Tarragona Sports & Outdoors Tips by DSwede Top 5 Page for this destination

Biking the Roman Ruins

I have looked numerous times on the internet and Tarragona & Generalitat de Catalunya's internet pages and there is nothing I have found regarding these trails (in English, Spanish or Catalan for that matter).

But as you can see by the photo here, there most certainly is an "Ininerari amb BTT pel Monuments Romans del Tarragones" (Itinerary for BTT [Bicelete total terani] Roman Ruins of Tarragona).

You can start in Tarragona and go ~6km to Constanti/Mausoleo de Centcelles.
You can divert another ~3km and visit Pont del Diable.
And if you have the stamina, you can continue to Torre dels Escipions, Pedrera de Medol, Castell de Tamar.

Follow the posted signs (see the second photo in the tip for marker). Some are easy to find, others are relatively hidden. Also, you may follow the red/white painted markers (see map support post on first photo)

Equipment: You'll need a mountain bike and plenty of water. The heat can add up, so recommend starting in the later afternoon.

You can also hike the trails if you wish, there is no restriction.

Directions: Best place to start is near this sign. To get there, go down to the park on the river (just behind the Eroski). Go north for ~500m and look on the west bank of the river. Follow the tails from there

Theme: Biking

Hiking the Cliffs

Easily accessible from Barcelona, located about 1/2 the distance between Tarragona and Barcelona, most people would add this to a Barcelona destination, but for those in Tarragona, it is still a must see.

I went to Montserrat, which for those that don?t intuitively know Spanish, translates to Serrated Mountain. It is a bit of an oddball in Spain, jutting up past all of the local landscape in tremendous vertical pinnacles. The vegetation is healthy, and the climbs are steep. The sun is scorching on the bare ground or open trails, but when you get in the overhang of the trees the shade and leaf-filtered air is cool and refreshing. You should have seen me left to my own devices on Montserrat for about 5 hours, I gave the mountains goats a run for the title of king of the mountain. Good time and a great work out.

On the northeast side, there is a cog-wheel and a cable car that cheats and get you up most of the other side. Near the top is a church or cathedral.

Equipment: Bring your own hiking boots and lots of water, sun lotion

Directions: Easily accessible from Barcelona, located about 1/2 the distance between Tarragona and Barcelona. Visible to the north of A-7 on a clear day.

Theme: Hiking