Pica del canigo plus#
Pica del canigo free#

Pica del canigo free#

In this area you have the interesting mines of Pinosa / Pinousse and the small free mountain hut de L’Estanyol. Puig de l’Estella / L’Estelle Puig de l’Estella / L’Estelle (1,778m) is a peak at East of Canigó. You can take a taxi 4x4 to reach the refugi de Cortalets but it’s an option that I never considered (1h 45minutes to summit!!!!) but not all the people have enough time in their holidays to enjoy of 2 days in the mountains. Note: some trailheads don’t have asfalt roads and you need a 4x4 car or divide the ascent in two days. Trailheads: col de Jou (1,145m), refugi de Merialles (1,718m), Ras de Prat Cabrera (1,730m), Los Masos de Valmanya (1,030m), refugi de Cortalets (2,150m). The area has 2 big refuges with keepers in summer: Cortalets (2150m) and Merialles (1718m) and one free mountain hut (Bonaigua). Il est situé dans le Conflent, département des Pyrénées-Orientales, et culmine à 2 784 mètres daltitude.

Pica del canigo plus#

Red TapeYo have some small natural reserves in the area with rules about wildlife, camping, etc CampingĬanigó (2,784m) is the last high mountain of Pyrenees at East because in this area a peak of more than 2,700m is impressive from the valley. El Canig (en francs Canigou) es un macizo montaoso de los Pirineos, situado en el Roselln (sur de Francia), entre las comarcas de Conflent, Roselln, Vallespir y Alto Ampurdn La cima, llamada pica del Canig, tiene 2.784 metros. Le pic du Canigou ( catalan : Pica del Canigó) est le plus haut sommet oriental de la chaîne des Pyrénées, sur le massif du Canigou. If you come from Europe the access is more direct from Toulousse. Hacia la Pica del Canig irs encontrando marcas o. Desde Cortalets ya tenemos una magnficas vistas de la mole del Canig, una pirmide. Subir por la cara francesa no tiene demasiada dificultad tcnica, existe una pequea tartera de 100 metros pero sin complicaciones casi al final. Getting TherePrades is easily reached from Perpignan, important city near of frontier of la Jonquera, pass between France and Spain. Circular del Canig desde el refugio de Cortalets. You will find a lot of old maps with the name Canigou and it's also correct but this will change probably in the new editions. The reason of the change of the name gave for the Ministery was 'Canigó is the sacred mountain of Catalonian people'. Note about names Canigou and Canigó: as exception in the areas of French Pyrenées of SP I use Canigó, the catalonian version, and not the French version Canigou, because it's the official name nowadays according with the French governement in the denominantion of Grand Site of France. Note: I will add more pictures and the page about the peak Canigó someday. Natural reserves in the area: Mentet i Pi, Prats de Molló-la Presta, Jújols and Conat. but the main city is Prades / Prada de Conflent with more than 6.000 people. Villages: Castell / Casteil, Codalet, Cornellá de Conflent, Montferrer, Taurinyá, Vallestavia / Ballestavy, Vernet dels Banys. It's the sacred peak of Catalonian people where they built a bonfire all the 22th June to carry the fire to Perpignan and all the villages of Catalonya in the night of San Juan.

The area is fully in France but the relationship with Catalonya is evident in the language and traditions. It’s the area around the great peak of Canigó in Eastern Pyrenees.