Oh Catalonia

For the past days, we’ve been exploring the backroads of Catalonia. We had high hopes, and the region didn’t disappoint! We started off from Sant Llorenç de la Muga, with a big day of climbing ahead of us to reach the city of Olot. We mostly followed the Transpyrinea route and were surprised to see many other bikepackers tackling the same climb. It turned out they were participating in an ultra race across the Pyrenees! It was fun chatting with some of them — there were even a few Belgian girls taking part. ...

October 12, 2025