ヴィルリュング・デル・モンの峠・トップ9

Hidden border pass between the French eastern Pyrenees and the Catalan Pyrenees.

A hill with spectacular views. Several trails depart from here. It's worth taking a detour when descending from Puig Neulós to visit this spot with views on the border between the French eastern Pyrenees and the Catalan Pyrenees.

Really enjoyable ride. Id agree with level 3 for fitness it was a a constant climb altho the gradient ranged from 3,6,8% ( with only less than 100m that went up to 14%. So can be riden at your own pace The Hostel at Las illas after the Col is a slight detour but good for Coffee a beer or a sandwich. Lovely flowing decent, At Maureillas i nearly headed back along the main road but glad i didn't as the last 3rd of the ride has quite a different caricature ( mostly cycle paths)

It is located at an altitude of approximately 936 metres in the Albera mountain range in the Pyrénées-Orientales, France. It is accessible by road via a narrow, paved route, which climbs from Le Boulou and Laroque-des-Albères. The road offers panoramic views as it ascends through the forest.

At the Col de l'Ullat, there is also a refuge that offers basic services for hikers. Surrounded by forests and with panoramic views, it is an ideal place to enjoy nature and explore the region.

Through the Coll de Banyuls, formerly called the Coll d'Espills, one of the routes that connected southern Catalonia, l'Empordà, with northern Catalonia, el Rosselló, ran. It was one of the three passes, the central one, that the Visigoth king Wamba used to cross the Serra de l'Albera in the direction of Septimania. It went up from the Roussillon coast towards the mountains through the Ravaner valley. To its west, another step was through the Vall de Sant Martí, towards the Torre de la Maçana and the Coll de la Carbassera, and to the east, towards Cotlliure via the Coll de la Farella.

The Coll del Pla de l'Arca is a hill located at 602 m high on the ridge of the Serra de l'Albera that separates the communal areas of l'Albera, in the region of Vallespir, in Northern Catalonia and Jonquera, which belongs to Alt Empordà. It is very close to the terminal with Pertús. It is[1] at the south-west end of the Albera district and to the north of the Jonquera district, very close to where these two districts meet the Pertús district. It is west of Puig dels Homes. In this pass is the border marker[2] number 581: a large square-plan marker with a pyramidal head, with the number in black within the white frame that usually surrounds it on most markers. It is on the western side of the road.

It is worth leaving the path for a few meters, passing the fence and contemplating the landscape of the Catalan side. When you get back to riding, enjoy the track for the few kilometers you have left on the bike. At the next pass (of the 3 beech trees) you will have to dismount and push the bike for a few hours!