Route of river Ripoll

Ride’s return following the course of the river Ripoll, where the riverbank flora and a pleasant landscape accompany us throughout the tour.

We leave Can Jonqueres following the course of the river and leaving behind the silver effect of the leaves of the poplars. The industrial past of the territory has left its mark in this riverbank landscape. From our carriage, we see the remains of the mill Oriac and later, the mill of Mornau, catalogued as a Cultural Asset of National Interest. We continue our walk beside the river passing by the Teula spring and finally, reaching a small widening of the road where there is an old lime kiln. On a terrace, under huge trees, it is the Plàtan spring and the point of return of our path.

It is a pleasant walk, of back and forth by the side of the river Ripoll, by carriage, a very pleasant way of discovering it. Taking into account the sense of water, we will go along the right margin of the river.

We leave the parking of Can Jonqueres. From here, before we jump on the carriage, we have a good view of the typically Mediterranean river: it has more water at the underground level than the water we see on the surface, but this may present an important rise in case of plentiful rains, which usually happens in Autumn. Towards the bottom part that we see from here we have one of the areas where efforts are being made to restore the riverbank flora, since 2009.

Before we start the margin, we find three specimen of poplars: the poplar is a tree of bank, with very white leaves by the part underneath, which causes a silver effect when the wind moves them.

We climb into the carriage and we head for straight up the street toward the bridge of Castellar. On our left we have some plot with rural vegetation and the remains of industries. On the right, and following the street, there are some good specimen of poplars. We leave the river below, but we can see a couple of points with a slope, where the water is oxygenated when it falls. Here it is common to see a heron waiting for food or any of the families of duck Mallard that have been established in the river from a long time ago.

On the right we will find a walkway of wood that allows us to get closer to the restaurant Can Pagès and to the torrent of Colobrers, a good walk on foot. At this point, on the left we see the remains of the mill Oriac. We pass under the bridge of the road to Castellar and on the left hand it appears the Mornau mill, in very good conditions. It has been declared Historical Monument, as a Cultural Asset of National Interest.

On the right we are seeing the river, with different states of preservation of riverbank flora, especially with many groupings of cane, some poplars and in some points, reeds.

Shortly after, when the road turns slightly to the left, we see the gardens of alder under the forest of Can Déu. To the other side we see some poplars. We go through some banana trees and we see a very artistic garden decorated with original sculptures among the plants. Here we find the spring of the Teula.

From here the left side of the path is now covered with trees: mostly white pine, banana and some scattered holm oaks and oaks. We see a small widening of the road where there is an ancient well of ice and immediately the road makes a terrace on the right, under huge banana trees, where we can find the spring with the same name, end point of the path. Here it ends the municipality of Sabadell and begins that of Castellar. We visite the ice well and return the way back.

The torrent of Colobrers, the forest of Can Déu or the lime kiln of Ribatallada are points of interest near this route.