{"id":3917,"date":"2026-04-23T14:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cycling.banyoles.cat\/the-gravel-nest-routes\/excursion-to-the-salinas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:21:50","slug":"excursion-to-the-salinas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cycling.banyoles.cat\/en\/the-gravel-nest-routes\/excursion-to-the-salinas\/","title":{"rendered":"Excursion to the Salinas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3917\" class=\"elementor elementor-3917 elementor-2635\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2aea6 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f2aea6\" 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-31272a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31272a3\" 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\">Excursion to the Salinas\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ca937 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3ca937\" 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-9111a95 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9111a95\" 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-4d10687 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d10687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604d8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"604d8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVery technical and long ride with significant elevation gain that heads into the Eastern pyrenees. It follows the Muga river between Sant lloren\u00e7 de la muga and Albany\u00e0. \nIt is possible that the bike may need to be carried at some point.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18beddf e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18beddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc374d e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc374d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efde277 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efde277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a6e5b distancia elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657839d e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"657839d\" 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-7ed9957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ed9957\" 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-9.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3583\" 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-ca8349c e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca8349c\" 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-632be70 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"632be70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a961896 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a961896\" 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-4f7f1b0 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f7f1b0\" 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-cb5f9a0 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no 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It follows bike lanes, tracks, and quiet secondary roads. <\/p><p>You leave behind the fields of Pla de l\u2019Estany and head into the lower Eastern Pyrenees. Between Sant Lloren\u00e7 de la Muga and Albany\u00e0, the route follows the Muga River. <\/p><p>On this route, you may need to carry your bike at certain points. In the higher section, there are very technical stretches with a high level of difficulty. At km 41, the descent begins; it is not technical, but due to the gradient, extra caution is required.<br><br>  <\/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-e2f4097 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2f4097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61104f e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e61104f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e985bb e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e985bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb71fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb71fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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