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We are going to Barcelona in the Feb half term and plan a few days seeing the sights and then a few days Mtb if possible. I'm guessing high stuff will be snowy in Feb but I guess there'll be some half decent riding in the area. A brief google suggests a couple of hire places in Barcelona itself (not fantastic looking bikes admittedly) and some kind of online route sharing but just wondered if anyone on here had any experience or suggestions. Somewhere to stay out of town with biking from the door and connected to Barcelona by train, etc would be perfect ๐Ÿ™‚

Two parents and two fit, confident small teen sized boys.

Thanks.


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 8:36 pm
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There has been a few posts over the last year or so about this, have a wee search.


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 9:03 pm
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Ah thanks. I was looking for that but didn't go far enough back - how time flies!


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 10:04 pm
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Are you staying in Barcelona itself?, & where you fly in into again Barcelona or Gerona?.


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 10:29 pm
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So far we've three nights in an apartment in Barcelona and so could move out for a few days, there for the week. Flying easyjet to Barcelona not Gerona.


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 11:14 pm
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OK,problem is Barcelona airport is south of the city,& a b** tard to get too & from at certain times,there's a large national park north of the city west of gerona,failing that I dunno,there shouldn't be any snow, if ya went up to Andorra then yeah but that's too far to travel just for a coupla days,I'd get a hire car & try the national parks,or go east up past figuearas into the hills,& call into Pals & say high to Wiggo,he's got a place there.

It'll be chilly btw! ..


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 11:24 pm
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It'll be chilly btw! ..

Warmer than Northumberland I reckon.

We've now got a few days in Girona. Any recommendations round there for hire and places to ride?


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 10:45 pm
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Girona isn't far from a couple of places on the coast with some nice riding nearby: St Feliu de Guixols (where I've been) and Roses (that I've heard about). It's all XC-style trails in the hills, but good enough for a couple of days. Try googling town names with "BTT" (Spanish for MTB) to get info, like this:
http://fr.wikiloc.com/itineraires/vtt/espagne/catalogne/roses
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http://paraisabel.eresmas.net/btt.htm


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 11:03 pm
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Try googling town names with "BTT" (Spanish for MTB) to get info

Top tip, thanks.


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 11:12 pm