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Lion's Fountain

Lion's Fountain

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Lion's Fountain

Recommended by 61 mountain bikers out of 63

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Location: Badalona, Barcelones, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Lion's Fountain – La Coscollada Watchtower loop from Badalona Pompeu Fabra

20.4km

01:57

500m

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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2. Lion's Fountain – La Yaya Junction loop from Església Major

29.6km

03:14

880m

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3. La Coscollada Watchtower – La Yaya Junction loop from Sant Andreu

20.5km

01:54

470m

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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An Argentona

May 1, 2023

Take the opportunity to fill your canteen and visit the old monastery

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An Argentona

October 15, 2023

The Font del Lleó that was fixed a few years ago, as well as its pond located opposite.

It is located on the site of the old Mas Murtra, in the Poià valley, where, according to Josep Maria Cuyàs, there had been the chapel dedicated to Sant Martí since the 12th century, the monastery of Sant Jeroni was founded in 1416 by the Jerome monks with the help of the merchant Bertran Nicolau, who bought the farm and, in addition, obtained from Benedict XIII the license to move the community from its place of origin, Mont Olivet, to Sant Pere de Ribes (Carafe); the reasons for the move were, possibly, the poor conditions of the place: infertile soil and lack of water.

In 1821 the monastery was used as a hospital during the yellow fever epidemic, the contagion of which ended in July of the following year;

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ChTh

February 10, 2024

This water point is located in front of the entrance to the monastery.

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Elevation 190 m

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Tuesday 16 December

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Location: Badalona, Barcelones, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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Lion's Fountain

1. Lion's Fountain – La Coscollada Watchtower loop from Badalona Pompeu Fabra

2. Lion's Fountain – La Yaya Junction loop from Església Major

3. La Coscollada Watchtower – La Yaya Junction loop from Sant Andreu

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