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friday 18 june
2021 -
Redoing bm280-295
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Summary:
part of a series of 8 daytrips in june 2021 near Bagnères-de-Luchon and
Col de Somport. This is day 7.
Today: a very long trip to redo bm280 to 295.
Weather: sunny, pleasant.
Basecamp: Camping Le Gave d'Aspe in Urdos
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According to Garmin
Basecamp (uncorrected original track):
Distance: 27,8 km
Max-height: 1888m
Min-height: 1291m
Elevation: +1587m -1565m
Total elevation: 3152m
Start 7:59 Finish 19:59
Total time: 12:00
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| Parking at parking Sansanet.
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| Crossing the bridge and through the forest heading N to
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| an open space with a cabane with nasty dogs
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| and again through the forest.
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| Then open space again with already the Pas de l'Escalé (bm280) in sight.
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| The trail climbing to Pas de l'Échelle (close to bm281) is temporarily closed,
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| due to reconstruction works.
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| Having arrived at the dirtroad with further on, this signpost to go right to climb to Pas de l'Escalé.
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| And that's an easy trail with not much climbing.
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| The Pas de l'Escalé comes in sight.
Bm280 is not on the pass itself but ± 25m NW of it.
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| The route to the pass.
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| The spot of bm280 indicated.
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| Having arrived at bm280
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| Bm280
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| Bm280
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| Bm280
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| Bm280
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| Selfie to let Carlos & Conchita know where I am as they do often to me while on bordertrips.
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| Panorama with bm280
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| Then I walk into the valley W of the pass.
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| You need to cross some - crystal-clear - streams and then curve to the left as indicated on the picture.
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| In that way you can join the GR11-trail.
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| Spot the GR-waymarks.
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| The GR11-trail heads to a sort of mountain pass.
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| Getting close to that mountain pass.
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| Almost there.
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| Soon after the mountain pass, the lake of Ibon de Estanés comes in sight.
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| You can see how I circumvent the lake today.
But I should have better tried the shortcut. On OpenStreetMaps you can
see a trail descending directly to the lake. More about it further on.
By the way, on 24 august 2011 I did that shortcut to the lake by misstake.
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| I soon discover that the GR11 has changed its course and is not going anymore to the SE-corner of the lake.
Instead I have to follow the old trail
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| which brings me gradually closer to the lake
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| and finally to it.
Time for a lunch break and a cigar.
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| On my feet again and continuing along the lake.
You see again the shortcut which I am going to check from the side of Pas de l'Echelle.
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panorama shows the meaning better: the shortcut will bring you a lot
faster to Pas de l'Échelle (bm281) when coming from bm280.
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| There is a trail along the N-side of the lake.
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| This part seems steep and tricky but in fact it gives no problems.
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| It descends finally to the lakeside and that's all I want to know.
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| I return.
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| The spots of bm281 and 282 come in sight.
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| At the Pas de l'Échelle, the trail downhill blocked because of reconstruction works.
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| Bm281 is in fact 50m N of Pas de l'Échelle.
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| Bm281
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| Bm281
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| Bm281
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| Bm281
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| The spot of bm282, as seen from bm281.
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| Having arrived at bm282
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Bm282
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| Bm282 with the hilltop of bm283 in sight.
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| Bm282
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| Having arrived at bm283.
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| Bm283, in the background the Ibon de Estanés.
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| Bm283
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| Bm283, looking back to where I came from.
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| Bm283
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| Bm283
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| Approaching the hilltop with bm284
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| Bm284
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| Bm284
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| Bm284, looking back to where I came from.
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| Bm284
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| Bm284
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| Bm284 with the next goals in sight.
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| Along the hillside.
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| with the hilltop of bm285 in front of me.
I must say that 10 years ago progress was easier on the many cattle tracks then.
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| Lookig back to the hilltop of bm284
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| Bm285 is not at the top of the hill but at its side.
But I have difficulty to find it.
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| It turns out that bm285
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| is covered by mud....
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| With my brush I can uncover bm285
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| Bm285
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| Bm285
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| Bm285
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| Bm285
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| Bm286 is at the hilltop in front.
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| Approaching that hilltop and
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| climbing to bm286.
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| Bm286
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| Bm286
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| Bm286
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| Bm286
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| Bm286, looking back.
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| Bm286
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| Then curving to the spot of bm287
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| On my way to bm286 and looking back.
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| Bm287
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| Bm287
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| Bm287
Apparently, I had no trouble finding this inconspicuous marker.
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| Bm287
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| Bm287
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| Bm288 is only 60m E in a straight line but needs a circumventing of the hill.
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| Bm288
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| Bm288
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| Bm288
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| Bm288
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| Bm289 is only 85m SSE of bm288.
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| Bm289
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| Zoom-in from the previous picture to the spot of bm288
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| Bm289
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| Bm289
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| Bm289
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| Bm290 is lot further along the hillside and well
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| under this solitary tree.
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| Approaching bm290
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| Bm290 already visible
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| Bm290
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| Bm290
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| Bm290
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| Looking back to the spot of bm289
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| Bm290
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| Continuing to bm291
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| While getting closer,
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| I can see in the far distance the spot of bm296. I was there yesterday.
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| Bm296, further zoom-in
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| Bm291
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| Bm291
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| Bm291
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| Bm291
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| Bm291
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| Then to bm292
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| which is a bit hidden under a tree.
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| Bm292
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| Bm292
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| Bm292
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| Bm292
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| Looking in the direction of bm293 which is on a small hilltop.
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| Another zoom-in to bm296
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| Bm296
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| It's already getting late but I decide to go on to do bm293-295 as well.
Getting closer to bm293
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| Zoom-in to bm293 on its hilltop
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| Approaching bm293 in a hence and forth detour from the main trail.
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| Bm293
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| Bm293
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| Bm293
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| I return to the main trail and continue on it and at the edge of the forest I have to enter it to find (using my gps) bm294
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| Bm294
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| Bm294
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| Bm294
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| Bm294
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| I return to the trail and follow it until I see these two large boulders.
I leave the trail and
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| pass the second boulder at its right side and head SW to the rockwall.
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| It takes a while searching along the rockwall to find bm295, the gps being unprecise under that high rockwall.
Look at the rockslide in the background, that will help you as a reference to find it.
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| Bm295
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| Bm295
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| Bm295
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| Bm295, the last one of today.
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| I return to the trail by passing the two boulders.
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| And in the setting sun I walk back to the spot of bm292, passing the hilltop of bm293.
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| The descent to the parking takes not long.
I am tired but content.
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