Next to the path you will find plants such as kermes oak, rosemary, thyme, white and black rockrose and mastic. Silence and peacefulness will accompany you along the way. You head up a small valley that is formed by the mountain of Siurana and Sierra de Ventalló. At this point, you begin a more mountainous stretch. It does not take long to reach the scattered houses of (4) Palau Borrell (1:40 - 50m). The path goes through a pretty olive field and afterwards you enter an area of forest. You leave the town behind and go through a tunnel under the C-31.

If you have doubts, you should pay attention to the white and red GR signs. You cross this town along the street Cinc Claus, Plaza de Catalunya and Calle de la Creu. The path leads you to the GI-623 road, that you continue along until a roundabout. At this roundabout you take the diversion (SW) that provides access to (3) Viladamat (1:00 - 5m). During this stretch you enjoy very good views of the Canigó mountain (NW) and of the Montgrí massif (SE). You take a path that heads southwest and on the right you go past the road that rises up to Armentera (N). You leave Cinc Claus heading past a barn with farming machinery. You will reach the town of (2) Cinc Claus (0:35 - 7m), which is home to the small pre-Romanesque church of Santa Reparada (7th-9th centuries).

You walk along a very pleasant track that allows you to get a close-up look at the little layers of salt and the birds looking for food. You soon come off it and enter Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park. You leave Sant Martí d'Empúries heading southwest the and take the side road of the GIP-6307 road. From the vantage point of Punta de Sant Martí you follow the white and red painted signs of the GR and cross the town. You begin the first stage of the GR 1 route in the Gulf of Roses, in (1) Sant Martí d’Empúries (0:00 - 11m).

Sant marti de canigo