Refuge de la Carença - Mantet

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Deuxième étape du circuit catalan pour rejoindre le village de Mantet.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Circuit Thués-Entre-Valls - Fillols

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.02 km
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    Average duration: 5h 55 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 878 m
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    Descent: - 1,134 m
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    Highest point: 2,347 m
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    Lowest point: 1,472 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Pyrenees
  • ⚐ City: Fontpédrouse (66360)
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    Start: N 42.464494° / E 2.223853°
  • ⚑
    End: N 42.477156° / E 2.309083°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2250ET, 2250ETR, 2349ET, 2349ETR
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Description of the walk

(S) Du gîte de la Carença, prendre direction Est les GR®10 et 36 communs jusqu'à Mantet.

(1) Traverser la Carança (rivière)
S'élever tranquillement dans le grand plateau pour atteindre le lieu dit Pla de Bessibés.

(2) Entreprendre la montée du col de la journée le Coll del Pal.
Les quelques lacets précédant le col sont sans difficulté.

(3) Poursuivre alors en descente,atteindre le carrefour du Porteille de Mantet, port frontière.

(4) Ignorer à droite le sentier y menant et desservant également le proche refuge de l'Alemany.
Prendre à gauche direction Nord Est pour traverser le grand alpage de la Jasse de l'Alemany.

(5) Rejoindre la route qui mène au refuge de Mantet (E) .

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,829 m - Gîte de la Carença
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 1,832 m - Cross my - Carança (rivière)
  3. 2 : km 0.87 - alt. 1,937 m - Pla de Bessibés
  4. 3 : km 3.97 - alt. 2,295 m - Coll del Pal
  5. 4 : km 6.55 - alt. 1,962 m - Alemany crossroads
  6. 5 : km 7.89 - alt. 1,707 m - Jasse d'Alemany
  7. E : km 12.02 - alt. 1,573 m - gîte de Mantet

Notes

Le refuge de l'Alemany permet une pause sur ce long parcours.

This route passes through multiple protected areas, which may be subject to special regulations:

Worth a visit

Traversée parallèle à la frontière à quelques kilomètres toutefois de celle-ci qui permet de prendre connaissance des beaux alpages de ce territoire.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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