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The Mountains of Andorra - Walks, Scrambles, Via Ferratas, Treks

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21 Apr 2005
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9781852844240
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1852844248
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm
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Pages
224
No. Maps
11
No. Photos
73
Originally Published
21 Apr 2005

The Mountains of Andorra

Walls, Scrambles, Via Ferratas and Treks by Alf Robertson, Jane Meadowcroft

Guide to 60 walking routes in little-known Andorra. The guidebook includes numerous paths with scrambles, summits, via ferratas and a week-long Andorra circuit. Covers Arinsal, Sispony, Arcalis and Angonella, Valls Sorteny and Rialb, Montcaup, Ordino, Casamanya, Valls del Riu, Ransol, D’Incles, Circ de Pessons, Cortals and Vall del Madrui. More...

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Seasons

Summer weather usually excellent from May to September. Snow may have melted in May; sometimes Read More... persists until well into June.

Centres

Encamp and towns on the main valley road, but the real delight of Andorra is the higher mountain Read More... villages such as Arinsal and Ordino.

Difficulty

Everything from easy walks, long walks and a trek, to scrambles and (if this is your bag) the Read More... excitement of via ferratas.

Must See

The scrambly walking on the frontier ridges, mountain villages, an outstanding refuge network. NOT Read More... the valley, but this is soon left behind.
 
 

Maps
Andorra
Areas covered by this guide

Preface & Acknowledgements

Introduction
General information
Practicalities
Walking opportunities
Weather
Getting there
History
Geology
Flowers & wildlife
How to use this guide
The routes
Maps
Waymarking
Equipment
Safety
Accommodation
Mountain refuges

1 Arinsal and Sispony
Walk 1 Refugi de Coma Pedrosa
Walk 2 Pic de Port Vell
Walk 3 Pic de Sanfonts
Walk 4 Pic de Coma Pedrosa
Walk 5 Pla de l’Estany
Walk 6 Refugi les Fonts
Walk 7 Pic de Medacorba and Estanys Forcats
Walk 8 Pic del Pla de l’Estany and Estanys de Montmantell
Walk 9 Pic de les Fonts
Walk 10 Coll de les Cases
Walk 11 Roc de la Cauba
Walk 12 Pic d’Enclar and Pic de Carroi

2 Arcalis and Angonella
Walk 13 Valira Nord
Walk 14 Pic de Font Blanca
Walk 15 Estanys de Tristaina
Walk 16 Pic de Tristaina
Walk 17 Pic de Cataperdís and Angonella Valley

3 Vall de Sorteny and Vall de Rialb
Walk 18 Refugis de Rialb and Sorteny
Walk 19 Estany Blau
Walk 20 Pic de Thoumasset
Walk 21 Pic de L’Estanyó
Walk 22 Pic de la Serrara

4 Montcaup, Ordino and Casamanya
Walk 23 Pic de Casamanya – South peak

5 Vall del Riu
Walk 24 Refugi de la Vall del Riu
Walk 25 Pic de la Cabaneta and the Eastern Ridge
Walk 26 Pic de l’Estanyó and the Western Ridge

6 Vall de Ransol
Walk 27 Refugi dels Coms de Jan
Walk 28 Coma de Ransol
Walk 29 Frontier Ridge
Walk 30 Pic de la Serrara

7 Vall d’Incles
Walk 31 Estanys de Fontargent and Estanys de Juclar
Walk 32 Pic de Ruf and Coll d’Alba
Walk 33 Pic de la Pala de Sobre l’Estany
Walk 34 French Connection
Walk 35 Peaks of Escobes
Walk 36 Estanys de Siscaró
Walk 37 Pic de la Cabaneta
Walk 38 Cabana Sorda
Walk 39 Pic de la Coma de Varilles
Walk 40 Pic d’Anrodat
Walk 41 Soldeu Circuit
Walk 42 Upper Soldeu Circuit
Walk 43 Pic del Maia
Walk 44 Valira Nature Trail

8 Grau Roig and the Circ dels Pessons
Walk 45 Estanys de Pessons
Walk 46 Pic d’Ensagents and Pic dels Pessons
Walk 47 Pic dels Pessons and Vall del Madriu by the GR7
Walk 48 Pic de Montmalus
Walk 49 Pic d’Envalira
Walk 50 Pic de Fontnegre

9 Cortals
Walk 51 Pic d’Encampadana
Walk 52 Pic Alt de Cubil
Walk 53 Pic Alt del Griu
Walk 54 Pic dels Llops

10 Vall del Madrui
Walk 55 GR7 to San Julià de Lòria
Walk 56 Prat Primer and Obago de Nou Fonts
Walk 57 Estany d’Engolasters and Vall del Madriu
Walk 58 Pic de la Maiana and Vall de Perafita

11 Vies Ferrades of Andorra
Ferrada 1 El Tossal Gran d’Aixovall
Ferrada 2 Sant Vicenç d’Enclar
Ferrada 3 Roc d’Esquers
Ferrada 4 Clots de L’Aspra
Ferrada 5 Canal de Mora
Ferrada 6 Directissima
Ferrada 7 Racons
Ferrada 8 Canal del Grau
Ferrada 9 Bony d’Envalira

12 Andorra Circuit
Day 1 Escaldes to Refugi de l’Illa
Day 2 Refugi de l’Illa to Refugi de Siscaró
Day 3 Refugi de Siscaró to Refugi dels Coms de Jan
Day 4 Refugi dels Coms de Jan to Refugi de l’Angonella
Day 5 Refugi de l’Angonella to Refugi de Coma Pedrosa
Day 6 Refugi de Coma Pedrosa to the Alberge in Sispony

Bibliography

Appendices

 
 
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