Sant Hilari Sacalm

A Girona classic, heading out to Angles before the 25km climb to the 850m town of Sant Hilari Sacalm, a good place for a 'cafe con leche' stop before the long descent down towards Santa Caloma. Most of the immediate descent from Sant Hilari has recently been recovered offering a smooth descent (albeit with some gravel on the corners). However, the old road between the cut-off for the C25 (Eix Transversal) and Santa Caloma is very rough, though probably not as bad as some areas of the West of Scotland! Take care not to take the wrong turn onto the new C25 road as this has a very high traffic flow and can be dangerous. The view up to Sant Dalmai just after passing Vilobi d'Onyar has been known to make grown men weep, especially on a windy day, though it isn't as bad as it looks.