Lists and maps of the hiking and cycling routes in the Costa Brava

The Greenways (Viás Verdes) is a network of hiking and cycling trails in Spain that run along long-abandoned railways. The ministry of transport is in charge of maintenance and upkeep of the Greenways, having been overseeing the network for the last 20 years, but the routes are open for anyone and everyone regardless of whether […]

In 1993, the government of Spain in partnership with RENFE and other transit agencies in the nation carried out the inventory of the disused railway lines across the country. The total distance of the railways still in place but with no trains running turned out to be about 8000 km. Following the example of their […]

A hiking and cycling route that runs between Palafrugell and Palamós in the Costa Brava is lovingly called the Little Train Route (Ruta del Tren Petit). At a length of just 6 kilometres, it’s one of the shortest Greenways in Catalonia, that has no viaducts crossing over deep valleys, no long dark tunnels, steep climbs […]