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- 11 september
2009 -
Such a perfect day
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esfr-trip-track-20090911.kml
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link to download gpx-version)
Part
of a 5-days trip from Col de Somport to Cauterets, exploring bm305 to
bm314. Day 5: from Refuge Wallon passing Col d'Arratille (bm314)
and Col des Mulets and descending to Cauterets.
Splendid day: bright & sunny, very clear sky.
Unrivalled sceneries with mountain passes, lakes, views of the Vignemale. A popular area: many hikers around.
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For explanation of
the gps-coordinates and other cartographic backgrounds:
see my cartography page
According to my watch:
Duration: 8.50 - 17.05 , in total 8.15 hours, break 30 min.
According to my gps:
- walking: 6.07
- standing stil: 2.12
- in total: 8.19
- distance: 23.0 km
- average speed while walking: 3,7 km/h
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According
to visugpx
- distance : 18.82 km
- cum. elevation gain : 870 m
- cum. elevation loss : 1336 m
- total elevation: 2206
- altitude maxi : 2589 m
- altitude mini : 1466 m
- altitude average : 2075 m
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Start 8.50am. Down to Refuge Wallon and picking up the trail to Col d'Arratille.
This picture: while climbing looking back at the valley where the refuge is.
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It takes about 2½ hours to climb (from refuge Wallon) to the Col, passing this beautiful lake (Lac d'Arratille)
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The last part is well waymarked (white-red). This picture: looking back at Lac d'Arratille.
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Allmost at the Col
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Bm314
Located a bit to the west of the trail.
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Bm314 from some distance. View on Lac du Col d'Arratille.
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Bm314
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View of the Col, bm314 is the rock with the cairn.
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From the Col looking into Spain. But I'm not going down, I will go to the left on a trail to Col de Mulets.
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It will take about 1 hour to reach Col de Mulets on a trail through rockslides with white-red-white waymarks. This picture: getting close to Col de Mulets, looking
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Looking back - from close to Col des
Mulets - at the trail coming from Col d'Arratille and for a long
stretch running horizontally along the rockslide-slope.
When the
fnal climb to Col des Mulets starts, there is also a
'white-red-white'-branch leading into the valley, to the GR11-trail I
suppose.
But I wonder if there's no direct trail from Col d'Arratille - waymarked or not - into the valley.
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Beyond the Col des Mulets I descend in
1¼ hour on a rocky path to the plains at the foot of the Vignemale .
Visible on this picture: Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube. A long time ago, I slept one night in this refuge with Jan-Willem. Today: many daytrippers.
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From the plains an impressing view on the majestic north-face of the Vignemale.
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Then a long descent (± 2 hours) to the refuge at Lac de Gaube.
A
short break with coffee and a sandwhich refreshes me for the final
descent (± 45 min) to the parking of the Teleferique.
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I get a hitch-hike from a nice retired couple (from La Rochelle) to Cauterets. In Cauterets - from this former train station - I take the bus to Lourdes.
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