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Day itinerary · 41.76° N · 2.40° E
Four hours in the forest learning to recognise mushrooms with the park's guides and a grilled lunch at the inn in Montseny village. Only certain autumn Sundays.
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The plan
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
via the C-17 to Aiguafreda or La Garriga; also on the R3 Rodalies line
"Mushrooms through different eyes" with Aprèn · 10:00 to 14:00 · €4 · registration required
+34 938 429 361
La Fonda del Montseny · charcoal grill and cooking of the massif · €€ · booking required
Montseny · +34 938 473 040
You reach Barcelona before 18:30
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
This is the plan for learning to look at the forest in autumn without gambling on what you pick. The Montseny Natural Park schedules four mushroom Sundays, "Els bolets amb uns altres ulls" ("Mushrooms through different eyes"), with the guides of the environmental education company Aprèn. You walk about four hours at a slow pace, recognise the common species and the curious ones, and then go up to lunch at the inn in Montseny village. It costs €4 plus lunch, but it only runs on the programme's Sundays and with a booked place.
8:45 · Departure. From Barcelona, the C-17 towards Vic. The 15 November outing starts at Sant Martí de Centelles railway station, next to Aiguafreda; the one on the 29th, at the La Garriga visitor centre. Both have a Rodalies R3 station next door, so you can also go by train, although for lunch you then need a car.
10:00 · Guided mushroom outing. It is 4 to 5 km through pine and holm-oak woods, from 10:00 to 14:00. The guide teaches you to recognise the most common mushrooms, to look at the stem, gills and smell, and to tell the important species from their lookalikes. It is not a race to fill the basket: if you want to pick a specimen, ask first, and do not eat anything that an expert has not checked one by one. Price: €4 adults, €3 children aged 6 to 12, free for under-6s. Registration is compulsory with Aprèn on 938 429 361 or at [email protected].
14:45 · Lunch at La Fonda del Montseny. You drive up to Montseny village on a mountain road. The inn, on Plaça de la Vila, has been a restaurant since 1992 and the same family has run it since 1966. At weekends it is open from 9:00 to 18:00, so you are not cutting it fine. Book on 938 47 30 40.
17:00 · Return. You drive down in daylight and are in Barcelona before half past six.
In autumn, what is in season: ceps sautéed with garlic and parsley, cep croquettes, veal or pig's trotters stewed with mushrooms. From the grill, the chestnut butifarra from Viladrau or Montseny lamb. If you want to play safe, the Montseny Menu brings together a salad with cheeses from the massif, chestnut butifarra with ganxet beans and dessert. On the menu, the asterisk marks what is produced in the Montseny.
In Catalonia mushrooms belong to the owner of the forest: where an estate puts up no-picking signs, nothing is picked. The Diputació parks network does not set a limit in kilos in its advice; the Generalitat asks you to pick only species you know and what you are going to eat, not to disturb the ground with sticks or rakes and to carry a basket, never a plastic bag.
Where to eat
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
What to order: from the grill, the Viladrau chestnut butifarra or the Montseny lamb; the Menú del Montseny serves it with ganxet beans.
What to order: Something from the holm-oak grill or, in autumn, the seasonal mushrooms; the desserts are made in the house.
What to order: The onion and chestnut soup, the wild boar civet with chestnuts or the chestnut butifarra with mushrooms; for dessert, the chestnut baba.
Map
With where to park at each one.
Getting there
When to go
Only on the park programme's mushroom Sundays, in October and November. In 2026 the remaining ones are 15 November in Aiguafreda and the 29th in La Garriga. You must register beforehand.
Tips
Places are limited and given in order of registration.
That way you do not eat in a rush and you drive down in daylight.
The park asks for comfortable footwear and water. The basket, in case the guide lets you take something.
From about six they can manage the morning if they are used to walking. Bring something to eat mid-morning.
If it rains hard: the park cancels the outing when the weather does not allow it to be done properly. Confirm with Aprèn before Sunday and, if it is cancelled, swap the walk for the Turó de Tagamanent.
Questions
Only on the park programme's mushroom Sundays. In 2026 the remaining ones are 15 November in Aiguafreda and the 29th in La Garriga.
The outing, €4 per adult and €3 for children aged 6 to 12; under-6s do not pay. Lunch is separate: the inn publishes its menu and set menus on its website.
The outing is for identifying. If you pick something, have the guide check it, and do not eat any mushroom that an expert has not looked at first.
No. It is for the general public and for beginners.
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