Mountain biking on the tracks of the Muntanyes de Prades

What it is

The Muntanyes de Prades have dozens of kilometres of tracks and trails of every level, and many start from the village itself. If you don’t bring a bike, Prades Aventura, the village’s adventure park, offers mountain-bike outings around the area with its own bikes. It is the simplest way to get to know the tracks without carrying the bike in the car.

What Prades Aventura offers

• MTB outing around Prades, on the company’s mountain bike.
• Price: €15 per person, whether you are one to three or a group of four or more.
• Recommended minimum age: from 10 years.
• Booking: on the Prades Aventura website, on the MTB outings page, or on 621 227 283 and [email protected].

For schools they also run a route inside their grounds. The website does not give details of the outing’s duration, whether it goes with a guide or whether there are electric bikes or children’s sizes: ask when you book, along with the route they suggest for your level.

Where you ride

The company does not publish a fixed itinerary, and speaks of routes of every difficulty. Around Prades you have, for example, the long flat straight of the Camí del Pla, towards La Febró and Capafonts, and the forest tracks of the sierra. If you go on your own, remember that the Town Council’s walking routes, such as the Pla de la Guàrdia one, share paths with walkers: slow down and give way.

When to go

Spring and autumn are the best times: mild temperatures and dry tracks. In summer, set off first thing and avoid midday. On days of high fire risk, the Generalitat’s Pla Alfa can restrict traffic on forest tracks and entry into the woods: check the day before. In winter there may be ice in the shaded areas.

What to bring

• Helmet: ask whether they include one; if you have your own, bring it.
• Water from home, at least a litre per person. The Town Council warns that the fountains outside the village have no health guarantee.
• Comfortable clothes, gloves and sunglasses.
• Something to eat and a phone with battery.

Who it is for

For teenagers from age 10 and adults who are comfortable cycling on tracks. If it is your first time in the mountains, say so when you book so the route is easy. For children under 10, the company does not recommend it: the same company’s adventure park works better for them.

Round out the day

Go back to the village to eat, for example at Braseria La Taverna or Pizzeria La Botiga, and stroll afterwards around the red village (vila vermella).