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.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 18.31 km -
Average duration: 7h 50 -
Difficulty: Difficult -
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Back to start: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 898 m -
Vertical drop: - 898 m -
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Highest point: 2,508 m -
Lowest point: 1,643 m
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Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,643 m - Car park
- 1 : km 1.26 - alt. 1,696 m - Intersection
- 2 : km 2.07 - alt. 1,776 m - Crossroads
- 3 : km 3.13 - alt. 1,848 m - Font de l'Ermita
- 4 : km 3.83 - alt. 1,923 m - Fountain and Lake Sant Maurici
- 5 : km 5.04 - alt. 2,040 m - Ratera Waterfall
- 6 : km 5.43 - alt. 2,115 m - Cami de l'Estany Gran d'Amitges
- 7 : km 6.21 - alt. 2,156 m - Estanyola de Ratera
- 8 : km 6.64 - alt. 2,191 m - Estany de la Basso
- 9 : km 7.25 - alt. 2,253 m - Font de les Marmotes
- 10 : km 7.85 - alt. 2,360 m - Amitges refuge
- S/E : km 18.31 - alt. 1,643 m - Car park
Other walks in the area
Estany di Sant Maurici towards Amitges Refuge
Visorando member 
10.67 km
+550 m
-553 m
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Espot (Lleida)
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
Visorando member 
19.50 km
+597 m
-1,176 m
7h 15
Difficult
Departure from Espot (Lleida)
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.
Amitges - Colomina
Visorando member 19.21 km
+1,120 m
-1,081 m
8h 40
Difficult
Departure from Espot (Lleida)
Long stage between Amitges and Colomina: splendid views of the ridges and the valley, crossing summer pastures and forests. Pass by the Estany Llong refuge. The descent, gentle but long, leads to the Colomina refuge, a peaceful haven after a beautiful day in the mountains.
Saboredo Refuge - Mallafré Refuge
Visorando member 
10.76 km
+613 m
-1,020 m
4h 50
Difficult
Departure from Alt Àneu (Lleida)
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.
The seven lakes of Colomèrs circular
Visorando member 
6.50 km
+295 m
-288 m
2h 40
Moderate
Departure from Naut Aran (Lleida)
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.
From the car park to the start of the 7 lakes circuit
Visorando member 5.18 km
+291 m
-68 m
2h 20
Moderate
Departure from Naut Aran (Lleida)
No particular difficulties 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 to the arrival point for the start of the lake hike
Ventosa refuge - Saboredo refuge
Visorando member 
12.94 km
+855 m
-770 m
6h 10
Difficult
Departure from la Vall de Boí (Lleida)
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.
Bacivèr Lakes in Val d'Aran
Visorando member 
7.80 km
+459 m
-457 m
3h 30
Difficult
Departure from Naut Aran (Lleida)
This is a beautiful circuit in the Val d'Aran, through the Vaqueira mountains to Naut and Baish de Bacivèr Lakes.Although it's a short loop, it requires an established fitness level to climb the first half of the route.The effort will be rewarded by the arrival at Lac Naut de Bacivèr, the highest point of the hike.
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