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Distance: 1.7 mi
Elevation gain: 328 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 328 ft
Max elevation: 1,024 ft
TrailRank: 27
Min elevation: 750 ft
Trail type: Loop

Coordinates: 193
Uploaded: May 4, 2015
Recorded: May 2015

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near Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalunya (España)

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The basalt crag where the Castellfollit de la Roca town is situated is over 50 m. high and almost a kilometer long and it is the direct result of the erosive action of the rivers Fluvià and Toronell on the remains of the lava flows from the volcanic eruptions which took place thousands of years ago.

The lava, once solidified, became basalt, a hard rock which takes on different forms, depending on the cooling, contraction and splitting processes of the lava. The cliff is the result of two lava flows; the first took place 217,000 years ago, and originated in the area of the village of Batet, and has formed slabs, the second, a more recent formation from the volcanoes of Begudà is 192,000 years old, and has formed into prismatic shapes.

This trail allows to visit both: the old town of the village and the basalt cliff.