Refuge des Fornells and Coll del Pam from Pyrénées 2000

A lovely circular walk in the forest, from Pyrénées 2000 to Coll del Pam (col du lopin de terre). Viewpoint over the mountains from Carlit to Canigou at the end.

Details

2391410
Creation:
Last update:
Last review:
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.98 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 199 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 200 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,001 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,801 m

Description of the walk

For parking, see § practical information.

(S/E) Head north on a wide, flat forest track. Leave the path that descends towards the resort on your right and continue straight ahead, heading north-west.

(1) At the crossroads of the forest paths, turn left towards the Refuge des Fornells.

(2) At the refuge, turn right and follow the road for a few metres, then turn right again towards Coll del Pam.

(3) At the pass, cross under the chairlift and head east to the viewpoint to admire the landscape.

(4) To return, cross back under the chairlift.

(3) Take the path on your left. Descend via the green ski slope to an altitude of 1950 metres.

(5) Take the path that branches off to the right into the forest to return to the junction you passed on the way up.

(1) Continue straight ahead towards your starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,802 m - Start of a forest track (car park)
  2. 1 : km 0.73 - alt. 1,813 m - Crossroads of forest tracks
  3. 2 : km 1.45 - alt. 1,878 m
  4. 3 : km 3.86 - alt. 1,998 m - Coll del Pam - Coll del Pam
  5. 4 : km 4 - alt. 1,999 m - Coll del Palm viewpoint
  6. 5 : km 5.09 - alt. 1,939 m - Fork
  7. S/E : km 6.98 - alt. 1,801 m - Start of a forest track (car park)

Notes

The start is at the first forest road on the right at the exit of Bolquère-Pyrénées 2000 towards Font-Romeu on the D618.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 16 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
User 26285972

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note that waypoint no. 5 is blocked by electric wires. You must return to the ski slope, go back up to the chairlift, then turn left as soon as the crossing is passable and descend following the path below the chairlift to return to the point where the hiking trail crosses it.

Machine-translated

sosomamie66
sosomamie66

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It was tricky around number 5; I had to go under some electric wires to get back on track

Machine-translated

Vejapi
Vejapi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful snowy hike, we set off from the Hermitage of Font-Romeu to reach Coll Del Pam, an easy climb.

Machine-translated

fontaine genevieve
fontaine genevieve

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

nice route, but it's a shame you have to follow the ski slopes for a long time, which is a bit dangerous

Machine-translated

fontaine genevieve
fontaine genevieve

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

nice walk through the forest, but the only downside is that you have to walk on the side of the ski slope on the way back, which is a bit dangerous. Too bad

Machine-translated

remsy66
remsy66

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route, climbing more or less gently up to the pass. Don't forget to stop off at the Belvédère viewpoint to admire the panorama (including the Peric and Carlit peaks). However, on the way back, it is difficult to find the fork at point 5 because there is a fence. You can go under this fence and find the path that leads back down to the starting point.

Machine-translated

francine.lemestre@gmail.com
francine.lemestre@gmail.com

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Please note: from point 5 onwards, the route has been changed; a fence has cut off the description and the trail.

Cross under the chairlift and keep to the right along the fence to rejoin the route 1 km further down.

Machine-translated

Annt
Annt

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb walk among lupin flowers and a surprise visit from a deer. An easy walk, ideal for warming up, with excellent signposting.

Machine-translated

Guaschlouis@gmail. Com
Guaschlouis@gmail. Com

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Enjoy your hike

Machine-translated

alltrax
alltrax

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little walk, but nothing more; there are better things to do in the area

Machine-translated

claudekiko
claudekiko

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little route in a wonderful setting. At point 5, we couldn't find the path, which was blocked by a fence. We continued along the track and cut across below the chairlift to return to the starting point.

Machine-translated

Joren51
Joren51

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little family hike, but not suitable for very young children.
Very happy with the beautiful views of the mountain, partly downhill with a view of Eyne

Machine-translated

phidet
phidet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A few pleasant stops: St Pierre Chapel, the Forells refuge and finally, Ne Col del Pam, which offers superb panoramic views.

Machine-translated

nel66
nel66

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great snowy hike. Done without snowshoes. Path passable despite fresh snow. On Mondays: very few people and ski slopes closed (due to Covid). A real delight. However, be sure to follow the Visorando route as we strayed twice. I recommend this hike, which took 4 hours (including photo breaks and lunch).

Machine-translated

Christi19
Christi19

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant, easy walk with magnificent views.
However, for me, the description wasn't detailed enough to avoid getting lost.
For example, in step 2: it simply says to turn right towards Col del Pam. However, this direction is well marked, so I followed the yellow markings and ended up climbing under the chairlift (where the markings were), never having seen a place where I should have turned left to stay on the trail.
Similarly, in 5: "Take the path that branches off to the right": without the app and GPS, I would never have found this path. There are lots of tracks leading into the forest and it is impossible to know which ones correspond to the start of the desired path.

That aside, thank you for the walk suggestion.

Machine-translated

Other walks in the area

For more walks, use our search engine .

The GPS track and description are the property of this route's author. Please do not copy them without permission.