Comma Pedrosa

From the Andorran village of Arinsal, have to cross it until the bifurcation that carries to the station of ski. Cross the tunnel that there is and turn to the right just when going out of this. In this place will leave the car in a metallic barrier that forbids the step to vehicles.

To the little to begin our course, enter us in the forest. We will see some marks of painting of distinct colours that guide the ascensión; we will follow always the ones of yellow, are points or lines, and that they will be of enormous help although the way is very very marked.

To the 20 minutes roughly arrive to a poster (1.700 m) that indicates us the way to the Coma Pedrosa that goes out to the left. We leave the track to take this footpath. To the little while find a quite new bridge that crosses the river of the Pla of l'Estany.

Following the way and shortly after, find another small bridge that will allow us cross the river of Coma Pedrosa and will be the start of the first big difficulty, since from here the rise does tortuous and with strong slope. This rise is long and will arrive to a small rest when the river remain just to the height of the way, to a pair of metres to the right of our senda.

The way follows a small piece without slope, until we go back to cross the small river. Afterwards we go back to win metres with another strong slope but much shorter to arrive without more difficulties to the Collet of Coma Pedrosa, where find a poster (2.226 m).

From here we can observe the enormous mountain that remains us for going up. Justo behind ours, a bit hid and further up can see the Shelter of Coma Pedrosa.

We will follow the way that now does a bit of descent to arrive to the base of the valley. We are in the altiplano of Coma Pedrosa, that does us walk in a westerly direction. To the right we can observe a small cabin of shepherds.

Following the way approximate us to a new big slope. The way does a bit rocky because of the slope but keeps on being very consistent and does not present any difficulty.

The way crosses to the little while to the right margin and follows with pending constant and direction until to the little changes notably of direction to the Noreste. We are then in the Canyorques (2.500 m). Now we have left by a while the zone of tartera and the terrain is much more herboso, although the slope no mengua.

We have won a lot of height. Now the shelter remains much lower that we and can observe the Estany of them Truites, near to him and that before remained unseen.

Following the way arrive to a small lake that surround by the right. From here already we can see the peak of the Coma Pedrosa.

Continuing the way a bit discover the big lake of this ravine: the Estany Negre, a quite big lake of crystalline blue water (2.600 m). Now we leave the way that follows bordeando this lake to take another that it remains us to the right and that we will be able to follow thanks to his yellow marks; like this we save us the rise by the tartera of big slope that remains in the western part of the Coma Pedrosa.

We begin to win height quickly by the way that every time passes more by rock until we take the direction of the crest that arrives until the peak. Now only it is necessary to follow going up surpassing the four crests that separate us and following the yellow marks.

Once in the high of the Coma Pedrosa, chaired by a metallic stick on a big block of cement, will be able to enjoy of the seen. Also we can observe the big desnivel realised, being able to see it diminuto that it is the car parked in the start of the track.

The descent can realise by the same way or by an immense tartera that finds a bit more to in front. If we follow the crest of the Coma Pedrosa, continuing the same direction that brought, to few metres will see to our right a collado. Arrived to this collado a big tartera presents in front of us. The descent by this tartera is fast and does not present too much difficulty. Soon we will arrive to find the footpath of return.