Morral de Cabrafeixet is one of the highest mountains of the

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. Its NW side has an impressive escarpment visible from Highway N-340 approaching

El Perelló El Perelló () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north of the ''comarca'', below the Boix and Cabrafeixet ranges. The N-340 road runs around the town, and connects it with the A-7 ...

from the north. This mountain has an elevation of 753 metres above sea level. ''Balma de Cabrafeixet'' is a prehistoric site with

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s located right below the Morral de Cabrafeixet escarpment. The entrance to the

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has been closed with an iron bar door to prevent vandalism.enciclopèdia.cat - Morral de Cabrafeixet
/ref> Wild flowers and butterflies are abundant in this lonely, uninhabited area.

Getting there

One should take the road from El Perelló to

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. After 7 km turn left at a sign saying ''Pintures rupestres''. Take right after 2 km (unpaved road). At the T-junction, the road to the left leads to the Cabrafeixet cave and to a kind of cirque with an impressive sight of Buinaca. The road to the right leads up to the base of the Cabrafeixet escarpment and further on to breathtaking sights of other jagged peaks and valleys.

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