Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser Natural Park is in Ripollès county in Girona (province) of Spain.
Understand
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Map of Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser Natural Park
The Park occupies 14,750 hectares, distributed between the municipalities of Queralbs, Setcases, Molló, Vilallonga de Ter, Ribes de Freser, Pardines and Planoles; all municipalities in the Ripollès region. It extends to the upper valleys of the Ter and Freser rivers in Girona, around the enclaves of Núria and Ulldeter. It borders the Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees in France.
History
[edit]It includes territory belonging to the Ter and Freser Headwaters area (85%) and also to another area of natural interest –Serra Cavallera- (1%) and incorporates areas that until now were not included in the Plan for Areas of Natural Interest (PEIN) (14%). It was declared a Natural Park in 2015. It has a special relevance for its natural and intangible heritage. Within the Park are the Vallter 2000 ski resort and the Vall de Núria.
Landscape
[edit]Flora and fauna
[edit]The fauna of the park is very varied, between the altars, there is also a trobar of the ermini, the talp muntanyenc, the almesquera, the isard and the mufló.
Les principals from són el vesper europeu, el milà reial, el trencalòs, el voltor comú, l'àguila marcenca, l'àguila reial, l'àguila calçada, el falcó pelegrí, el gall fer, el mussol real, el mussol pirinenc, el enganyapastors Europe, the picot negre, the alosa cotoliu, the piula campestre, the tallareta cuallarga, the capsot d'esquena roja, the gralla de bec vermell, the hortolà, the perdiu blanca and the perdiu xerra.
Climate
[edit]Tourist office
[edit]- 1 Núria Tourist office (Centre d’Informació i Interpretació del Parc a Núria), Nuria train station (Access by train.), ☏ +34 972 732 020, [email protected].
- 2 Setcases Tourist office (Centre d’Informació del Parc a Setcases), Carrer del Rec 5, 17869 Setcases, ☏ +34 972 136 089, [email protected].
- 3 Vall de Ribes Tourist office (OT Vall de Ribes), Ctra. De Bruguera 2, 17.534 Ribes de Freser, ☏ +34 72 727 728, [email protected].
- Ulldeter Tourist office (Centre d’Informació del Parc a Ulldeter), Pla de Morens s/n, Vallter, 17869 Setcases.
- 4 Queralbs Tourist office (Centre d’Informació i Interpretació del Parc a Queralbs), Plaça de la Vila 4, 17534 Queralbs,.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]By train
[edit]- 1 Ribes de Freser station. R3 Barcelona-Vic-Puigcerda- Latour de Querol(france). It also connects with Vall de Núria Rack Railway . It has parking.
- 2 Queralbs station. Vall de Núria Rack Railway line
- 3 Núria station. Vall de Núria Rack Railway line. Please note that there is NO roads to vall de Nuria, so you can only access it by train or walking
By bus
[edit]- 4 Ribes de freser bus station, Carrer de la Fonderia, Ribes de Freser,.
- 5 Camprodon bus station, Camí del Camp de la Vila, Camprodon.
By car
[edit]- N-260 or Pyrenees axle runs along the south part of the park. from Ribes de Fresses to Camprodon
- C-38 to access Camprodonan then GIV-5264 to Setcases and Vallter
- GIV-5267 to access Queralbs from Ribes de Freser
- GIV-5262 to access Pardines and Ribesaltes from Ribes de Freser
- From Ribesaltes starts an unpaved road that runs along the south rim of the park until Tregurá near Setcases. Closed in winter. Pavement in bad condition.
- Setcases to Espinavell track. It starts 2.5km past Setcases and runs the south-east rim of the park until Espinavell and Molló. Usually closed in winter. Pavement in bad condition.
- Please note that there is NO roads to Vall de Nuria, so you can only access it by train or walking
By foot
[edit]By bicycle
[edit]Fees and permits
[edit]Get around
[edit]Parking
[edit]- 6 Fontalba parking. Is the best parking for go walking to Nuria or to climg the Puigmal. Reservation required on weekends and summer. Follow the link attached to the name to access the reservations website €5/day.
- 7 Daió Parking. Is the best parking for Freser gorges and the Coma de Vaca valley.Reservation required on weekends and summer. Follow the link attached to the name to access the reservations website €5/day.
See
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- 1 Vall de Núria. The floor of the valley lies about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level and is accessible from the south via a rack railway (the Vall de Núria Rack Railway) or by foot, and from France to the north by footpaths. There are no roads to access the valley. The place is historically notable for the 1931 drafting of the first Catalan Statute of Autonomy, in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Núria.
- 2 Pic de Bastiments. is a mountain peak at the easternmost side of the Pyrenees mountain range. It is located on the Spanish-French border, within the confluence of the Spanish municipalities of Setcases and Queralbs and the French commune of Fontpédrouse. It has an altitude of 2,881 metres (9,452 ft) above sea level.
