Pike d´Estats

From Llavorsí, takes the road that carries to Àreu and, once there, goes out a track of 12 kilometres that arrives until the Pla of Boet (1.860 m), where can leave the car. It initiates the route by the same track in which we have left the car and to few metres takes a detour to the left following the marks of the GR10 that carry us in little more than 15 minutes to the Shelter of Vallferrera (1.940 m).

From this point, the way bends with strength and win quickly height. After happening a flatter zone the way goes back to rise until arriving to the Pla of the Canalbona (2.140 m). The way goes back to enfilarse and finally, after a hill, appears the first lake, the Estany of Sotllo. (2.370 m).

Half hour later arrives to the Estany d'Estats (2.460 m) and from there already divisa the terrible tartera of 400 metres of desnivel that it is necessary to surpass until achieving the Port of Sotllo (2.890 m). This stretch is the hardest of all the route due to the fact that in a lot of cases the slope arrives to the 45º.

The collado, between the beaks of Sotllo (3.090 m) and Verdaguer (3.130 m), is the border between Catalonia and France, that follows all the carena. The way that continues by the French slope begins with a descent of some 100-150 m, that allows to surround the macizo of the Pike by the expensive north.

Shortly after it rises until the Coll of Riufred after going up by a small tartera. From here only it is missing the final rise by a tartera and, finally, the grimpada to the peak.

The promotion to the Pike d'Estats in an alone day is really hard but is worthwhile. The seen are impressive.

The descent realises by the same way.