No special access issues
General Approach:
approaching Montblanc from the north-west on the N-240, midway between Km-35 and Km-36 turn off onto the TV-2421 and follow this (signposted Montblanc centre) into the town. On reaching the main road through the town centre turn left, then at the large roundabout turn right (there is a Bon
Àrea restaurant on the right here). Approaching from the south on the C-14, midway between Km-34 and Km-35, turn onto the N-240a and follow this into Montblanc reaching the aforementioned large roundabout after 1.1km. Continue driving up Avinguda de Manuel Ribé through the outskirts of town then, where this road finishes in a dead-end, turn right onto the Carrer de Josep M. Tosas then left onto an unnamed road, which finishes abruptly (at the moment) about 150m beyond some recycling containers and beneath a small electricity pylon (P1).
Sectors
Penitent La Pasquala and El Penitent
Approach (1) — driving: From P1 follow an unsurfaced track, forking left at a junction after 300m, and thereafter ignoring all deviations both left and right. The track is in a much better state than it was a few years ago but still requires careful driving. Following heavy rain it may well be impossible in anything other than a 4x4. After approximately 3.2km (the cliffs are clearly visible across the valley for the final few hundred metres) a ‘P’ signpost marks a right turn leading to an ample parking area below a ruined house — El Mas de la Pasquala (P2). On foot, follow a well-marked footpath signposted Zona de Escalada El Roquer del Penitent rightwards, leading to the left-hand end of El Penitent la Pasquala (10 min). The path continues rightwards beneath Roquer del Penitent (20 minutes from P2 to the right-hand side of the cliff).
Approach (2) — walking: Park by the pylon at the end of the road (P1) then walk up the track, taking the first junction leftwards after 300m. Continue until 20m before the concreted section then turn right onto a well-marked footpath signposted Zona de Escalada El Roquer del Penitent 2.8km. Follow this to reach a forestry track after 1.1km. Follow this rightwards for approximately 600m to a signpost for the zone marking the start of a path on the left. Beware — there are actually two paths and the signpost (despite the best efforts of local climbers to bend it!) suggests the right-hand alternative, but this is wrong. Take the left-hand path up through the forest (very steep initially) to finally reach the right-hand end of Roquer del Penitent (40 min).
L’Agulla del Cinquantenari
Approach:
Go to P2 as described in "Approach (1)"
Walk back to the approach track (90m). Turn right on this and follow it to the first hairpin bend. Here a small trail cuts off to the left — follow this uphill for approximately 70m to reach the base of the cliff’s lower tier (5 minutes from P2). The upper level is gained via a short gully some 15m to the right.