View of the Montsant Range – Escaladei Charterhouse loop from Cornudella de Montsant
View of the Montsant Range – Escaladei Charterhouse loop from Cornudella de Montsant
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View of the Montsant Range – Escaladei Charterhouse loop from Cornudella de Montsant
02:48
28.5km
730m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 6, 2026
Tips
Includes a very steep uphill segment
You may need to push your bike.
After 7.50 km for 278 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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14 m
Cornudella de Montsant
Highlight • Settlement
786 m
Restaurant Cap de Ruc
Highlight • Restaurant
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6.55 km
Pou de gel
Ruins
9.45 km
Church of Mare de Déu de la Nativitat, La Morera de Montsant
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13.9 km
View of the Montsant Range
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14.5 km
La Pietat Hermitage
Highlight • Religious Site
In its beginnings, it was used as a rest home and oratory. Later the construction became a farm and a hermitage until it passed into private hands and, finally, it was abandoned.
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15.2 km
Escaladei Charterhouse
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The ladder to heaven, or ladder to God, can be found again today in the priory logo.
The charterhouse existed until 1835 and lived through periods of great splendor. For seven centuries the monks tilled the fields, built mills and taught agricultural techniques and viticulture. The prior, hence the name of the region, was the judge and administrator of the villages in the center of what is now the county, roughly corresponding to what is now the Priorat growing area.
With the secularization of the church property (expropriation) by Mendizábal (1835), the monks were forced to flee suddenly, leaving their cells, the cloisters, the church and the guest house abandoned. In just two years, the once-magnificent Charterhouse was reduced to rubble as peasants weary of servitude, tithes, and submission plundered it.
The monastery ruins are open to the public: visitors are led to the three cloisters, the church and the dining room, as well as to a cell that has been reconstructed with great care.
A visit to the Carthusian monastery of Escaladei is a must for anyone who wants to discover the origins of the Priorat region.
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28.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
18.4 km
5.67 km
3.48 km
979 m
Surfaces
20.6 km
4.57 km
2.30 km
1.06 km
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Elevation
Highest point (730 m)
Lowest point (330 m)
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