Roundtrip Montserrat-Santa Magdalena-Sant Jeroni-Trompa de l'Elefant-Montserrat 14 km
near Monestir de Montserrat, Catalunya (España)
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Itinerary description
From the parking you walk along the Carretera de Montserrat to the square in front of the abbey. You can have a look in the abbey as well, as I did. From there you walk to the start of the path Escales deis Pobres, a path with steps taking you up through a canyon towards the Pas deis Francesos. Looking back once and a while you will have a view of the abbey. Shortly after the Pas you get to Plaça de Santa Anna, where the path bifurcates. You keep left, pass the Ermita de Santa Anna, and continue to follow the path through the woods towards Cami vell de Sant Jeroni, and then on to Cami nou de Sant Jeroni. You climb a bit further and then a bit towards Ermita de Sant Jaume. I did not scramble all the way to this Ermita, returned to the path and continued to the Capella de Sant Joan. Shortly after you follow a path below cliffs in which to hermitages can be found, Ermita de Sant Joan and Onofre, both ruined. The path takes you to steep stairs between two cliffs. You climb these and shortly after keep left towards the Ermita de Santa Magdalena. The path climbs further to the top of a big rock, the Miranda Santa Magdalena. After enjoying the view, you return on the same path to the bifurcation and then descend to the Cami nou de Sant Jeroni. This easy path takes you for 2 km on the southwest side of the Torrent de Santa Maria valley with views to the countryside below Montserrat on the left, and the peculiar serrated rocks all around. The path then joins the Cami vell de Sant Jeroni and starts to climb towards the Ermita de Sant Jeroni. You continue past this Ermita to get to the foot of the climb to the summit of Sant Jeroni, the highest peak of Montserrat at 1236 meters. This climb is partly on stairs. There is a platform at the top with great views. I also took a look at the peak next to the platform and then descended. On the way down I took a look at the Monument a Verdaguer and took another path down by way of Coll de les Pinasses, bypassing the the Ermita de Sant Jeroni. You then return on the same path until the bifurcation of the new and the old path to Sant Jeroni (Camí nou de Sant Jeroni and Camí vell de Sant Jeroni). Here you take the old path left through the valley floor of the Torrent de Santa Maria. You walk through the stream bed of this stream part of the way (almost completely dried out during my trip). You follow the path to Pla deis Ocells, and then take another path taking you out of the valley. Shortly after you take a minor path left which takes you up to Coll de la Canal Plana. This minor path is sometimes hard to follow and requires some orientation and a bit of scrambling. You get to the pass and follow then the Camí de la serra de les Lluernes, an easier to follow path with yellow dots. Before de Coll de Sant Salvador you have to take another minor path left which takes you up to a small pass below Roca de Sant Salvador and Trompa de l’Elefant. From this pass a very steep ‘path’ across a steep rock face takes you up further. The path ends at a crack in the rocks, with great views on the way. You can go further here climbing the crack to get to the summit, but I decided against that and returned to the pass, and then descended to the Ermita de Sant Salvador, below the rock face of Trompa de l’Elefant, a rock looking like an elephant’s trunk. When descending further you have an occasion view towards the trunk. The path descends past the Sant Benet shelter and the viewpoint Miranda deis Ermitans to the Plaça de Santa Anna. From here you take the Escales deis Pobres back to the abbey. On the way back to the parking I passed by the Stairway of Understanding.
Waypoints
![Photo ofBasílica de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841229/94918647.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofBasílica de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841229/94918648.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofBasílica de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841229/94918650.400x300.jpg)
Basílica de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat
Basílica de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat
![Photo ofBelow Ermita de Sant Jaume](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841230/94918951.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofBelow Ermita de Sant Jaume](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841230/94918954.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofBelow Ermita de Sant Jaume](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841230/94918955.400x300.jpg)
Below Ermita de Sant Jaume
Below Ermita de Sant Jaume. To get there you have to traverse a steep slope.
![Photo ofBifurcation Camí vell and Cami nou de Sant Jeroni](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841232/94937415.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofBifurcation Camí vell and Cami nou de Sant Jeroni](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841232/94937435.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofBifurcation Camí vell and Cami nou de Sant Jeroni](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841232/94937451.400x300.jpg)
Bifurcation Camí vell and Cami nou de Sant Jeroni
Here the old and new path of Sant Jeroni meet.
