Turó de Tagamanent from El Bellver

Tagamanent is the small summit of the Montseny: 1,055 m at the western end of the massif, overlooking the Congost valley, down which run the C-17 and the R3. You climb it in half an hour from the El Bellver farmhouse and at the top you have a church, the remains of a castle and the view over the Pla de la Calma and Matagalls. It is the park outing that works best with children who already walk and with anyone who has only a morning.

From El Bellver to the Coll de Sant Martí and up

The park's signposted route leaves from the El Bellver information point and is 1.2 km, low difficulty and about 30 minutes each way. First it descends among farm terraces to the Coll de Sant Martí, where the hermitage of Sant Martí stands, almost in ruins. From the pass the final climb begins, short but steep, to the summit. You return the same way. With the visit to the church and a while at the top, allow a good hour in all.

Santa Maria de Tagamanent and the castle

At the summit is the church of Santa Maria de Tagamanent, which had to be rebuilt after the earthquake of 1448 and was consolidated in 2019. Beside it are the remains of the old castle that gave the place its name. From the esplanade you see the Pla de la Calma, Matagalls to the north and, below, the Congost with the traffic of the C-17.

El Bellver: parking, information and the house museum

The El Bellver information point is in the farmhouse of the same name, on the access path to the turó, inside the Tagamanent Ethnological Park. It opens on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9:00 to 17:00, with holidays in August and at Christmas, and parking is free. From there the guided visits to the Casa Museu L'Agustí, the ethnological park's house museum, are organised; ask about times and price on 937 445 082. The farmhouse also has a restaurant: call the same number to find out which days it serves.

On foot from Figaró station

Without a car, the PR-C 213 climbs to the summit from the Figaró-Montmany station, on Rodalies line R3. The park gives it 17 km and about four and a half hours, passing through the Tagamanent Ethnological Park. It is a different outing: a full day and with ascent.

Tagamanent in the morning, Matagalls afterwards

Tagamanent and Matagalls are on the same side of the park, that of La Calma and Osona. If the group has the legs, leave Tagamanent for the morning and then climb Matagalls from Collformic, with parking and information at the Collformic pass. For a meal on the Osona side, the Xalet La Coromina, in Viladrau, serves meals Friday to Tuesday.