Very hardPoint to pointWaymarked route
el Gran Bucle
Point to point, 144.6 km with +7,968 m of ascent and the highest point at 2,591 m.
144.6 km
Distance
52 h 45
Time
+7,968 m
Ascent
2,591 m
Highest point
Elevation and surfaces
2,177 mPort de Ratera 2,584 m144.6 km
Path types
- Path73.0 km · 50 %
- Track54.7 km · 38 %
- Road8.5 km · 6 %
- Street8.4 km · 6 %
- Other15 m · 0 %
Surfaces
- Unknown87.0 km · 60 %
- Paved24.2 km · 17 %
- Dirt22.0 km · 15 %
- Gravel11.4 km · 8 %
Technical difficultyT1 · 14.7 kmT2 · 36.1 kmFrom OpenStreetMap path data
Gear for this route
- Hiking bootsAmazon
- Trekking poles+7,968 m of climbingAmazon
- HeadlampYou may finish in the darkAmazon
- 25–35 l packA full day outAmazon
- Hydration bladderMany hours on the moveAmazon
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Description
- Highest point
- Port de Ratera, 2,584 m
- Water
- Hont deth Marjas, Era Hònt, Hònt dera Aulicha, Font, Pish deth Marc, Hònt de Botàs, Grifo, Non Tractable
Step by step
- km 3.4
2,543 mPort de Ratera · Col - km 3.6
2,572 mPort de Ratera de Colomèrs · Col - km 4.9
2,320 mLac de Naut · Lake - km 7.2
2,105 mBarratge de Saboredo · Lake - km 19.7
1,273 mHont deth Marjas · Water - km 19.8
1,259 mEra Hònt · Water - km 20.0
1,259 mSalardú · Town - km 21.8
1,420 mBagergue · Town - km 31.4
2,063 mHònt dera Aulicha · Spring - km 33.3
2,154 mFont · Spring - km 38.4
1,879 mPish deth Marc · Spring - km 39.4
1,713 mHònt de Botàs · Spring - km 44.1
1,013 mRefugi forestau dera Honeria · Hut - km 45.2
1,015 mSant Joan de Toran · Town - km 51.3
907 mCanejan · Town - km 53.1
609 mPontaut · Town - km 55.7
622 mGrifo · Water - km 56.1
633 mLes · Town - km 59.7
706 mBossòst · Town - km 62.9
768 mPas deth Lop · Col - km 65.6
1,218 mArres de Jos · Town - km 66.0
1,313 mArres de Sus · Town - km 69.2
985 mBegòs · Town - km 72.4
954 mArròs · Town - km 74.1
928 mNon Tractable · Water
Crosses 423 routes
- EncantatsShares 68.4 km98.4 km · +5,351 m
- Setau SagèthShares 67.8 km104.6 km · +6,087 m
- GR 211 · Circular Val d'AranShares 46.3 km92.4 km · +4,780 m
- Aran Pirineos. Camino de SantiagoShares 30.1 km202.7 km · +7,553 m
- Tour de l'AnetoShares 23.0 km115.6 km · +8,345 m
- GR 211.4 · Sender circular de la Val d'Aran. Variant Pòrt de Ratèra de Colomèrs - UnhaShares 17.2 km17.2 km · +1,374 m
- Ramat de Camins. Etapa 14 : Refugi de Conangles => BarrueraShares 16.0 km23.3 km · +1,150 m
- Ramat de Camins. Etapa 12 : Bossòt => VielhaShares 15.5 km20.3 km · +1,162 m
- Ramat de Camins. Etapa 13 : Vielha => Refugi de ConanglesShares 14.8 km16.0 km · +948 m
- GR 211.5 · Sender circular de la Val d'Aran. Variant Espitau de Vielha - VielhaShares 14.2 km14.8 km · +1,538 m
- Camí Natural del Port de VielhaShares 13.2 km13.7 km · +1,463 m
- Estany de Llebreta from Font de Sant MauriciShares 12.5 km28.7 km · +1,528 m