![Photo ofBifurcation to minor path to Roca de Sant Salvador](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841233/94939425.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofBifurcation to minor path to Roca de Sant Salvador](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841233/94939432.400x300.jpg)
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Bifurcation to minor path to Roca de Sant Salvador
Bifurcation to minor path to Roca de Sant Salvador. Here you leave the main path with yellow dots and turn left on a minor path ascending to Roca de Sant Salvador
![Photo ofCamí vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841234/94938720.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841234/94938734.400x300.jpg)
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Camí vell de Sant Jeroni
Cami vell de Sant Jeroni, the old path to Sant Jeroni, takes you through the bed of the Torrent de Santa Maria, which ran dry during my trip.
![Photo ofCamí de la serra de les Lluernes](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841235/94939277.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí de la serra de les Lluernes](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841235/94939282.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí de la serra de les Lluernes](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841235/94939293.400x300.jpg)
Camí de la serra de les Lluernes
Camí de la serra de les Lluernes indicated with yellow dots
![Photo ofCamí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Camí vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841237/94936962.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Camí vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841237/94936975.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Camí vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841237/94936982.400x300.jpg)
Camí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Camí vell de Sant Jeroni
Camí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Camí vell de Sant Jeroni from Mirador de la Serra de les Paparres.
![Photo ofCamí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Mirador de la Serra de les Paparres](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841238/94936724.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Mirador de la Serra de les Paparres](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841238/94936745.400x300.jpg)
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Camí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Mirador de la Serra de les Paparres
Camí nou de Sant Jeroni towards Mirador de la Serra de les Paparres
![Photo ofCamí vell de Sant Jeroni to Ermita de Sant Jeroni](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841239/94937643.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí vell de Sant Jeroni to Ermita de Sant Jeroni](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841239/94937650.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCamí vell de Sant Jeroni to Ermita de Sant Jeroni](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841239/94937656.400x300.jpg)
Camí vell de Sant Jeroni to Ermita de Sant Jeroni
Camí vell de Sant Jeroni to Ermita de Sant Jeroni
![Photo ofDescent to Sant Benet](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841246/94940288.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofDescent to Sant Benet](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841246/94940297.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofDescent to Sant Benet](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841246/94940305.400x300.jpg)
Descent to Sant Benet
Descent to Sant Benet, with views of the 'Trunk of the elephant', Trompa de l'Elefant
Ermita de Sant Salvador
Parc Natural Muntanya de Montserrat
![Photo ofEscales deis Pobres](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841250/94918667.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofEscales deis Pobres](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841250/94918672.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofEscales deis Pobres](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841250/94918673.400x300.jpg)
Escales deis Pobres
Escales deis Pobres, the path with steps up the gorge from the abbey
![Photo ofCrack in the rocks giving access to summit Roca de Sant Salvador](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841251/94939915.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCrack in the rocks giving access to summit Roca de Sant Salvador](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841251/94939930.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofCrack in the rocks giving access to summit Roca de Sant Salvador](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841251/94939948.400x300.jpg)
Crack in the rocks giving access to summit Roca de Sant Salvador
Crack in the rocks giving access to summit Roca de Sant Salvador. I did not scramble up here.
![Photo ofMinor path to coll de la Canal Plana](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841252/94938917.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofMinor path to coll de la Canal Plana](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841252/94938928.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofMinor path to coll de la Canal Plana](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841252/94938936.400x300.jpg)
Minor path to coll de la Canal Plana
Minor path to coll de la Canal Plana. The path is not always very clear across rock faces and between scrubs and trees.
![Photo ofMirador de la Serra de les Paparres](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841253/94937184.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofMirador de la Serra de les Paparres](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841253/94937188.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofMirador de la Serra de les Paparres](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841253/94937197.400x300.jpg)
Mirador de la Serra de les Paparres
Mirador de la Serra de les Paparres. There was some work on the viewpoint when I was there.
![Photo ofPath to Cami vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841259/94918871.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofPath to Cami vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841259/94918878.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofPath to Cami vell de Sant Jeroni](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841259/94918882.400x300.jpg)
Path to Cami vell de Sant Jeroni
Path to Cami vell de Sant Jeroni through woods and past the hermitage de Santa Anna
![Photo ofSquare in front of Basilica](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841264/94918587.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofSquare in front of Basilica](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841264/94918588.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofSquare in front of Basilica](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841264/94918591.400x300.jpg)
Square in front of Basilica
Square in front of Basílica de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat
![Photo ofStairs Torrent Fondo](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841265/94918999.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofStairs Torrent Fondo](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841265/94919001.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofStairs Torrent Fondo](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841265/94919004.400x300.jpg)
Stairs Torrent Fondo
Stairs from the valley of Torrent Fondo up between two rock faces
![Photo ofSteep ascent](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_3/91718/150841266/94939564.400x300.jpg)
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Steep ascent
Steep ascent with scrambling across a rock face to Roca de Sant Salvador
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