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info@caminsvius.comIf someone asks us about the most emblematic route of the Aigüestortes National Park and the Lake Sant Maurici, the vast majority will agree with the Portarrò d’Espot route. This one-day itinerary takes you to two of the most significant places in the park, the Aigüestortes Plain and Lake Sant Maurici.
BOI / Alta Ribagorça (Google Map)
17.45 PM with the Park Bus in Espot.
The footpath passes through El Portarró d’Espot (2,430 m) one of the best-known mountain passes in the Pyrenees, a natural pass between the counties of Alta Ribagorça and Pallars Sobirà. Peaks, valleys, woods, meadows and many lakes make up this spectacular and captivating landscape.
A spectacular landscape where you will find the lakes: Sant Maurici, El Llong and El Redó. A Glacial morphology: glacial cirques, U-shaped valleys and lakes tell us of the erosive action of the ancient glaciers that occupied these valleys 50,000 years ago. Meadows and pastures where you can see species of flora and fauna adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the high mountains. A monumental tree: the mountain pine of Peixerani. A unique site, the Aigüestortes Plain where the Sant Nicolau River traces a series of meanders with silently flowing water. The Romanesque churches of the Boí Valley, declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
Check-in at Hotel from 14.00H.
In the reception of the hotel you will find the documentation.
The Portarrò d’Espot route. Itinerary known as the CENTENARY ROUTE.
13 Km 5H/6H + 600m – 500m
Itinerary: Aigüestortes (1.800 m), Portarró d’Espot (2.430 m), Estany de Sant Maurici (1.912 m).
The footpath passes through El Portarró d’Espot (2,430 m) one of the best-known mountain passes in the Pyrenees, a natural pass between the counties of Alta Ribagorça and Pallars Sobirà. Peaks, valleys, woods, meadows and many lakes make up this spectacular and captivating landscape.
A spectacular landscape where you will find the lakes: Sant Maurici, El Llong and El Redó. A Glacial morphology: glacial cirques, U-shaped valleys and lakes tell us of the erosive action of the ancient glaciers that occupied these valleys 50,000 years ago. Meadows and pastures where you can see species of flora and fauna adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the high mountains. A monumental tree: the mountain pine of Peixerani. A unique site, the Aigüestortes Plain where the Sant Nicolau River traces a series of meanders with silently flowing water. The Romanesque churches of the Boí Valley, declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
