From
Peak to Peak on the border
ridge Between Mount Puigmal tHrough the
Carança lakes and cleft Up To peak Canigou,
PYRENEES MOUNTAINS TREKKING
Your dates
Real
trekking no huts, no campings but a cool trek with rucksack and tent
and only what you really need hiking the French and Spanish Pyrenees, enjoying
nature, landscape and just being there. Ideal family hike for families with kids
or as a cooler hike or trek, beautiful and interesting landscape.
A
less wild part of the Pyrenees mountains best for cool hiking changing Spanish
and French Pyrenees through botanic reserves. From village Eyne up to Puigmal
and Nuria to most famous peak Canigou. An original hiking trail on the border
ridge between French and Spanish Pyrenees mountains. Adventurous hiking down
through the Caranca cleft and up again along an almost forgotten trail.
Nevertheless a cool hiking trip climbing peak Canigou and finally down to a
masterpiece of roman architecture : Saint Martin du Canigou abbey.
Level of difficulty : **, panoramas : ***, wildlife and
nature : **
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Hiking
from the
Eyne valley
to
Peak Canigou
trekking on the wild border between French and Spanish Catalonia
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This
is a very beautiful walk through the less high eastern part of the
Pyrenees mountains. Hiking free from the Cerdanya through the botanic
reserve of Eyne valley up to Col de Nuria the Catalan sanctuary a lot
of Catalan girls owe their christian name "Nuria" to. From their on we
will explore (= cool hiking) this secondary Pyrenean massif, look for
forgotten paths and find out where the lead to just keeping in mind we
want to reach peak Canigou and visit its abbey by the end of the hike.
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Level
: for learners, hikers and mountaineers with no fear of heights. Many of
the paths are poorly marked and you may have to scramble when we explore
less known parts of the Mantet Natural Reserve in the midst of nature; average
500m
of ascent and descent per day onlu first day ascent is though.
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Rhythm
: 4 to 5 hours walking per day, 1 rest day. Ascent of Peak Canigou
from a base camp (thus without a heavy rucksack).
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Itinerary
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Meeting
Point: Saillagouse (Pyrenees Orientales
county, France) main station
how
to get there
Day
1 to 3, The Puigmal Massif :
hiking
from Llo through the internationally known botanic reserve Eyne valley, along
the Pyrenean High Level Route (HRP) up to Cirque de Pic d'Eyne. From here
we walk on the frontier ridge with its most beautiful panoramas to Spanish
Catalonia (S) in front and the
French Cerdagna behind us (N).
Ascent
of peak Pic d'Eyne ( 2786M), Peak de Nuria (2794M), Peak de Fenestrelles
(2827M), Peak de Sègre (2843M) and Puigmal d'Err (2910M), Nuria (2000M),
and the blue Estanys Alt ( = high lakes) of Carança (2500M),
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Days
4 to 6. Around Carança valley : Lake Carança (2264M), Ras de la Carança, Carança
cleft.
Walking here is special : several times
we cross Carança
river, small metallic bridges over the torrent and alongside the rock,
back through Coma de Bassibès. Walking the frontier between France and
Spain from peak to peak : Pic du Géant (2881M), Pic de Freser, Pic de l'Infern (2826), Pic de la
Vaca (2826M), Estany d'alt de Carança (2500M). |
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Day 7 to 9, in the Mantet
reserve (Chamois) :
hiking
along the frontier ridge to Porteille de Mantet pass (2412M), Baraque des Allemands (1980M),
One day off looking for chamois or downhill to visit Mantet village. Cap de Clots,
spring of river Mantet (2330M), Roc Colom, Pla
Guilhem (2300M) plateau with ongoing panorama.
Day
10 to 12 Canigou Massif,
hiking from peak to peak
: Pic de Set Hommes (2661M), Puig des Tres Vents (2731M) Porteillia de
Valmanya pass (2591M), camping beneath peak Canigou, ascent through the
chimney (2784M), Jasse de Cady (2200M), Saint Martin du Canigou
(1055M),
End point = Vernet les Bains
walking from above
to Villefranche de Conflent/
Vernet Les Bains Railway station about 11 a.m.
friday August, 22 (= in time for those a want to get back to London
Stansted same day (how?
