Castell de Burriac is a great destination for those who love gravel cycling in Barcelona. One of my personal favorite rides when I get the gravel bike.
Castell de Burriac is in the north part of Barcelona, between Argentona and Cabrera de Mar. You can see it from the flat coastal road heading to Girona. Nevertheless, the best way to get the castle on a gravel bike is by cycling on one of the multiple gravel paths crossing Serralada del Prelitoral. Wide, nice, sandy paths, even rideable on a road bike most of them.
Perched on top of a steep hill, you can see the runes of Castell de Burriac all along the coast. Height on top is 400 mts. Nice challenge.
The easiest approach starts close to Cabrils. From Cabrils you can follow the signs indicating the castle. Not so obvious from Argentona, but also possible. It is usually our way down.
Possibly the highlight of the whole ride is the very steep last part on concrete, very close to the castle. Very hard to make it to the top upon the bike, as the slopes are very steep (over 16% for more than 200 mts).
Once you get to the top, you can take the bike inside the castle to take some amazing pictures of the coast. The usually sunny and warm weather (even in winter time) makes the ride to Castell de Burriac an achievable target all year long.
Do not hesitate to ask us for the gpx file to get to Castell de Burriac from Barcelona, you will not regret it!
