# An autumn Sunday in the Montseny: from the Santa Fe beech forest to les Agudes, and chestnuts in Viladrau

The classic climb to the roof of the Montseny, from the golden Santa Fe beech forest to the ridge of les Agudes and the Turó de l'Home, and a chestnut lunch in Viladrau. An hour from Girona.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montseny/itineraries/autumn-les-agudes-and-chestnuts-in-viladrau · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:30 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Girona via the C-25 and Viladrau, or from Barcelona via the AP-7 and Sant Celoni, to Santa Fe via the BV-5114)
- 08:30 · Turó de l'Home and Les Agudes from Santa Fe (PR-C 208) (PR-C 208 from Can Casades · 11.5 km · 5 h · medium-hard)
  - 30 min by car, 19 km
- 14:15 · Xalet La Coromina (Xalet La Coromina, in Viladrau · chestnut cooking · €€€ · booking until 15:00) · Xalet La Coromina, €€€
- 16:30 · Vuelta (In Girona around 17:30; in Barcelona, around 18:00)

In autumn the Santa Fe valley is the most visited beech forest in Catalonia, and almost everyone stays on the loop round the reservoir. This plan keeps going up: the PR-C 208 leaves from the same valley, climbs through the golden forest to the Briançó spring and comes out on the bare ridge between les Agudes and the Turó de l'Home, the two highest peaks in the Montseny, with the Vallès, the sea and, on clear days, the Pyrenees. Then you go down to Viladrau, the chestnut village, for lunch.

## The day, hour by hour

7:30 · Set off. From Girona, take the C-25 towards Vic and Viladrau, and the BV-5114 to Santa Fe. From Barcelona, take the AP-7 to Sant Celoni and the BV-5114 via Campins. The last kilometres are winding.

8:30 · From Santa Fe to les Agudes and the Turó de l'Home. You set off from the Can Casades information centre, beside the BV-5114. The path climbs through the beech forest to the Briançó spring and there it splits: one branch to les Agudes, 1,703 m, and another to the Turó de l'Home, 1,706 m, the highest peak of the massif, with its old observatory. Between the two there is little more than a kilometre of ridge. It is 11.5 km and about five hours, of medium-to-high difficulty. Take water and a coat: it blows up there.

14:15 · Lunch at Xalet La Coromina. From Santa Fe to Viladrau, about 25 minutes on the BV-5114. The Xalet is one of the village's Chestnut Ambassador restaurants, with a fireplace and big windows onto the woods. On Sundays it opens from 13:00 to 15:30 and holds tables until 15:00: if you are delayed on the mountain, call.

16:30 · Head home. In Girona around half past five; in Barcelona, around six.

## What to order

The chestnut and onion soup with pancetta and thyme, the wild boar civet with roasted chestnuts or the chestnut butifarra with mushrooms and polenta. For dessert, chestnut baba.

## Getting to Santa Fe in autumn

In 2026, at weekends and public holidays from 10 October to 8 December the Diputació regulates access to the valley: there is a welcome point at the entrance to Fogars de Montclús, with free parking and a Bus Parc to Santa Fe, and the road is closed when there is no room left up there. Arriving before nine is the best way to park at Santa Fe.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A little over an hour from Girona via the C-25 and Viladrau, or from Barcelona via the AP-7 and Sant Celoni. Free parking at Santa Fe, at kilometre 21 of the BV-5114.

## Consejos

### Set off early
With parking at Santa Fe and the route started at half past eight, you eat without rushing.

### Bring layers and a windproof
On the ridge, at 1,700 m, it is much colder than in the valley.

### Check the weather
In thick fog on the ridge, stay in the beech forest.

## Cuándo no ir

If you are not used to five hours in the mountains: do the loop round the Santa Fe reservoir and go up to Viladrau for a relaxed lunch.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does the route take?
11.5 km and about five hours, of medium-to-high difficulty.

### When is the beech forest golden?
From mid-October to mid-November, depending on the year.

### Can you park at Santa Fe in autumn?
Yes, free, but at weekends it fills up; if it is closed, take the Bus Parc from Fogars de Montclús.

### Is Xalet La Coromina open on Sundays?
Yes, at midday and in the evening. Closed Wednesday and Thursday.