- 3 Balandrau. is a 2,585-metre-high (8,481 ft) mountain located in the eastern region of the Pyrenees. It separates the valleys of Ribes de Freser and Camprodon. This mountain lies relatively close to Vall de Núria
- 4 Pic de la Dona. is a mountain located in the Pyrenees, it has an elevation of 2,702 metres (8,865 ft) above sea level
- 5 Pic de l'Infern. is a mountain in North catalonia (France). Located in the Pyrenees, it has an elevation of 2,859 metres above sea level, close to the France-Spain frontier, near the head of the Freser valley
- 6 Gra de Fajol. is a mountain located in the Pyrenees, it has an altitude of 2,714 metres (8,904 ft) above sea level
- 7 Puig de Fontlletera. is a 2,581-meter mountain located in the Catllar mountain range, which separates the Ribes and Camprodon valleys, between the municipalities of Queralbs and Vilallonga de Ter in Ripollès. It is located north of Balandrau, separated by the Tres Pics pass. One of the possible routes starts from the Coma de Vaca Refuge, and another usual route comes from the track that goes up from Tregurà de Dalt.
- 8 Vallter 2000. is a ski resort located in the eastern Pyrenees close to Setcases. It is located near the source of the Ter River, surrounded by Bastiments, Gra de Fajol and Pic de la Dona.The ski area ranges between 2000 metres and 2535 metres in altitude, although the main buildings are located at an elevation of 2200 meters. Besides alpine skiing, the area is also popular for a range of off-mountain activities, including backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, ice climbing, and hiking.
- 9 Ulldeter. is a mountainous cirque in the Eastern Pyrenees located north of the municipality of Setcases (Ripollès). Its name comes from the fact that it hosts the source of the Ter river. United to the northeast with the cirque of Morens (and both limited to the north by a ridge that separates them from the Conflent and, therefore, from the Tet valley), it is framed by the Pic de la Dona to the east (2,704 m), the Pic de Bastiments (2,881 m) to the north, and the Gra de Fajol (formed by the Gra de Fajol de Dalt, of 2,706 m, and the Gra de Fajol de Baix, of 2,536 m), to the southwest. These are separated by the Coll de la Marrana (which separates the Gra de Fajol Alt from the Pic de Bastiments), which gives access to the Freser valley.
- 10 Coll de la Marrana. is a pass located at 2,530 m, between the Bastiments peak and the Gra de Fajol, and which separates the Ter and Freser valleys at the source of both rivers. It is located within the Ter and Freser Headwaters Natural Park. It is also a key crossing point for the crossing between the Ulldeter cirque and the upper Freser valley towards Núria and Coma de Vaca. From the Ulldeter refuge you can climb to the pass on foot in 45 minutes.
Itineraries
[edit]- 1.- the pilgrims' path, which goes up from Queralbs to Núria. We are facing a path that was specially cared for by those responsible for the sanctuary and which had the particularity that in order to safeguard it, herds could not travel on it.
- 2.- path especially linked to the tradition of pilgrimage to Núria is the crossing from Ull de Ter to Núria. It was the traditional path of devotees to Núria from Conflent and Vallespir.
- There are three paths that lead from Cerdanya to Núria. 3.- the one that leaves Eina and through the valley of the same name and the Eina pass, descending towards Núria through the Coma d'Eina. The other two communication paths (4.- & 5.-) with Cerdanya pass through the Finestrelles pass and take us to the Cerdanya villages of Err and Llo.
- 6.- Pilgrimage route linked to the tradition of pilgrimage to Núria is the route that, starting from the collet de les Barraques, descends to the font de l'Home mort, in the Estremera valley, ascends to the col de Fontalba and from there heads towards the valley of Núria.
- There is another pilgrimage route, closely linked to the valley of Camprodon, which ascends the col de Tres Pics, descends to Coma de Vaca and ascends the col del Torreneules to Núria. Today this traditional route has the modern variant of the camí dels inginiers, from Coma de Vaca to les Pedrisses.
Do
[edit]Hiking
[edit]- long range
It can be walked in large parts on GR 11 or Pyrenee way. The GR 11 goes from Cantabric sea to Mediterranean sea
Ski
[edit]- 1 Vall de Núria ski resort, Vall de Núria, ☏ +34 972 732 020.
- 2 Vallter 2000 ski resort, +34 972 136 057.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Look for restaurants in the cities around the park.
Picnic
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[edit]Springs
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Lodging
[edit]mountain refuges guarded
[edit]- 1 Refugi de Coma de Vaca, ☏ +34 872 987 098, +34 649 229 012-for whatsapp DM only, [email protected].
- 2 Refugi d'Ulldeter, ☏ +34 972 192 004, [email protected].
- 3 Refugi Els Estudis, ☏ +34 666 577 447, [email protected].
- 4 Refugi de Corral Blanc, Collet de les Barraques s/n, 17535 Planoles, ☏ +34 626 274 395, [email protected].
- 5 Refugi de Pla d'Erola, ☏ +34 624 475 664, [email protected].
mountain refuges unguarded
[edit]- Refugi Les Pedrisses
- Refugi Tirapits
- Refugi de Costabona