recorregut

Recorregut is a Catalan noun meaning the route, path, or course followed in a journey or activity. It can refer to the sequence of places visited in a trip, the planned itinerary for travel, or the designated path of a transportation service. In tourism, urban planning, and sports, recorregut is used to describe circuits or itineraries, such as a walking recorregut, cycling recorregut, or a city turistical recorregut.

The term derives from the verb recorrer, to go through or traverse, with the noun-form suffix -gut that names the thing to be traversed. It is common in Catalan-speaking regions and appears in signage, maps, and planning documents. Its use is similar to but distinct from itinerari (itinerary) and ruta (route); itinerari emphasizes planned steps, while recorregut emphasizes the act of traversing and the overall path.

In practice, examples include “recorregut turístic de la ciutat,” “recorregut a peu,” or “recorregut pels barris.” It is employed across sectors such as tourism, transport planning, education, and sports (for example, a race route or training recorregut). The term may also appear metaphorically to describe the arc of a project or a person’s life, as in the recorregut vital.

Related terms include itinerari, ruta, and trajecte. In contexts where Spanish usage prevails, the equivalent is recorrido.