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Priorat loop from Falset

A loop around the Serra de Montsant, starting and finishing in Falset: terraced vineyards, Cornudella, Ulldemolins, Margalef, La Bisbal de Montsant and Cabacés. More than 500 bends.

93 km
DISTANCE
2 h 27 min
RIDING
783 m
HIGHEST POINT
163 m
LOWEST POINT
545
CURVES
9
HAIRPINS

58.4 curves every 10 km. Curves counted on the line: sections that turn 25° or more; hairpins, 135° or more on a tight radius. Junctions and roundabouts are left out.

Altitude profile163–783 m

The loop starts and ends in Falset. It climbs the T-740 to Porrera, continues on the TP-7402 towards Cornudella de Montsant and takes the C-242 along the foot of the range to Ulldemolins.

From Ulldemolins the route circles the Montsant to the north and west, through Juncosa in Les Garrigues, and drops through Margalef, La Bisbal de Montsant and Cabacés on local roads (T-702, T-710 and T-713). It returns to Falset through La Vilella Baixa and Gratallops, among the Priorat's terraced vineyards and always in sight of the cliffs of the Serra de Montsant natural park.

It is about 93 km and around two and a half hours without stops, with more than 500 bends and nine hairpins. Altitude ranges from about 165 m to almost 785 m. The local roads are narrow in places, with blind bends, and at harvest time there may be tractors and mud on the surface. There are few services along the way.

Route

  1. Falset
  2. →Cornudella de Montsant
  3. →Ulldemolins
  4. →La Bisbal de Falset
  5. →Cabacés
  6. →Falset

Roads: C-242, T-702, T-710, T-713, T-740, TP-7402

Where it goes

Districts

  • Priorato
  • Garrigas

Municipalities

  • Falset
  • Porrera
  • Cornudella de Montsant
  • Ulldemolins
  • Juncosa
  • Margalef
  • la Bisbal de Montsant
  • Cabacés
  • la Vilella Baixa
  • Gratallops

Best time

Spring and autumn are best; autumn, with the vines turning colour. Summer is very hot: go early.

Before you go

  • Fill up in Falset before you start: there are few petrol stations on the loop.
  • At harvest time, watch for tractors and mud on the road.
  • The bends are blind between terraces: keep to your lane.

Route chosen by FRIEBIKER. Distance and time calculated for motorcycles, avoiding motorways, without stops. Always check the road conditions. © OpenStreetMap.

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