Is it possible to walk along the coast from Barcelona to Gibraltar?
I am thinking to make a walking trip along the sea from Barcelona south to the Strait of Gibraltar.
I used Google Maps and I saw that it offered me almost all highways. Is it even possible to walk on highways in Spain? I wouldn't like to walk along these noisy, crowded roads. How could I get to the south on roads with much less traffic?
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There is a hiking trail intended to follow the Mediterranean coast from the Pyrenees to the Strait of Gibraltar, GR-92. The Andalusian part of it seems to be still incomplete, but as far as I can see in the links the Catalan and Valencian parts are ready, and from personal experience I can tell you that some parts in Catalonia were actually completed more than 20 years ago.
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How do I get from Barcelona to Gibraltar?
The best way to get from Barcelona to Gibraltar is to train via Madrid which takes 9h 56m and costs \u20ac95 - \u20ac170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs \u20ac90 - \u20ac130 and takes 20h 35m.Is Barcelona near Gibraltar?
The distance from Barcelona to Gibraltar by train is approximately 541 miles (873 km).Can you drive into Gibraltar from Spain?
There is no charge to enter Gibraltar. If you are driving to Gibraltar from Spain, take the N340 or the A7 (Cadiz - Malaga highway) and turn off at Junction 119 into the N351 which takes you to La Linea, the border town between Spain and Gibraltar. The frontier is just a five minute walk away from La Linea Bus Station.BARCELONA BEACH WALK along Barceloneta Beach Promenade | Spain
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On foot, Google maps gives more than 800 directions to make the journey from Barcelona to Gibraltar, a distance of some 1100 km (and 218 hours non-stop). If that map option doesn’t suit, you could blaze your own trail (and blog about it), leaving Barcelona southwest of the airport and following the coastline, keeping the sea in sight as you go. A coastal route would add both time and distance to the journey. It would help to have a GPS navigation system.
This response in SE The Great Outdoors offered information on good quality walking maps for Spain and the @gerrit suggestion that
Wikiloc is very popular in Spain. Pretty much anywhere you'll go you'll find hundreds of GPS-trails. Even if you do not use a GPS-receiver, you can use those in combination with your map to find out where the trails are. It requires good planning and it's helpful to have access to internet while on your trip.
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