The small town of Bagà, with its 2,100 inhabitants, is romantically located on the Bastareny river and is the starting point for an off-road tour to the Coll de les Bassotes. The route is finely gravelled throughout, sufficiently wide and offers no nasty surprises. In return, it rewards us with wonderful panoramas, tiny mountain villages and several small and large passes. The pretty town of Bagà itself is recommended for a coffee or snack before the start. Founded in the 9th century, Bagà quickly developed into the centre of the region. Due to the influx of people from the surrounding villages, the population has been growing steadily for years.
In Bagà we follow the signs to Gisclareny on a five-kilometre-long asphalt road. With its fast curves, it is just the thing to wake up in the morning. At a junction, we do not turn left to Gisclareny, but follow the forest path that branches off to the right. It winds past el Puig de Bagà in neat curves up the mountain. It passes the Collet de Murcurols (1,144 m), the Coll de Bauma (1,573 m), the Coll de Torn (1,915 m) and finally reaches the Coll de les Bassotes at an altitude of 1,872 meters. The views over the mountains, which keep opening up in clear spots, are impressive along the way.
The trail now leads down towards Saldes. Below the Coll de la Cabana there is another great view, after which the route winds down completely on asphalt into the valley to the B-400 road.
Conditions, closures and tips — from members who drove here recently.
There was no barrier; the gate was open and the track was officially open to traffic (we were traveling in the other direction). However, we had to turn around at a rocky washout while driving a stock T6 California. The track that goes up east of Saldes was then no problem.
A truly beautiful and rewarding easy trail with amazing views, but unfortunately it is currently permanently closed at the end near Saldes due to a barrier and large, heavy rocks. You can only get past on a bike. However, you can go back halfway, where there’s a paved exit down into the valley at the Coll de la Bena hiking parking lot, and with a little luck, you might still see a few cute donkeys that “live” there 😉
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