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View of Requesens Castle – Castell de Requesens loop from Espolla

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View of Requesens Castle – Castell de Requesens loop from Espolla

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View of Requesens Castle – Castell de Requesens loop from Espolla

03:22

35.1km

770m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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Espai d'Interès Natural del Massís de l'Albera

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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517 m

Climb to the Pass

Highlight • Climb

1.04 km

Bar d'Espolla

Highlight • Cafe

Espolla et son bar for a great moment of authenticity

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5.66 km

Menhir of the Serra de l'Albera

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Megalithic monument in the heart of Albera, 5000 years old, is reached after a slow climb through the military base.

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11.6 km

Cantallops Village

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Cantallops is located on the southern slope of the Albera Mountains, in an area where the mountains merge into a plain with cork and holm oaks and other oak species. …

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11.9 km

Cantallops

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Cantallops is located on the southern slope of the Albera Mountains, in an area where the mountains give way to a plain with cork oaks, holm oaks and other oak …

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15.9 km

Coll del Medàs

Mountain Pass

19.2 km

View of Requesens Castle

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The Castell de Requesens is a remote but beautiful semi-preserved castle, situated in the hills of the Albera Mountains that separate Spain from France, just east of La Jonquera 6 km from Cantalops.

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19.5 km

Santa Maria de Requesens

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The Romanesque church of Santa Maria was converted into a farmhouse in the 18th century, known as the Mas de l'Església Vella. Most of the original structures have been preserved.

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21.1 km

Castell de Requesens

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Requesens Castle is an old fortress in this region of Alt Empordà. It is a medieval building that was built in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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35.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.8 km

3.27 km

2.45 km

551 m

Surfaces

22.4 km

5.88 km

4.36 km

2.44 km

Elevation

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Lowest point (110 m)

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Tuesday 30 June

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View of Requesens Castle – Castell de Requesens loop from Espolla

Climb to the Pass

Bar d'Espolla

Menhir of the Serra de l'Albera

Cantallops Village

Cantallops

View of Requesens Castle

Santa Maria de Requesens

Castell de Requesens

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