11th July
The forecast was for another hot day so I made the effort and was away by 06.30, still warm, tee shirt only as I climbed the hill in the shade.
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Up through the trees |
Another grassy coll this time with a gravel track to it, restricted vehicle access, before descending to contour round the hill above Queralbs.
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Descending from the first coll |
I decided to take the GR 11-8 variation as it would be cooler than descending to Queralbs and walking up through the gorge.
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View from the high path |
There were some fantastic views down into the gorge and probably just as much climbing as the gorge route.
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Cows on the high pasture |
There is an amazing gravel road that zigzags up from Queralbs to a high carpark that I passed.
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Gravel road zigzagging up the hill |
The path continued past a spring where a whole river appears from the side of the hill and then climbs some more before the descent to Nuria.
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Spring on the hillside |
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Looking down the Nuria gorge |
Nuria is a holiday complex only accessible by rack railway, or foot, and was full of people. I had booked a room here or as it had started to cloud over I may have considered going on.
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Approaching Nuria |
After the last train left it was more like a ghost town.
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The Nuria complex |
Probably better to stay for a rest before tackling the highest point of the route tomorrow.
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