Long stage between Amitges and Colomina: splendid views of the ridges and valley, crossing summer pastures and forests. Passing by the Estany Llong refuge. The gentle but long descent leads to the Colomina refuge, a peaceful haven after this beautiful day in the mountains.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 19.21 km
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Average duration: 8h 40
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Difficulty: Difficult
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 1,120 m
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Descent: - 1,081 m
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Highest point: 2,568 m
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Lowest point: 1,991 m
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 2,365 m - Amitge - Estany d'Amitges
- 1 : km 0.75 - alt. 2,241 m - Crossroads
- 2 : km 1.06 - alt. 2,245 m - GR11
- 3 : km 1.56 - alt. 2,177 m - Path
- 4 : km 2.45 - alt. 2,183 m - Fourche
- 5 : km 4.24 - alt. 2,427 m - Estanyol del Portarro
- 6 : km 5.27 - alt. 2,261 m - Intersection
- 7 : km 7.13 - alt. 2,006 m - Estany Llong
- 8 : km 7.87 - alt. 2,001 m - Fork in the road
- 9 : km 12.3 - alt. 2,352 m - Estany de Dellui
- 10 : km 13.56 - alt. 2,568 m - Collada de Dellui
- 11 : km 14.63 - alt. 2,354 m - Estany d'Eixerola
- 12 : km 15.69 - alt. 2,297 m - Dam
- 13 : km 17.02 - alt. 2,284 m - Presa Tort
- 14 : km 17.58 - alt. 2,286 m - Collado 2 dam
- 15 : km 18.1 - alt. 2,298 m - GR11.20
- E : km 19.21 - alt. 2,413 m - Colomina refuge
Other walks in the area
Estany di Sant Maurici towards Amitges Refuge
Magnificent hiking in the Aigüestortes y Estani de Sant Maurici National Park. You'll come across numerous mountain lakes that are unique to this park.
Mallafré refuge - La Molina car park
Fourth and final stage of this loop in the Encantats. No technical difficulties except for the length of the descent once you have passed the first pass. Magnificent view of the Encantats in the morning as you leave the refuge.
Saboredo Refuge - Mallafré Refuge
Third and penultimate stage of this loop in the Encantats. Still lots of beautiful lakes and magnificent jagged peaks silhouetted against the sky. Significant elevation gain and sometimes tricky paths with steep slopes, scree and sections with ropes, which fortunately were already in place.
Route around Estany de Sant-Maurici in Les Encantats
Head towards the Espot Valley, one of the main valleys to the east of the Aigüestortes National Park and Lake Sant Maurici. After passing the small town of Espot and the Riu Gelat campsite, head up the valley where the Rio Escrita flows to reach the end of the road and a large free car park. Lake Sant Maurici is only 3.5 km from the car park. It takes about an hour's leisurely walk through a beautiful forest. You can then climb up to the Renata waterfall, then to the Amitges refuge, and head towards Col de Port de Retara.
The seven lakes of Colomèrs circular
The Colomèrs lake circuit is a massif of mountains arranged in a circle, protecting some fifty lakes ("estanhs") in its bosom. The slow erosion of frost during the Ice Ages has left an inescapable landscape: a high mountain area with high, steep peaks of around 3,000m, such as Creu de Colomèrs, Gran Tuc de Colomèrs and Tuc de Ratera.
Colomèrs
This easy hike takes you past a dozen or so lakes in the Cirque de Colomèrs, which has around thirty in total, some identified and others unnamed. The landscape is magnificent, combining pine undergrowth carpeted with rhododendrons and large areas of rounded rocks dotted with lakes of all sizes fed by crystal-clear torrents. On the way back, a stop at the Colomèrs Refuge allows you to conclude this circular route by enjoying the Estanh Major, into which multiple waterfalls flow. A summary of the Aygues Tortes and San Maurici National Park in all its splendour.
From the car park to the start of the 7 lakes route
No particular difficulty and a beautiful hike.
There is a taxi service that will take you from our departure point to our arrival point for €5 per person.
It is not possible to drive your car to the arrival point for the start of the lake hike.
Ventosa refuge - Saboredo refuge
This is the second stage of this four-stage loop in the Encantats. There are numerous lakes between these two refuges with beautiful ascents and descents. No technical difficulties, but some scree that is not very pleasant.
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