Girona → Costa Brava → Cadaqués → Garrotxa → Ripollès → Montseny → Girona.
Total distance: approximately 629 km / 391 mi. Stages: 3. Best riding window: May–June and September–October.
This is the clean printable companion to the interactive roadbook: continuous ALL → Stage 1 → Stage 2 → Stage 3, with no reader tabs, hero photography or interactive-page decoration.
Leave Girona for Tossa de Mar and the cliff-hugging GI-682, where Mediterranean views alternate with tight bends and short straights. Continue through Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Palamós, Calella de Palafrugell, Begur and Pals, keeping the day focused on secondary roads rather than fast coastal transfers. North of Torroella de Montgrí the landscape opens into the Empordà plain before Sant Pere Pescador and Castelló d’Empúries. The final approach from Roses to Cadaqués becomes more exposed and technical as the terrain turns bare and wind-shaped. Tramuntana gusts can be strong, while resort traffic can slow the narrow approaches. Keep enough daylight for the arrival: Cadaqués rewards parking the motorcycle and exploring its whitewashed lanes and waterfront on foot.
Route sequence:
Riding time: ≈ 4 h 45 min moving Difficulty: Moderate
Planning estimates based on the accepted GPX; stops, weather and traffic can change the day.
Start with a full tank and clear the city early.
Coffee and first coastal viewpoint pause.
Heritage and lunch window.
Fuel and weather check before Cadaqués.
Park and switch to the arrival walk.
Frequent bends and changing road rhythm; reduce pace in villages and shaded mountain sections.
Primary stations must be verified against the accepted GPX corridor before publication. Do not rely on unverified village opening hours.
Use signed main-road alternatives only. Any emergency corridor shown here remains a planning option until separately validated.
Riding-day check: recheck Catalan road status, weather and park/access restrictions immediately before publication and riding.
The Stage’s defining coastal sequence: repeated Mediterranean viewpoints, compact bends and changing elevation before the Empordà opens out.
The fortified Vila Vella above the bay gives the clearest single image of the Costa Brava character of Stage 1.
A whitewashed waterfront arrival framed by Cap de Creus hills; park the motorcycle and finish the day on foot along the bay.
Protect time for the final exposed approach: rock, sea and Tramuntana-shaped landscape make this the Stage’s essential riding experience.
Scenic or cultural stop on this Stage.
Fortified Mediterranean old town and one of the signature coastal views of Stage 1.
Scenic or cultural stop on this Stage.
Hill town above the Empordà coast, useful for a short heritage and viewpoint stop.
Compact medieval stone village on the Empordà plain.
Coastal service/fuel stop before the Cap de Creus approach.
Scenic or cultural stop on this Stage.
Fuel, 24h verified, Rest area verified, Other services: check live
Fuel, Shop, Accessible WC, Parking, Bread, Vacuum
Official property: three garage floors with surveillance, 35 spaces; reserve in advance.
Official property: free private parking with assigned numbered spaces. Covered motorcycle parking is not stated; confirm directly.
A dedicated Hotel Octavia Parking facility is mapped about 127 m away. Covered motorcycle parking is not verified; confirm access and motorcycle acceptance directly.
Mediterranean / seafood
Mediterranean / Catalan
Mediterranean
Empordà coast: seafood, rice dishes, anchovies, pa amb tomàquet and DO Empordà wines. Keep wine tasting for after the motorcycle is parked.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Cadaqués.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Cadaqués.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Cadaqués.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Cadaqués.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Cadaqués.
Cadaqués Tourism confirms Santa Maria, Casa Serinyana and the Poal waterfront; its official walking route follows El Passeig → Casa Serinyana → Platja des Poal. Full-route origin, waypoints and destination are all constrained to Cadaqués.
Leave Cadaqués across the Cap de Creus landscape towards El Port de la Selva and the access for Sant Pere de Rodes. The route then turns inland through Vilajuïga, Peralada and Figueres before reaching Besalú, whose medieval bridge makes a natural long stop. Castellfollit de la Roca introduces La Garrotxa with its basalt cliff, after which the road narrows through Montagut and Oix. The Oix–Beget–Rocabruna sequence is the technical core of the stage: tight bends, changing sight lines and small mountain settlements keep average speed low. Camprodon opens the valley again before Sant Joan de les Abadesses and the final run into Ripoll. This stage deliberately links three distinct Catalan landscapes rather than chasing a list of famous passes.
Route sequence:
Riding time: ≈ 4 h 30 min moving Difficulty: Moderate–Challenging
Planning estimates based on the accepted GPX; stops, weather and traffic can change the day.
Leave before visitor traffic builds.
Short sea-view pause.
Bridge walk and early lunch.
Slow mountain-village stop.
Arrival and walking tour.
Frequent bends and changing road rhythm; reduce pace in villages and shaded mountain sections.
