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Natural setting:
The first 3.5 km section runs alongside the River Ter through the riparian wood covering the river’s left bank, making for a pleasant green and shady route. The final kilometre passes through an urban landscape of industrial buildings along a path segregated from the N-IIa (Avenida de Francia) dual carriageway.
Cultural heritage:
Girona: Large area of historic buildings and monuments.
Sarrià del Ter: Roman villa and necropolis at Pla de l´Horta, Puente del Agua bridge, La Misericordia Parish Church, works by the architect Rafael Masó (Edifici de les Escoles, Café el Coro, and Casa Pòrtules, factories and workshops in Josep Flores Street, Masías (traditional country houses) of Sant Ferriol and San Camós, the water mill on the River Xuclá, and Sant Pau de Sarrià Parish Church.
Infrastructure:
Greenway
Greenway equipment:
Information and regulation panels, vertical and horizontal signage with Greenway logo, benches and bollards. The kilometre-long cycle path running parallel with the N-IIa dual carriageway is segregated from the roadway by a wooden railing and lit by urban street lamps.
Access:
Girona (km 0): Fontajau footbridge over the River Ter, at the northern end of La Devesa Park.
Sarrià de Ter (km 4,5): Between the municipal sports centre of Sarrià de Ter and the N-IIa (Avenida de Francia) in the Sarrià de Baix district.
How to get there:
Airplane:
Girona-Costa Brava Airport
Train:
Bus:
Connections:
Girona
Tourism information:
Managing entity:
Connections with other routes and greenways:
In Girona the greenway links up with the Carrilet Greenway (Olot-Girona-San Feliu de Guíxols), a route which runs between the La Garrotxa volcanic area and the Costa Brava, passing through the historic city of Girona.
The Carrilet Greenway forms part of Pirinexus, a circular 350 km route running through Girona and the south of France. All information regarding the greenways of Girona and Pirinexus is available at www.viesverdes.cat.
The Tren Pinxo Greenway forms part of the River Ter Route, a 220 km route for cyclists and walkers between the river’s source in the Pyrenees (at the Vallter 2000 ski resort) at an altitude of 2,150 m, and its mouth on the Costa Brava(www.rutadelter.cat)
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