En el bikepacking tothom és lliure de descasar on vulgui. Qui vulgui aturar-se al ras pot fer-ho, però es donarà un llistat amb albergs, refugis o hotels on es podrà descansar per preus molt reduïts. Serà cada participant qui haurà de gestionar-se l’allotjament.
Al Ripollès i al Berguedà l’allotjament no hauria de ser un problema, però aquells que vulguin passar la nit a la Garrotxa, les places potser són més limitades. En tot cas potser hauran de sortir uns kilòmetres de la ruta.
LA BICICLETA
Aquest any la Catalunya Trail serà molt més rodadora i ciclable. El recorregut es pot fer amb BTT o gravel encara que amb les bicicletes gravel recomanem unes cobertes de 40 mm. o més i una transmissió de 34/36 plats x 40/42 pinyons.
ALLOTJAMENT
A la Catalunya Trail no gestionem allotjament, però hem intentat buscar una ruta que pugui oferir facilitats per aquells que no vulguin dormir en tenda o fer bivac al més pur estil bikepacking.
Una vegada inscrits, poden posar-se en contacte amb l’organització a l’email catalunyabiketrail@gmail.com perquè se’ls enviï un document més detallat amb possibles refugis, albergs i allotjaments per a passar la nit.
