# Walking Up to Queralt from Berga

What to do en Berga · Berga

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/things-to-do/queralt-walk-up-from-berga · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h 20
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Families used to walking

A 5.5 km circular walk from Plaça de Sant Francesc in Berga to the Queralt sanctuary, coming down by the Drecera: 426 m of ascent, 2 h 20.

What it is
It is Berga's classic outing: walking up from the town to the Queralt sanctuary, at 1,156 m, and coming down by the old Drecera path. It is a 5.5 km circular walk with 426 m of cumulative ascent and about 2 h 20 without stops: 1 h 20 up through the shaded north side and an hour down. It has no technical difficulty, but some stretches climb steeply. What you enjoy most is the change of woodland, from the beech wood on the north face to the Mediterranean woodland of the Drecera, and the view from the top, which on clear days reaches Montserrat and the Montseny.
The route step by step

Plaça de Sant Francesc (0:00, 730 m), next to the 14th-century Franciscan convent. Set off north along Carrer Pinsania, following PR waymarks.
BV-4241 road (0:10, 781 m), the one to Sant Llorenç de Morunys. Cross it and take the tarmac shortcut; soon the waymarks turn left along a path that climbs straight up to the Balcó del Berguedà housing estate. Follow Carrer Montseny to the right and turn right again with the white and yellow waymarks.
BV-4242 road (0:25, 866 m), the one to Queralt. Cross it and continue a few metres along the path with a wooden handrail. Pass the Hostal del Guiu, a former cement mill, and take the path on the left with yellow dots. On the right is the picnic area of the Mossèn Guiu spring.
Climb through the shaded north side: dense pine forest, with green and white waymarks and yellow dots. You cross the road several times, pass the hermitage of the Sagrada Família and the chapel of Sant Antoni, and enter the beech wood.
Sanctuary car park (1:15, 1,127 m) and, up the steps, the Queralt sanctuary (1:20, 1,156 m). Next to the sanctuary there is a fountain, the last one on the route.
Descent by the Drecera (from 1:40, 1,123 m): a sign in the car park marks the path, which follows the PR-C 73. You go down a well-marked path, paved in places, past the chapels of Dolors, Sant Jaume and Sant Jacint.
Back to Berga: on reaching the Queralt road you retrace the housing estate section and Carrer Pinsania back to Plaça de Sant Francesc (2:20).

Waymarking
White and yellow PR-C 73 waymarks and green and white waymarks, plus yellow dots on the climb. The paths are easy to follow. The reference map is Rasos de Peguera – Serra d'Ensija 1:25,000 from Editorial Alpina.
Where to park
To avoid the narrow streets of Berga, leave the car on Passeig de la Indústria: take the Berga centre exit and, at the roundabout, continue along Carrer Vila de Casserres. From there, along Ronda Moreta, Plaça del Dr. Saló, Plaça de Sant Pere and Carrer Sant Francesc you reach the start in a few minutes, crossing the old town.
By bus, ALSA links Barcelona and Manresa with Berga, and Sagalés links Solsona and Vic with Berga.
When to go
All year. In summer, set off early: the climb is in the shade of the forest, but the descent by the Drecera is sunnier. In autumn the Queralt beech wood changes colour. In winter there may be ice on the shaded stretches.
Water, shade and services
There is water at the Mossèn Guiu spring and at the sanctuary's; there is no more. At the top, next to the sanctuary, there is a restaurant. Shade is good on the climb and scarce on the descent.
With children and a dog
Rutas Pirineos proposes it as a family outing. Children used to walking do it well; if they get tired, you can go up and down the same side or pick them up by car at the sanctuary car park. With a dog, on a lead at the road crossings.
If the weather changes
In a storm, don't stay on the sanctuary esplanade: it is a high, exposed spot. In rain, the paving of the Drecera is slippery; go down slowly or return through the shaded north side.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.107, 1.835

## Cerca de aquí

- [Queralt Viewpoints Path](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/things-to-do/queralt-viewpoints-walk), a 639 m
- [Hotel Berga Park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/where-to-stay/hotel-berga-park), a 853 m
- [Berga Old Town](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/things-to-do/berga-old-town), a 1.1 km
- [Horse ride from Vilaformiu towards the Figuerassa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/things-to-do/horse-ride-vilaformiu-figuerassa), a 1.3 km
- [La Cabana](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/where-to-eat/la-cabana), a 1.4 km
- [Hotel Estel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/where-to-stay/hotel-estel), a 1.5 km
- [Berga Resort](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/where-to-stay/berga-resort), a 2.7 km
- [Tandem paragliding flight from the Figuerassa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/things-to-do/tandem-paragliding-figuerassa), a 3.5 km

## Consejos

### Park on Passeig de la Indústria
You avoid the narrow streets and pass through the old town on the way to the start.

### Fill your water bottle at the sanctuary
It is the last fountain on the route.

### Go up the shaded side and come down the Drecera
That way you do the climb in the shade and see the change of woodland.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to walk up to Queralt from Berga?
An hour and twenty minutes up and an hour down, 2 h 20 in total without stops, for 5.5 km.

### Is it hard?
It isn't technical, but it has 426 m of ascent and some steep stretches. It is suitable for families used to walking.

### Is there water on the way?
At the Mossèn Guiu spring and next to the sanctuary. There are no other fountains.

Destino: [Berga](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga.md)