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#75 of 300 · Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

Carros de Foc

SpainCatalonia (Lleida)

A hut-to-hut loop around Catalonia's only national park linking nine mountain refuges over granite passes up to the 2,747 m Coll de Contraix, among hundreds of glacial lakes, mountain pine woods and the jagged Encantats peaks.

Distance
55 km
Loop
Ascent
4,600 m
High point 2,747 m
Time
6 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jun–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Estany de Sant Maurici (Espot)
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

Route

Topographic map of Carros de Foc, from Refugi Ernest Mallafré (Sant Maurici)Refugi Ernest Mallafré (Sant Maurici)Refugi d'AmitgesRefugi de SaboredoRefugi de ColomèrsRefugi de la RestancaRefugi Ventosa i CalvellRefugi de l'Estany LlongRefugi de la ColominaRefugi Josep Maria BlancRefugi Ernest Mallafré (Sant Maurici)Start: Refugi Ernest Mallafré (Sant Maurici)© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Refugi Ernest Mallafré (Sant Maurici)
  2. Refugi d'Amitges
  3. Refugi de Saboredo
  4. Refugi de Colomèrs
  5. Refugi de la Restanca
  6. Refugi Ventosa i Calvell
  7. Refugi de l'Estany Llong
  8. Refugi de la Colomina
  9. Refugi Josep Maria Blanc
  10. Refugi Ernest Mallafré (Sant Maurici)

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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