BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SUR-walks, hiking Andalucia//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2 .30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:fd663eb1-881a-4723-a45d-b93c05e9712d X-WR-CALNAME:iCagenda X-WR-CALDESC:Event Management Extension for Joomla! X-WR-RELCALID:3E26604A-50F4-4449-8B3E-E4F4932D05B5 X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c1e30e45-7a23-4169-ad46-aed0d003bbc1 DTSTAMP:20260624T105451Z CATEGORIES:HIKING HOLIDAY CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION;ALTREP="CID:": Hiking week through the Aigüestortes National Park\nAn incredibly beautifu l mountain landscape\, rugged rocks\, lovely valleys with countless 'Estan ys'\, mountain lakes\, which remain as witnesses of the Ice Age\, mark our way over the 'Carros de Foc'\, the fire wagon\, from mountain hut to moun tain hut. \;The 69.2 km long mountain tour is easy to master for train ed hikers in five and a half day routes. Surefootedness and mountain exper ience is required.Starting point is the valley 'Vall de Boí'\, a beautiful \, green valley with impressive mountain ranges on both sides. At the end of the valley there is a hotel with a thermal spring\, which is the perfec t starting point and arrival point\, a bath in the hot spring after a week of hiking is the best relaxation for stressed muscles. Shortly after the hotel begins the Aigües Tortes National Park (winding waters)\, which\, wi th its countless\, crystal-clear streams and lakes\, lives up to its name. \nDuring the hike we stay in mountain huts\, with full board\, breakfast\, packed lunch and dinner. All cabins have dormitory / bunk beds with good mattresses and sufficient blankets\, WC and (sometimes only cold) showers. \nDifficulty: \;\n \;high\, it is a high mountain tour that requir es fitness and some mountain experience\nTotal distance:\n69\,2 km \; - \; Circular route in 6 daily sections\nTotal elevations:\n↑↓ 4.147m& nbsp\;\n\nDESCRIPTION OF ROUTES\n1st day: \; \;Ascent to the Vento sa hut\n\nMeeting and tour dicussion at 13:00 at Hotel Caldas. Then we dri ve in the minibus in the national park to the starting point of our hike.T he hike begins in the early afternoon of the first day with a three hour c limb from Cavallers Reservoir to the first shelter at 2220m above sea leve l\, where we spend the night and acclimatize. Below the hut\, the first 'E stany' (mountain lake) invites you to take a refreshing dip.\n\ndistance: 6\,2 km \;\nelevations: ↑688 ↓213\nwalking time: 3:00\n \;\n2nd da y: \; From Ventosa to the lodge of Estany Llong\n\nAfter a hearty brea kfast we start walking towards the pass 'Collet de Contraix'. Our path lea ds first downhill to the river\, but later on a steep path up to the Contr aix-pass\, the highest point of this day's stage with 2749m. The route is not very long\, but exhausting\, we walk over huge boulders up to the impr essive pass with a fantastic view that pays off all the effort. After a we ll-deserved break we hike down into a beautiful valley and finally through a forest to the refuge Estany Llong\, on 1985m.\ndistance: 10\,1 km \ ;\nelevations: ↑851 ↓1050\nwalking time: 6:40\n \;\n \;\n3rd day: Estany Llong - Colomina\n\nAs always\, the day starts with breakfast at 7: 30. From the Estany Llong mountain refuge the path leads between pines up to the Dellui plain\, over a field of huge stones and up again on a beauti ful path along many small mountain lakes that invite brave hikers to a rat her cool bath. The last part of the hike continues along the remains of an unused railway line\, used to transport material\, and after a final shor t climb we reach the Colomina refuge. It is located at 2420m in a fantasti c location on the reservoir with spectacular views over the valley in fron t. \;\n\ndistance: 11\,3 km \;\nelevations: ↑1009 ↓649\n\nwalking time: 5:00\n \;\n\n \;4rd day: Colomina - Amitges\n\nThe longest d ay of our hiking week leads us again over a steep pass to shorten an even longer section of the refuge Josep Maria Blanc. After overcoming the Pegue ra Pass\, our path takes us down a wonderful path to the Mallafre Hut\, wh ere we can fortify ourselves before taking the last climb up to the Amitge s Hut at 2365m. A very nice\, modern and spacious cabin with fantastic vie ws.