Empordà Rice Fields E-Bike Adventure

The Empordà Rice Fields E-Bike Adventure begins on the riverside promenade in Salt, where the hum of Girona fades behind you within the first few pedal strokes. This is a half-day ride built for those who want the landscape to do the talking, not their legs. With an electric motor smoothing every gradient, the route suits casual cyclists, families with older children, and anyone who has spent too long in a car and needs to feel the air move. Over three hours of riding, you’ll cover just nineteen kilometres, but the elevation—306 metres of gentle climbing—is the quiet secret that makes the views possible. The terrain is tarmac and paved greenway throughout, so you can keep your eyes on the horizon rather than the wheel.

The first real reward comes at Coll de la Creueta, a pass that the e-bike flattens into an almost lazy glide. From here, the Collsacabra cliffs drop away in layered stone and scrub, and the plain of the Empordà unfolds below like a patchwork quilt sewn from rice paddies, canals, and scattered farmsteads. This is the moment to stop, dismount, and let the camera do the work. The light here is particular—clear, sharp, and honeyed in the late afternoon—casting long shadows across the waterlogged fields where herons stand motionless. You are not rushing; the bike hums beneath you, and the road invites you to take it slowly.

Dropping down from the high ground, the route threads into the medieval village of Vulpellac. Its stone houses and narrow, cobbled lanes feel untouched by the century, and the square is quiet enough that you can hear your own tyres on the paving. This is a place to wander for a few minutes, not to hurry through. The e-bike makes the short, sharp rises between buildings feel effortless, leaving you free to notice the iron window grilles and the worn steps of the church facade. From Vulpellac, the landscape opens again, and you find yourself riding alongside the rice fields themselves—glassy sheets of water reflecting the sky, broken by the green tips of young rice shoots. The air smells of damp earth and fresh growth, a living, working countryside rather than a postcard.

Midway through the ride, the tour pauses at Terrassa del Call, a café terrace that sits on the edge of the fields. Here, the coffee is strong and the pastries are flaky, and you can sit with your bike propped nearby, watching the light shift over the paddies. It is a proper pause, not a rushed pit stop—time to stretch, sip, and talk about what you have seen. The return leg follows the greenway back towards Salt, the motor lending a gentle push as the afternoon warms. By the time you roll back to the riverside, you have covered the distance without once feeling spent. This is a ride that rewards curiosity over effort, and it leaves you with the particular satisfaction of having seen the Empordà from its quiet, unadvertised edges.

Ride highlights

• Photo stops at the best viewpoints over Empordà Rice Fields
• A coffee and pastry stop at Terrassa del Call
• A relaxed ride past Empordà Rice Fields
• The medieval streets and squares of Vulpellac
• Assisted climbs that flatten every hill in Collsacabra cliffs

How the day unfolds

1. start

   Bike fit and briefing

   Meet your guide at Salt riverside promenade, dial in saddle height and run through the route for the day.

2. +30m

   Out through Collsacabra cliffs

   A steady warm-up along quiet lanes into Collsacabra cliffs.

3. midpoint

   Terrassa del Call stop in Vulpellac

   Coffee and a snack at Terrassa del Call in the heart of Vulpellac.

4. final

   Back to Girona

   A gentle return leg with the best light of the day behind you.

What is included

On the road

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