Itinerary from l'Escala to Cinc Claus. Route 10 Alt Empordà

This circular route invites us to discover a stretch of the Empordà plain from the coast of l'Escala to the village of Cinc Claus.

The route starts at the l'Escala tourist information office, located in the square named Plaça de les Escoles. We go down towards the village centre along Carrer Enric Serra, passing by the church of Sant Pere and you vill eventually come the beach known as Platja de les Barques. 

We will follow the route to the left next to the coast following the yellow and GR marks. Go up the steps of Pedró and you vill come to a view point. Continue alongside the coast, always following the yellow marks , along the street carrer del Mar d'en Manassa, where you will find some benches to sit on and admire the view. Then you come to platja de la Creu, where you must go up the steps and carry on next to the coast, following the Ronda del Pedró until you reach the fork on the right at teh Itinerànnia junction AE224 come to a side road that head towards Sant Martí Empúries. Continue along this track, next to the sand dunes until you come to the end of the first cove where you must retrace your steps and get back on to the track. Go past the Hostal Empúries and carry on until you reach the village of Sant Martí d'Empúries. Just before you get to the village, take the lane on the left towards the route, skirting the picnic area and car park. Before reaching the road we find a map and a vertical sign of Itinerànnia AE223..

Continue on towards Cinc Claus or l'Armentera along the sidewalk of the road. After about 10 minutes at the end of the sidewalk we find a new sign, we cross the road and take a footpath. After about 10 minutes more, we find a new junction AE238 Camí de Cinc Claus which you follow towards Cinc Claus and l'Armentera. This track, bordered by tamerisk trees, will take you to Cinc Claus, where you have a spectacular view of mount Segalar and Ventalló mountain, in the south, and Pyrinees, to the west. You will reach Cinc Claus after five minuts approximately. You can visit this very historical village with its country houses and the church of Santa Reparada. There we find AE262 junction.

Go back along the same track you took to get here until you come to the first turning on the right where you will see the intersection AE238, which you must now take in the direction of l'Escala via les Corts. The asphalt track passes through an orchard area. We cross the main road, find the AE264 El Balcar and continue trough fields of crops and enjoy the magnificient view of the plain and the Montgrí massif in the background. A new sign makes us turn left, passing through an area of olive groves and Les Corts where there ara fortified farmhouses and pine trees. Next continue along the track to the right until you reach the roundabout where you vill find the AE280 junction. Cross the road following the camí ramader (cattle track), go under the road and continue along the camí ramader hen turn left into the street Puig d'en Llo, cross street Closa del Llop, and continue straight until Modigliani passage.We go left and at the end of the street we turn right, following a section of Modigliani Street and Miró Sud Street. After the first houses, on the left, we find some stairs that will take us up to Ribera Street. We go left and at the second turning, on the right, we continue along the street Renoir until the pavilion, go up the street Rusiñol, past the schools and continue until you come to l'Escala tourist information office.