a0269 - Pratdip circular hiking route in Llaberia Natural Park
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.94 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,051 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,051 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,763 ft
- TrailRank
- 53
- Min elevation
- 735 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 730
- Uploaded
- November 23, 2022
near Pratdip, Catalunya (España)
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Itinerary description
In Catalan myth, a Dip is an evil black Hellhound and emissary of the Devil, lame in one leg, who sucks people's blood. The legend dates from at least 1602 from images on the altarpiece of Santa Marina de Pratdip church. Legend has it that the Dips sucked the blood of cattle, but only went out at night, and among their victims were drunken night owls who went to drink wine in the village taverns. According to tradition, the name of the village comes from these Hellhounds. The Legend of the Dip is the Catalan equivalent of the fictional Sherlock Holmes Hound of Baskervilles Novel by Conan Doyle.
Due to the Dip's thirst for blood, it inspired the 1960's play, Natural Stories, by author Joan Perucho and tells the story of Onofre de Dip, a noble vampire with the ability to transform himself into many animals. The central part of the play takes place in Pratdip at the beginning of the nineteenth century. This story has elements of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
This Meduim-hard circular hiking route starts and ends in Pratdip village and is around the Llaberia Natural park mountains. This is a great route for winter because of its proximity to the Coastline there is normally never snow in these mountains. The village is less that 2 hours by car south of Barcelona near Tarragona and is a lot warmer than the Pyrenees and pre-pyrenes.
Due to the Dip's thirst for blood, it inspired the 1960's play, Natural Stories, by author Joan Perucho and tells the story of Onofre de Dip, a noble vampire with the ability to transform himself into many animals. The central part of the play takes place in Pratdip at the beginning of the nineteenth century. This story has elements of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
This Meduim-hard circular hiking route starts and ends in Pratdip village and is around the Llaberia Natural park mountains. This is a great route for winter because of its proximity to the Coastline there is normally never snow in these mountains. The village is less that 2 hours by car south of Barcelona near Tarragona and is a lot warmer than the Pyrenees and pre-pyrenes.
Waypoints
Monument
Castle
Provisioning
774 ft
Bar Casal Municipal
Risk
757 ft
Cross main road
Intersection
803 ft
Take left fork
Intersection
1,010 ft
Take footpath to the left
Intersection
1,315 ft
Turn right onto rural farm track
Intersection
1,378 ft
Turn left onto footpath
Panorama
Mountain pass
Intersection
2,288 ft
viewpoint
Summit
Intersection
2,636 ft
Take left ascending path
Intersection
2,682 ft
Turn right onto the rural road. If you want to skip llaberia village turn left.
Waypoint
2,388 ft
Turn right into descending footpath
Intersection
2,243 ft
Tale left ascending footpath
Intersection
2,299 ft
continue straight on footpath
Intersection
2,421 ft
Continue straight on footpath
Risk
853 ft
Cross the main road
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