Serra de Rubió


The Serra de Rubió is a mountain range located in Catalonia, Spain, between the comarques of Anoia and Bages, and among the municipalities of Rubió, Castellfollit del Boix, Òdena and Els Prats de Rei. Its highest peak is the Còpia de Palomes, with an elevation of. It has a length of roughly, and of width.
The landscape of the surroundings is characterized by woods of Aleppo Pine, the predominant species in almost all the mountain range. However, also the Austrian Pine stands out, mostly in the wet areas in the bottom of the valleys but also in the shady spots, by the side of the Scots Pine, which is less abundant and lies mostly in some shady spots higher than. Oaks and holm oaks are abundant as well. Regarding fauna, the main animal species are the roe deer, the wild boar, the red fox, the European rabbit and the European hare.
The population in the range is scarce, since live there around 200 people. People live in masies, which are dispersed by all the territory. Moreover, there are some chapels also dispersed: the main ones are Santa Maria de Rubió and Sant Martí de Maçana, but also stands out the Romanic chapel of Sant Pere d'Ardesa.
There is a wind farm in the mountain range, the Serra de Rubió Wind Farm, which is the biggest in Catalonia and has round 50 wind turbines. The Marimon i Casulleres rock shelter, a big rock shelter where hided two known bandits in the area, is located in the mountain range. Besides, a mountain retreat called Refugi Mas del Tronc lies in the northern slope of the Serra de Rubió, where crosses the GR7 path.

Topography

The highest peaks in the Serra de Rubió are the following ones:
PeacksAltitude
Còpia de Palomes837
Les Tres Alzines831
El Pujol702
L'Avellanet782
El Morrocurt751
Puig de Sant Miquel733
Turó de Maçana703