ROUTE THROUGH CENTRAL PARK AND CAN MATES HILL PARK

Around the greenbelt of Sant Cugat

The route starts at the bottom of the central park and follows the Bomba torrent. First, you will go through the old agricultural fields on both sides of the torrent, with poplars on both banks. Following the itinerary, you now leave the central Park and venture fully into the Turó de Can Mates Park, the largest park in Catalonia, where you can gain a grasp of the endemic flora of the Mediterranean forest. This area features pine trees, kermes oaks, buckthorns, strawberry trees, lentisks and heather among other plants. Surrounded by pleasant flora the route gets a bit steeper to reach one of the highlights: ‘the viewpoint of the wind’ which sits on top of the hill of Can Mates. There are some fantastic views of the Sierra de Collserola, the Tibidabo, Montserrat, the Vallès Occidental, the Galliners mountain range and the Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac natural park. Going down towards Can Revella, you will find the old farmhouse and the only lands still cultivated in the whole municipality of Sant Cugat. In the area of Can Revella, you can enjoy the pines of the hill, the oak of Can Revella, the farmhouse and also, although hard to reach, the three oaks of Xaragall. Once you have reached the eastern point of the park, turn back and go back to the starting point by circumventing the hill of Can Mates.