Fillols (760m), with acces from Prades, it's the place where you can reach coll de Milleres (840m) to park. Trailheads: Valmanya (860m) and Los Masos de Valmanya (1,030m). The Flama del Canigó ritual is gradually becoming more popular and more established. From there you have 1h by road to the area of Canig with some posibilities depending of the route and trailehead. In this area you have the interesting mines of Pinosa / Pinousse and the small free mountain hut de L’Estanyol. Puig de l’Estella / L’Estelle Puig de l’Estella / L’Estelle (1,778m) is a peak at East of Canigó. All our parts have been tested on the Rubicon and Fordyce trails of Northern CA, used extensively by Mike for ranch work in Marin CA, and even for logging. You can take a taxi 4x4 to reach the refugi de Cortalets but it’s an option that I never considered (1h 45minutes to summit!!!!) but not all the people have enough time in their holidays to enjoy of 2 days in the mountains.

Note: some trailheads don’t have asfalt roads and you need a 4x4 car or divide the ascent in two days.

Trailheads: col de Jou (1,145m), refugi de Merialles (1,718m), Ras de Prat Cabrera (1,730m), Los Masos de Valmanya (1,030m), refugi de Cortalets (2,150m). The area has 2 big refuges with keepers in summer: Cortalets (2150m) and Merialles (1718m) and one free mountain hut (Bonaigua). New User Introductions, G People, G Wagen Technical Forum, G Parts FS/FT/WTB, G Vehicles FS/FT/WTB, Ingenuity and Fabrication: Modifications Made by Clubgwagen Members from Scratch, Info: How to locate and purchase parts for your Gwagen, Info: Specia. Red TapeYo have some small natural reserves in the area with rules about wildlife, camping, etc CampingĬanigó (2,784m) is the last high mountain of Pyrenees at East because in this area a peak of more than 2,700m is impressive from the valley. If you come from Europe the access is more direct from Toulousse. Getting TherePrades is easily reached from Perpignan, important city near of frontier of la Jonquera, pass between France and Spain. You will find a lot of old maps with the name Canigou and it's also correct but this will change probably in the new editions. The reason of the change of the name gave for the Ministery was 'Canigó is the sacred mountain of Catalonian people'. Note about names Canigou and Canigó: as exception in the areas of French Pyrenées of SP I use Canigó, the catalonian version, and not the French version Canigou, because it's the official name nowadays according with the French governement in the denominantion of Grand Site of France. Note: I will add more pictures and the page about the peak Canigó someday. Natural reserves in the area: Mentet i Pi, Prats de Molló-la Presta, Jújols and Conat. but the main city is Prades / Prada de Conflent with more than 6.000 people. Villages: Castell / Casteil, Codalet, Cornellá de Conflent, Montferrer, Taurinyá, Vallestavia / Ballestavy, Vernet dels Banys. It's the sacred peak of Catalonian people where they built a bonfire all the 22th June to carry the fire to Perpignan and all the villages of Catalonya in the night of San Juan.

The area is fully in France but the relationship with Catalonya is evident in the language and traditions. It’s the area around the great peak of Canigó in Eastern Pyrenees.

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