Ascensión To the Pic Negre d´Envalira, the highest second of the mountainous group after his neighbour the Beak of Envalira (2827m).
The beaks of Envalira, is a crest of four beaks that form the divisional border between France and Andorra, no very far of here in the neck of the Portella White, find the union of these two countries with the Catalan earths.
His expensive north seen from the Pas of the House presents us vertical and escarpada, while the slope south by the is of soft slopes and with grass.
The Beak of Envalira (2.827 metres), is the highest, since it surpasses in few metres to his neighbour, the Black Beak of Envalira (2.816 metres), although in a lot of maps do not put of agreement and in some can find the heights invested, is to suppose that the vicinity and the little difference of metres, comports confusions.
The White beak of Envalira (2.723 metres) and the beak South, are the others beaks of the crest.
This ascensión discurre partly by The Camí dels Bons Homes just in the intersection of the three countries by which trascurre this footpath: Spain, Andorra and France.
The Camí of the Bons Homes, The route of the cátaros, is an itinerary of 189 km. Between the sanctuary of Queralt (Catalonia) and the castle of Montségur (Ariège-France). The Camí dels Bons Homes, turned into Footpath of Big Route (GR-107), offers the possibility to visit the routes of migration that used the cátaros in the 12th and 14th centuries, when they escaped of the persecution of the crusade and the Inquisition. This footpath follows the footprints cátaras through mediaeval villages, of romance churches and of castles.
The footpath begins in the French population of Carries. To arrive to this municipality, has to go out of Puigcerdà direction to the French population of Bourgmadame. To the little to go in in this population find a roundabout where take direction the Latour-of-Carol by the N-20. Happened this population find the small village of Carry where can leave the vehiculo.
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| Andorra | 1 | 21 Km. | 1200 m. | 1200 m. | Average |  |
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Place |
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| Andorra | 1 | 21 Km. |
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Difficulty |
Type route |
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| 1200 m. | 1200 m. | Average | |
1. Pic Negre d´Envalira From Carries
1200 m
1200 m
We happen under the bridge of the roads of the train and follow the indications of the Camí dels Bons Homes (GR-107). Bordeamos By the left the Pic of them Valletes of Campcardós, by a clear historical way, that soon leaves backwards the forest. The footpath does not offer any difficulty.
A pastoral shelter (1:25 h.) It remains us to the left, and it offers possibility of receive. We follow advancing by alpine meadows. We leave to the right the Estanys of Campcardós, Gros and Petit (2.100 m. – 1:55 h.).
THE valley goes closing. Soon divisa the Portella White, like this called by his tongue of white calcareous rock, that contrasts with the green. We attack the ultimas lomas until to arrive to the Portella White (2.519 m. 2:45 h.), with panoramic sights magnificas on the valley of Llosa.
In the Portella White find us just in the intersection between the three states: Spain, Andorra and France.
It suits not crossing the wooden fence that there is beside the stick indicativo, instead is necessary to direct to the north, until the Estany of them Passaderes, in front of the cual see the Coll dels Isards, under the imponente Pic Negre d'Envalira.
We achieve the collado without problems (3:15 h.). From aqui the way is evident until the peak that is of the two that see , the one of the right where the seen are spectacular (2.825 m.).
The return realises by the same footpath.
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