{"id":3677,"date":"2026-04-22T14:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cycling.banyoles.cat\/the-gravel-nest-routes\/discovering-the-pla-de-lestany\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:10:52","slug":"discovering-the-pla-de-lestany","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cycling.banyoles.cat\/en\/the-gravel-nest-routes\/discovering-the-pla-de-lestany\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the Pla de l&#8217;Estany"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3677\" class=\"elementor elementor-3677 elementor-1965\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74670df e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74670df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfbe156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfbe156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discovering the Pla de l'Estany<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af6f4c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3af6f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b6129 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76b6129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89eb4f3 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89eb4f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541af55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"541af55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ride through the Pla de l\u2019Estany region, via Girona Ecotrails, tracks, and bikeable trails.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67465ba e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67465ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0eb97 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e0eb97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804119a e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"804119a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e924f e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44e924f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c808685 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c808685\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a693dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a693dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/cycling.banyoles.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruta-num-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3567\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ef5e9 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51ef5e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d96056 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d96056\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0298a02 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0298a02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925ad0c e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"925ad0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa944d1 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa944d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760fad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"760fad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a medium level of difficulty, there is only one section where you may need to carry your bike if you have little experience.<\/p><p>This route moves through the Pla de l\u2019Estany region, following different paths commonly used by local gravel cyclists, including areas less known to outsiders.<\/p><p>It is the most gravel-oriented of all the routes. Very little technical terrain; the climbs are manageable. The route features several water points and areas to rest.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d397a e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4d397a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dbc5b e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54dbc5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2055138 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2055138\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8664fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8664fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download the 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