The Refuge de la Lladure

A beautiful getaway in the wild Lladure valley, starting from Lac de l'Olive, located on the road to the Formiguères ski resort.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.53 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 342 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 336 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,920 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,586 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the lake car park, head south-west and after about ten metres, take the path on the right. Further on, you will come to a forest track where there is a junction.

(1) Take the track on the left. After about a hundred metres, you will see a sign for "Caselles" inviting you to leave the track and turn right.

(2) Cross the cattle grid and continue along the path that leads to a large meadow.
You will enter the Camporells State Forest (sign). Continue along the forest track until you find a path on the left that takes you across the Lladure.

(3) Cross the Lladure via the footbridge and continue along the marked (unmarked) path to the sought-after Lladure refuge.

(4) Head north-west to cross the Lladure once again via a footbridge (not very visible). You will come back onto a forest track.

(5) Take the track on the right and, after about ten metres, take the track that climbs to the left at the intersection. The track leads you to a place called "Creu de Jaceta".

(6) Leave the track and take the path that descends to the right (marked and signposted in yellow).
You will rejoin the forest track further down.

(7) At the bend, take the track that descends to the right and leads you to the starting point.

(1) Simply retrace your steps in the opposite direction to return to your vehicle in the lake car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,586 m - Lake car park - Lac de l'Olive (Estany de l'Oliva)
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 1,615 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 0.72 - alt. 1,597 m - Intersection (signposted Caselles)
  4. 3 : km 4.22 - alt. 1,737 m - Leave the forest track. Bridge over the - Lladura (rivière) à finaliser
  5. 4 : km 5.15 - alt. 1,760 m - Refuge de la Lladur
  6. 5 : km 5.51 - alt. 1,784 m - Forest track
  7. 6 : km 7.25 - alt. 1,918 m - Creu de la Jaceta (abandoned forest track)
  8. 7 : km 9.04 - alt. 1,705 m - Forest track
  9. S/E : km 10.53 - alt. 1,592 m - Lake car park - Lac de l'Olive (Estany de l'Oliva)

Notes

Watch out for cows during the summer grazing season.
You can find a video of this hike at the following link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2WT2tmt...

Picnic tables at the lake.
The Lladure refuge is open for picnics (table inside) or shelter in case of bad weather.

Worth a visit

In (5), you can reach Lac de la Basseta and the Camporells lakes by turning left.

Iglesieta de Vallsera

Formiguères ski resort

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
KING
KING

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy and pleasant hike

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Fournols
Fournols

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the forest, extended to the charming little lake of La Basseta. Mainly on tracks. I came across a few mountain bikes and not many walkers, but it was a rainy day

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nathy1
nathy1

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

More of a stroll than a hike, but a very pleasant walk nonetheless.

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Victorri
Victorri
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

good alternative to access Camporells

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Kiki 11
Kiki 11

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful route that takes you through the Lladure Valley.

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StephiJack25
StephiJack25

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting and beautiful hike to the car park after the refuge, even though the wooden bridge at the river crossing (ford) is still half destroyed. We continued on and took a bridge below the car park to get to the refuge; it would have been a shame to miss the most beautiful part of this hike. We continued on to the small lake of La Basseta. This section is also very pretty and adds 25-30 minutes to the walk.
We made our way back as indicated. This route is not very interesting and there is little or no shade. We were very hot, and it was 10 May 2024. If we had the choice, we would have taken the same route back.
Thank you for this route.

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Scolopax34
Scolopax34

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting and very beautiful hike, but there is one problem: when you reach the point where you have to cross the river at the ford, the wooden bridge is half destroyed. You have to find a way to cross or go straight on, which means missing out on the most beautiful part of this hike.
I did both and it is indeed essential to cross.
Best regards

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PATDIDOU
PATDIDOU

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this magnificent hike, which we thoroughly enjoyed.
However, the first footbridge is no longer in good enough condition to cross the river.

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bernbla
bernbla
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this hike. We did it on snowshoes, but as it had snowed the day before, we had to break trail, which was tough going in the powder snow. When we arrived at the refuge, which is great, we took the lower trail that brought us back to our tracks at the first footbridge, which, for your information, is demolished, but as the stream was frozen, we were able to cross.
We met two dog sled teams who were also struggling in the soft snow. The hike and the scenery are superb.

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Manuerando
Manuerando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk along a hiking trail, so the route is easy to find. The hike was done in April during the snowmelt, but the path was clear. The refuge was already quite busy with other people, but it seemed very welcoming and charming (with a barbecue area for grilling).

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nanou 66
nanou 66

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

We used to visit this route every year on snowshoes. On 21 January 2021, we set off again for this beautiful route, but were disappointed to find that the track had been churned up by 4x4s almost all the way to the La Lladura refuge, which deserves a big round of applause for being well maintained and clean. There are still some respectful people out there. IT'S A SHAME THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR... CERTAIN PEOPLE. (Photos taken to support
to back up our claims).
Nanou66.

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