The best waterfall hikes and walks in Vall Del Madriu-Perafita-Claror

Access by private vehicle to Les Pollineres is restricted all year round via both the Lles and Aransa tracks. In Summer (August to early September): A shuttle bus operates from Fornell and the Cap del Rec refuge. Rest of the year: Motorized access is limited to authorized residents. You will have to leave your car at the Nordic ski stations (Lles or Aransa) and walk, which increases the duration and elevation gain of the route. The ideal way is to go up by mountain bike or gravel bike from Martinet.

La Font de les Pollineres is a recreational area and mountain refuge located at an altitude of 2,100 meters in Lles de Cerdanya (Lleida). It is the main and most accessible starting point for the popular family excursion to Estanys de la Pera, a route of about 4 km (round trip) and 211 m of elevation gain.

One of the most magical places in the eastern Pyrenees, surrounded by alpine meadows, fir trees, and the two lakes that give it its name. At almost 2,350 meters above sea level, the refuge offers food, accommodation, and postcard-perfect views. It's a gateway to the Perafita pass and the cross-border routes with Andorra. By mountain bike, the climb from Cap del Rec is demanding but spectacular: a wide track, rocky sections, and sustained gradients. The best approach is to take it easy, maintain a steady cadence, and savor the final reward: the reflection of the mountains in the lakes, with the sound of the wind and cows as your only companions.

The views of the northern slope of the Cadí mountain range, although distant, are impressive.

Rising at an altitude of 2,357 m, the Estanys de la Pera shelter is located on the southern slope of the port of Perafita, next to the Estanys de la Pera. The facility, inaugurated in 1957, is a crossing point for the GR 11.10, one of the variants of the trans-Pyrenean trail par excellence, which connects Cerdanya with the Principality of Andorra. The building follows the same architectural pattern as the Sant Jordi and Serra d'Ensija refuges, with an entrance door for the three facilities. It is an ideal place for hiking in the summer and downhill skiing and snowshoeing in the winter, with mountain profiles that are mostly quite rounded, ideal for practicing 'this mountain discipline. Summer is an ideal time to go there with children, as access is quite quick and easy. SERVICES AT THE SHELTER: - Shower with hot water - Biomass stove - Internet (with usage restrictions) - Blankets - Food and drinks - toilet MATERIAL IN THE ABSENCE OF THE GUARD: 4 seats, 2 mattresses, 1 table, 1 bench, 1 wood stove and firewood. light

The Tossal Bovinar is one of the peaks we find on the ridge section that, presided over by the Tossa Plana de Lles, separates Cerdanya from the Riu Madriu valley, in Andorra. Without being the highest or the most prominent in the area, due to its central location it is an outstanding peak with beautiful perspectives. It is a mountain with two very different sides. To the north, a large vertical wall, striated by dihedrals and ridges, drops straight down to the bare quarries that flank the wooded bottom of the Madriu valley. On the other hand, to the south, the slope undulates in wide ridges and open ravines, and slides gently towards Cerdanya on slopes of grass and stony, first, and then pine forests, until the villages and fields that occupy the lap of the mountain Above all, the culmination is a flat extension from which two peaks protrude: the NW elevation (2835 m) is slightly lower than the SE summit (2842 m). Prominence: 156m This peak is included in the list of the 100 peaks of the FEEC

Cross-border mountain pass that connects Cerdanya with Andorra. From this pass we can follow the ridge of the Pic de Perafita and Monturull towards the SW, the ridge of the Serra de Sirvent to the Tossa Plana de Lles towards the E. or, go down towards the Vall de Madriu - Perafita - Claror, already on the Andorran side, towards the NW.

At an altitude of 2,357 m, the Estanys de la Pera refuge is located on the southern slope of the Perafita pass, next to the Pera lakes. The facility, inaugurated in 1957, is a crossing point for the GR 11.10, one of the variants of the great trans-Pyrenean trail par excellence, which connects Cerdanya with the Principality of Andorra. The building follows the same architectural pattern as the Sant Jordi and Serra d’Ensija refuges, with one entrance for all three facilities. It is an ideal place for hiking in the summer and ski mountaineering and snowshoeing in the winter, with mostly quite rounded mountain profiles, ideal for practicing this mountain discipline. Summer is an ideal time to go there with children, as access is quite quick and easy. SERVICES AT THE SHELTER: - Shower with hot water - Biomass stove - Internet (with restrictions on use) - Blankets - Food and drinks - Toilet EQUIPMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF THE GUARD: 4 seats, 2 mattresses, 1 table, 1 bench, 1 wood stove and wood for a fire. Light.