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here)
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Physical condition :
you need to be free of dizyness and fear of height a normally good fysical
condition, vacinated against tetanus.
Of course helpfulness, a sens of humor
even if bad weather lasts for some days (this can also happen in the soutern
Europe)
and team spirit are a must.
Leader : Richard van
Egdom. experienced and certified mountain leader, lives in the Pyrenees knows
them as the back of his hand. Contact him
in time check available dates :
Richard
Practical information : Tips for a lighter Rucksack, how to get to the
Pyrenees, more about us
click here .
Pyrenees Guide Service :
This hike / trek as a private
tourmade to measure for your group?
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Basic cost :
Basic cost is 145€ a day
(single participant), +50€ a day (2nd participant), + 30€ a day (3rd
participant), + 10€ a day (next participants.
For legal reasons you
need to become a member (membership fee is included).
Membership conditions
Included : guiding, hiking tents, cookers, sleeping
mats
Not included :
other gear, food
and travel costs.
When
staying in huts the guide's costs (board and
lodging) are yours, this is usual.
When needed :
some rucksacks and sleeping bags are available and can be
hired (2€ per overnight each) Leader : Richard van
Egdom. experienced and certified mountain leader, lives in the Pyrenees knows
them as the back of his hand. Contact him
in time check available dates now :
Richard
Practical information : Tips for a lighter Rucksack, how to get to the
Pyrenees, more about us,
click here
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NB Meeting Point and how to get there:
Meeting
point is Saillagouse (Pyrénées
Orientales county, France) main station.
1.
the night before at 5 p.m.
For
those who prefer to organize for evening meal overnight and breakfast together
(not included in the cost) can join Richard Sunday 5 p.m. at Saillagouse main station.
A train coming from La Tour de Carol / Enveitg at 3.40 p.m. arrives at
Saillagouse at 4.26 p.m. This train waits in Enveitg for the train coming from
Toulouse 12H40. Link
:
regional trains
timetable
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2.for those
flying in from London Stansted to Perpignan.
At Perpignan Airport take the bus ( in French "car navette" ) or
taxi to Perpignan City or main station. A train to Villefranche de Conflent /
Vernet les bains leaves at Perpignan main station at 5.06 p.m. and arrives in
Villefranche / Vernet les Bains at 6 p.m.. There will be a Petit train Jaune
(yellow mountain railway) waiting to leave there at 6.38 p.m. for La Tour de
Carol / Enveitg. This train arrives at Saillagouse at 8.24 p.m. Links :
RyanAir
French
national SNCF
timetablel
3.For
those coming by night train from Paris or coming from Toulouse.
The
train leaving La
Tour de Carol / Enveitg at 8.10 a.m. arrives at Saillagouse at 8.52 a.m. this train waits
for the night train that left Paris Sunday, 10 at 9.56 p.m (eve) over Toulouse (4.58
a.m.). This train normally arrives at Enveitg (= same station) at 7.55 a.m. Link
: French
national SNCF
timetablel
Please phone
Richard to tell him when you will arrive
: +32 60 456 497
If any problem
: don't hesitate to call
Richard
+32
60 456 497.
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How to get back to the UK from
Villefranche / Vernet les Bains ?
Take
train at Villefranche/ Vernet les Bains to Perpignan main station. There take a
taxi or navette car to Perpignan Airport. Inform about flight for London Stansted
here
RyanAir.
If you prefer to stay overnight in Villefranche (a 17th century Vauban
fortress worth visiting or visit Prades, Perpignan or Collioure (a nice
medieval town at the Mediterranean) after the hike or arrive in London
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| take a train leaving Villefranche
to Perpignan main station to get to the airport by car navette or taxi or
by train and bus to Prades and Collioure.
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