
Any fan of hiking in Catalonia knows the camins de ronda or camins de cavalls, those ancient lookout paths that run along the coves and coasts of the country and that allow what the car does not allow, to cross Catalonia walking over the sea.
Now, a tourist and cultural project is taking shape on the Catalan coast to extend this path. The association Camí de Mar proposes to create a continuous route of 250 kilometers that would connect Argelers de la Marenda, in Catalunya Nord, with Malgrat de Mar, in Maresme.
This initiative seeks, in reality, to unite the famous “camins de ronda” that run along both the Costa Brava and the Costa Vermella, offering visitors a unique experience that allows them to cross half the country walking on the sea.
250 kilometers of paths
The Camí de Mar association, a non-profit organization, is responsible for promoting this proposal, which seeks to bridge the 85 discontinuities in the paths between the Costa Brava and the Costa Vermella. These interruptions prevent the 250 kilometers of coastline from being crossed without losing sight of the sea, a crucial aspect for the tourist attraction of the project.
The main objective is to rehabilitate and reconnect all the coastal paths of the Costa Brava, creating a single continuous path that allows to travel along the coast without interruptions, from the Pyrenees to the river Tordera.
The new Camí del Mar would be divided into three sections (northern, central and southern stretches), and of the 250 km expected 155 km are already done and in good condition, 62 km are in need of some intervention (some town halls have already done so). 62km. require some intervention (some town councils are already working on it) and 33km. need to join existing roads.
The project is currently in an initial phase, but meetings have already been held between mayors of the French and Catalan sides and the possibility of setting up an entity to manage the project is being considered, which shows the interest of the institutions in carrying it out.