# Climb to La Morella from Garraf Beach

What to do en Garraf Coves · Garraf Coves

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/things-to-do/la-morella-hike · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Duración: 5 h
- Temporada: October – May; in summer, only first thing
- Para quién: Keen walkers; best in winter and spring

From sea level to the 593 m of La Morella, the second summit of the Garraf massif, along the GR 92 and La Pleta. Out and back, with little shade and no fountains.

La Morella is 593 metres high and is the second summit of the Garraf massif. It does not impress by height, but because you climb it from the water's edge: you leave Garraf beach, at sea level, and you supply all the ascent yourself. It is a long out-and-back outing over open terrain, with the sea behind you on the way up and ahead of you on the way down, and at the top a cross and a panel naming what you can see.
From the Celler Güell to the Pla de Querol
You start in the village of Garraf, beside Gaudí's Celler Güell. You cross the C-31 and take the path marked GR 92. Soon you reach a viewpoint over the village and the coast towards Castelldefels, where the path turns north-west and enters a stone pine wood with kermes oak, rosemary and the odd dwarf fan palm.
Then you pass an active quarry, skirt a dog pound by a shortcut that avoids the road, cross the tarmac and continue along a botanical path, wheelchair accessible, to La Pleta, the Modernista farmhouse that is the park's headquarters. Up to here it is the same route as the GR 92 from the train stop. From La Pleta to the Pla de Querol car park, or Pitxot, it is about 2 km on tarmac: the most monotonous stretch and the one that tires you most.
From the radar to the cross
From the Pla de Querol an asphalt track closed to traffic continues, with the Vallirana radar in view. At the Campgràs pass the view opens towards Barcelona and Collserola. Then you skirt the former Vall d'en Joan landfill, now turned into meadows, and by a dirt track and a last path of about 200 metres you reach the summit.
At the top there is a cross and a panoramic panel. On clear days you can see Barcelona, Collserola and the Serralada Litoral, La Mola, Montseny, Montserrat and, beyond, the snow-capped Pyrenees. Mallorca is only guessed at on some very clear winter days.
The descent, with two detours
You return the same way, with two changes suggested by the Diputació: before the Pla de Querol, a detour passes the Asensio pothole, 84 metres deep; after La Pleta, you walk the other half of the botanical path. Then the morning's shortcut as far as the quarry, and the GR 92 to the Celler Güell.
What it costs and when not to go
It is free and done independently. Allow about five hours there and back. There is no fountain along the whole route and no bars inside the park, and the shade ends when you leave the pine wood. In summer, the sun on the white rock makes it very hard: go only first thing or, better, from October to May. If you want to cut it in half, start at the Pla de Querol car park.
On the way down, the village of Garraf has a beach and a table: les Casetes beach and El Chiringuito de Garraf, open all day.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 41.306, 1.879

## Cerca de aquí

- [Sakya Tashi Ling Buddhist Monastery at Palau Novella](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/things-to-do/sakya-tashi-ling-buddhist-monastery), a 2.5 km
- [From Garraf Station to La Pleta on the GR 92](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/things-to-do/garraf-to-la-pleta-gr-92), a 5.6 km
- [La Cúpula Garraf](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/where-to-eat/la-cupula-garraf), a 6.2 km
- [El Chiringuito de Garraf](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/where-to-eat/garraf-beach-bar), a 6.2 km
- [Les Casetes Beach, Garraf](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/things-to-do/les-casetes-beach-garraf), a 6.3 km
- [Kayaking Beneath the Garraf Cliffs, from Garraf to Sitges](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/things-to-do/garraf-cliffs-kayak), a 6.3 km
- [Hotel Estela Barcelona](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/where-to-stay/hotel-estela-barcelona), a 8.6 km

## Consejos

### Carry all your water
There are no fountains or bars on the route. Go up with all you will drink, and a bit more in spring.

### Do not leave the path
The massif is limestone and full of potholes, such as the 84-metre Asensio one, next to the path.

### Choose a clear winter day
Clear winter days are the ones that show the Pyrenees and, with luck, Mallorca.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is La Morella the highest summit in the Garraf?
No. At 593 metres it is the second in the massif.

### Can it be shortened?
Yes, by starting from the Pla de Querol car park, about 2 km above La Pleta.

### When is it best?
From autumn to spring and on clear days. In summer, only first thing.

### Is there water on the way?
No. There is no fountain: go up with all the water you will drink.

### Can you go by train?
Yes. The Garraf stop on the R2 Sud is in the same village where the route starts.

Destino: [Garraf Coves](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves.md)