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🚴 Leisure ⛰ Easy ⏱ Half Day ★ Self-Guided

Vies Verdes Family Ride

A flat, car-free railway greenway from Girona towards the volcanoes of Olot — self-guided, kid-proof and gloriously easy.

★★★★★ 4.7 (156 reviews) From €45 per rider ⏱ 2–3 h riding
Vies Verdes Family Ride
Distance
32 km
Elevation
180 m
Max gradient
3%
Surface
Compact gravel greenway
Group size
max 12 riders
Fitness
Anyone who can ride a bike

Not every day has to hurt. The Vies Verdes is an old narrow-gauge railway turned into 125 km of car-free greenway, and the section north of Girona is flat, shaded and dotted with station cafés. Take the kids, take a picnic, and let us drive you home when everyone has had enough.

Ride highlights

  • Zero traffic — a converted railway line the whole way
  • Old station cafés at Bescanó and Anglès
  • Picnic meadow beside the Ter river
  • Return by shuttle so nobody has to ride back tired
  • Child seats, trailers and tag-alongs at no extra cost

How the day unfolds

  1. Pick up your bikes

    Sizing, helmets and a paper map plus a GPS track on your phone.

  2. Roll out on the greenway

    Flat, shaded and completely car-free from the first metre.

  3. Station café at Anglès

    The old ticket office is now the best ice-cream stop on the line.

  4. Riverside picnic

    Meadows, shallow water and shade — the natural turnaround point.

  5. Shuttle home

    We collect you and the bikes at the agreed station and drive you back to Girona.

What is included

  • Hybrid or e-bike hire for the day
  • Helmets for all riders, child seats and trailers
  • Printed map, GPS track and café recommendations
  • Repair kit and 24/7 phone support
  • Return shuttle from any station on the line
  • Guide (this is a self-guided tour)
  • Food and drinks

On the road

Family riding a tree-lined greenway Old railway station café on the Vies Verdes Picnic beside the Ter river

Good to know

Is it safe for small children?
Yes. The route is a former railway line with no cars, no steep gradients and a smooth compacted surface.
How does the shuttle work?
Call or message us when you are ready and we collect you within 45 minutes from any station between Girona and Olot.
Can we ride the whole line to Olot?
It is 57 km one way. Strong riders and e-bike users do it in a day — tell us and we will plan the logistics.
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