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The Blood Hospital

Name: The Blood Hospital
Rating: 2

Recommended by 18 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac

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Location: Mura, Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Alzina del Salari, Balma dels Traginers, Hospital de Sang – Circular Route

6.27km

02:18

270m

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Graons Rock Shelter (Mura) – The Blood Hospital loop from Rellinars

9.42km

03:47

450m

440m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. The Blood Hospital – Porquerissa Cave loop from Rellinars

9.55km

03:33

440m

Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Albert

June 20, 2020

The so-called Blood Hospital is a large triangular ravine that crosses in the middle (as if it were a natural tunnel) a rocky end of the Turó de la Fosca. Its current name comes from the 19th century, when this cavity was used by the Carlist army as a hospital to care for its wounded. It was later a refuge for woodcutters and charcoal burners, but has survived its name of Carlist origin.
To condition the cavity, the soldiers covered its two accesses (on either side of the rock) with exposed masonry walls, part of which is still preserved.
The Carlists chose this place for its size, for having a water source (Rossinyol's fountain located in the neighboring cave of the Cort Fosca) and for being strategically hidden and offering an excellent aerial view of the Torrent del Figueret, the ridge of the Espluga and other parts of the Obac.

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Bego

February 6, 2021

the blood hospital was a royal hospital during the Carlist wars

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Location: Mura, Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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The Blood Hospital

1. Alzina del Salari, Balma dels Traginers, Hospital de Sang – Circular Route

2. Graons Rock Shelter (Mura) – The Blood Hospital loop from Rellinars

3. The Blood Hospital – Porquerissa Cave loop from Rellinars

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