\n\n \;\ndistance: 17 km \; \;\nelevations: \;↑800 ↓121 0\nwalking time: 7:00\n \;\n \;\n5th day: Amitges - Colomers\n We start with a relatively easy entry into this day's stage\, across wide pat hs. When we reach the 'Port de Ratera' Pass\, there are two paths to choos e from\, leaving the GR11 and following the path to the Saboredo Refuge\, where we can enjoy our second breakfast and continue with new energy\, fol lowing a path below some most impressive summit\, leading us up to the Sen derosa Pass and back down to the beautiful\, countless mountain lakes to t he refuge of Colomers at 2135m altitude.\ndistance: \; 10\,3 km \; \nelevations: \;↑963 ↓756\nwalking time: 5:00\n \;\n6th day: Colom ers - Ventosa and back to the carpark \;\n\nOur last day! Apart from t he fact that this route offers no shade\, it is not a too hard tour\, afte r a first ascent our way leads only downhill. We take a last coffee break at the Ventosa hut where we spent our first night and then go back to the parking lot.\ndistance: 12\,2 km \;\nelevations: \;↑657 ↓1048\nwal king time: 6:15\n\n\n \;\nPrice: get a quote for your group\njohanna@s ur-walks.com\nIncluded:\n5 overnight stays in the mountain huts\, catering consisting of breakfast\, packed lunch\, dinner\, hiking guide\, transpor t from Pont de Suert to Hotel Caldas\, or a hotel in the area on the day b efore the hike (Saturday). Transport from the hotel to the starting point of the hike in the National Park and back on the last day.\nNot included: \nGetting to Pont the Suert\, nights before and after the tour\, drinks\nI f booked in advance\, we can assist you with booking other accommodation i n the area of the Val de Boí. These two nights are not included in the pri ce. Early room reservation is very important\, the hotels are often fully booked. It is also recommended for the last day of the tour to book a hote l\, we come back late and mostly tired\, a good bed and a nice last dinner together is always appreciated.\nGetting there: \;\nThe nearest airpo rt is Barcelona\, there is a bus from Barcelona to Pont de Suert (about 4 hours) but also the possibility of an organized transport by minibus in th e afternoon.\nPACKING LIST\nGood equipment is important! Keeping the weigh t down is just as important\, do not lug around useless things! What do I really need?\nNecessarily:\n\nWaterproof trekking boots (Goretex) with goo d profile \;\nHut sleeping bag (is mandatory!)\, best if made of silk\ , they weigh very little\nTrekking backpack (25-40 liters)\nHiking / touri ng pants / Zip-off pants\nFunctional shirt / Merino Shirt\nFleece sweater / fleece jacket\nHard Shell / rain jacket\nSport underwear\nhiking socks\n change of shirt\nrain pants\nwarm hat and gloves\nhut shoes\nSports towel \nWater bottles to refill\nsuncream\n\nRecommended:\n\nWalking sticks / tr ekking poles\nRain cover for the backpack\nheadlamp\nheadband\nsunglasses \nwaterproof dry bag for dry laundry in a backpack\n\nYour personal first aid box:\n\nblister plaster\nMagnesium helps against muscle spasms\nEarplu gs (in huts someone always snores!)\n\n \; DTSTART:20000101T000000Z DTEND:20000101T000000Z GEO:+42.522495;+0.83446 LOCATION: ORGANIZER: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Hiking week in the Pyrenees on the 'Carros de Foc' TRANSP:OPAQUE URL:https://www.sur-walks.com/agenda-dayhikes/224-hiking-week-pyrenees/2000 -01-01-00-00 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR