Serra de la Llena, also known as Serra la Llena, is a mountain chain straddling the municipal terms of

Vilanova de Prades Vilanova de Prades () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Conca de Barberà, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a popular holiday resort located at high altitude atop the Serra de la Llena, close to the area where this moun ...

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Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà () is a comarca (county) in the region of Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Its total area is , and its capital is Montblanc. At its creation in 1936, it contained 23 municipalities, but in 1990, several of these were amal ...

comarca), La Pobla de Cérvoles ( Garrigues) and

Ulldemolins Ulldemolins () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Priorat in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of . This town is located among rocky mountains, the Serra de la Llena, the Serra de Montsant and the Prades Mountains. History In medie ...

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Priorat Priorat () is a comarca (county) in Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The region is named due to the monastery of Scala Dei which held many properties and the capital is now the town of Falset. Economy The central part of the comarca, ''Pr ...

), in

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. These mountains have characteristic large and rounded rocky outcrops. The range runs in an east to west direction and is part of the

Catalan Pre-Coastal Range The Catalan Pre-Coastal Range () is a system of mountain ranges running parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast in Catalonia. It is part of the Catalan Mediterranean System. Its main axis runs between the Catalan Transversal Range and the Ser ...

. The main peak is Punta del Curull (1021 m), other summits are Penya Alta (1015 m), Punta del General (924 m), Punta de Viern (904 m), Punta del Moliner (902 m), Punta del Marc (901 m), Punta del Ponç (892 m) and Punta d'en Llor (891 m).Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya - Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya
/ref> The Serra de la Llena runs parallel to the

Serra de Montsant Serra de Montsant is a mountain chain in Catalonia, Spain. The main populated area in the range is La Morera de Montsant. Description It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Roca Corbatera (1,163 m), Piló dels Senyalets ( ...

. The Montsant River runs at the feet of the southern face and the town of

is located amidst the rocky outcrops of the range, near the eastern summits. The Llena mountain range also makes for the mainspring for the Set river, from where its 28-mile length of water rises and flows.

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Hiking - Ulldemolins, Serra de la Llena
{{Spain-geo-stub Llena Conca de Barberà Garrigues (comarca) Priorat

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