Primary stations must be verified against the accepted GPX corridor before publication. Do not rely on unverified village opening hours.
Use signed main-road alternatives only. Any emergency corridor shown here remains a planning option until separately validated.
Riding-day check: recheck Catalan road status, weather and park/access restrictions immediately before publication and riding.
A compact mountain-road sequence through Alta Garrotxa where narrow bends, stone villages and wooded slopes define the Stage.
The medieval bridge and riverside approach create the strongest architectural photo stop on the inland Stage.
Arrive beside the monastery and historic centre, then leave the motorcycle and explore the compact old town on foot.
The monastery above the Cap de Creus landscape is the Stage’s priority heritage stop; preserve it if the schedule starts to tighten.
Scenic or cultural stop on this Stage.
Romanesque monastery above the Cap de Creus landscape.
Medieval bridge and old town, one of the strongest heritage stops on Stage 2.
Scenic or cultural stop on this Stage.
Small stone mountain village in the Alta Garrotxa.
Pyrenean market town and practical pause before Ripoll.
Scenic or cultural stop on this Stage.
Fuel, Shop / travel products, Staffed service
Official property explicitly states secure, closed parking / garage for motorcycles and bicycles.
Official destination listing confirms the hotel; parking is available, but covered motorcycle parking has not been verified. Confirm directly.
The Boutique is an official Ripoll hotel and reception point for the group. The group advertises a motorcycle/bicycle garage, but allocation to Boutique guests must be confirmed directly.
Ripollès: mountain cheeses, cured meats, botifarra and hearty Catalan dishes suit the inland setting.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Ripoll.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Ripoll.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Ripoll.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Ripoll.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Ripoll.
Visit Ripoll confirms the monastery, museum, Scriptorium and Plaça de la Lira within its official urban-route material. Full-route origin, waypoints and destination are all constrained to Ripoll.
The closing stage leaves Ripoll for wooded country around Vallfogona de Ripollès and Olot, then bends south towards the high country around Vic. From Seva and El Brull the route enters Montseny via Collformic, where forest and exposed ridges repeatedly change the riding rhythm. Continue through Viladrau and Santa Fe del Montseny; in autumn, shade, moisture and leaf litter can make these roads more demanding even when the wider forecast is dry. The final third descends through Campins and Sant Celoni, then uses Hostalric and Santa Coloma de Farners to return to Girona without repeating the Costa Brava roads from Stage 1. At roughly 278 km this is deliberately above the normal EMJ stage target, so start early and protect daylight for Montseny.
Route sequence:
Riding time: ≈ 6 h 45 min moving Difficulty: Challenging · long stage
Planning estimates based on the accepted GPX; stops, weather and traffic can change the day.
Early departure is strongly recommended.
Fuel / coffee window.
Lunch and timing decision before Montseny.
Weather and surface check.
Loop complete.
Frequent bends and changing road rhythm; reduce pace in villages and shaded mountain sections.
Primary stations must be verified against the accepted GPX corridor before publication. Do not rely on unverified village opening hours.
Use signed main-road alternatives only. Any emergency corridor shown here remains a planning option until separately validated.
Riding-day check: recheck Catalan road status, weather and park/access restrictions immediately before publication and riding.
The signature mountain section: forest bends, changing altitude and shaded surfaces across the heart of Montseny.
A broad historic square and arcaded façades make Vic the most distinctive urban photo pause before Montseny.
Completing the loop in Girona gives the strongest evening finish: cathedral skyline, old lanes and the Onyar within walking distance.
Keep this forest section in the plan even on a compressed day; it carries the clearest Montseny atmosphere of the entire final Stage.
Volcanic Garrotxa capital: a useful coffee and architecture stop before the mountain transition.
Historic Plaça Major and old-town stop before the Montseny section.
High Montseny road crossing and natural riding pause; exposed conditions can change quickly.
Forest and reservoir landscape in the heart of Montseny; shaded surfaces can remain damp.
Walled historic town and castle silhouette on the return towards Girona.
Fuel, 06:00–22:00 staffed self-service verified, Other amenities: verify live
Fuel, Shop, Tyre air, Car wash
Girona City Council confirms parking for motor vehicles and bicycles. Covered motorcycle allocation is not stated; confirm directly.
Official property: Parking Maragall at basement -1, direct lift, 24-hour video surveillance and guest spaces.
Hilton confirms covered paid self-parking; spaces cannot be reserved and secured parking is not listed.
Girona finish: xuixo, crema catalana, local charcuterie and contemporary Catalan cooking provide a broad final-night choice.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Girona.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Girona.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Girona.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Girona.
Identity + destination gate PASS · geographically qualified to Girona.
Girona City Council lists all five within the historic-city visitor circuit; Sant Feliu and the Arab Baths have independently confirmed addresses. Full-route origin, waypoints and destination are all constrained to Girona.