
Taga Sumit from Ribes de Freser
17 Km walk from Ribes de Freser to the summit of Taga mountain via cattle grazing hills, pine forests and mountain ridges. Spectacular panoramic views.
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This is a linear 15km MEDIUM or MEDIUM-HARD mountain walk Starting at Ribes de Freser and finishing at Vall de Nuria Ski resort. To return to Ribes de Freser take the Cremallera racked railway from Nuria Ski resort back to Ribes de Freser Renfe station.
Allow 6-9 hours to complete the route depending on physical fitness.
From RENFE Ribes de Freser walk towards the centre of the town parrallel to the river. We turn off at a curve in the road and take a small alley out of the town and into the forest. From here start heading up through cattle grazing hills.
The route is 100% uphill all the way with brief flat sections. The first half of the route is through forests, foothill grazing farm land and small mountain villages arriving at the pituresque town of Queralbs. Note that the Cremallera racked railway stops at queralbs so those wanting to do a shorter route can cut this section out and start from queralbs.
The second half of the route enters the Nuria river valley and we walk up a mountain path that has old stone bridges, caves, waterfalls, viewpoints and forests.
This route can also be done in reverse starting at Nuria ski resort but I prefer to do it starting at Ribes de Freser because it is a good workout. A MEDIUM level of fitness is required. I Completed the route in 6 hours as an experienced mountain hiker. Note that good time management is also necesarry to ensure getting the last cremallera train back to Ribes de Freser.
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17 Km walk from Ribes de Freser to the summit of Taga mountain via cattle grazing hills, pine forests and mountain ridges. Spectacular panoramic views.
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10 Km walk from Nuria resort to Puigmal summit via cattle grazing hills, pine forests and a mountain river to the summit. Spectacular panoramic views.
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Cremallera de Nuria is a racked mountain railway from Ribes de Freser to Nuria Resort via the village of Queralbs. Nuria Resort is 5km from the French border.
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Nuria Resort is a winter and summer hotel restaurant mountain complex with ski slopes, ski lifts and great mountain hiking trails 5km from the French border.
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about 2 minutes walk from the Renfe Train station in Ribes de Freser is Bar Gusi which serves snacks and drinks all day.
I pack for wind and rain when doing this hike because it is in the high Pyrenees mountains.
I recommend 2-3 litres of water because there is nowhere to top up water bottles along the route.
If doing this as a winter hike, I recommend crampons for added traction on any snow or ice.
Includes high visibility fog and rain waterproof cover in zip compartment at bottom of rucksack.
I prefer ankle high boots on mountain trails for the ankle support and increased stability over rocky trails.
For running in the hills around Barcelona or as a base layer for high mountain trails.
Small lightweight first aid kit
IPX8 waterproof floating and submersible case & Lanyard. Permits photos and touchscreen use.
With toe and heel reinforcements that give good padding.
Lightweight convertible trousers that zip down to shorts
Thermal short sleve skin tight top
Light weight cotton quick dry T-shirt
Light weight warm fleece
Waterproof jacket and windbreaker
Compact lightweight microfibre towel for coastal and mountain hiking
Waterproof shoes for coastal hikes and remote stoney beaches.
Address: Estacio de Muntanya, Vall de Nuria. 17534
Take the Renfe R3 Rodalies train to Ribes de Freser and use the Vall de Nuria Cremallera to return from Nuria Resort. The route starts at Ribes de Freser and ends at Nuria Resort.
Train fares and times for the Cremallera racked railway can be found on the Vall de Nuria website. A combined Renfe and Cremallera ticket is available, TreNatura which is considerably cheaper than buying the tickets individually.
The combined Renfe + Cremallera return ticket called TreNatura can be purchased from any Renfe Rodalies ticket machine or purchased online. Note that the combined return ticket will print out two tickets. One is for the Renfe segment and one for the cremallera segment. When you get to Ribes de Freser you have to swap the cremallera ticket at the Nuria cremallera ticket office for a barcode ticket that can be used on the cremallera ticket machines.
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A linear route uphill via a spectacular mountain valley passing via querlabs mountain village and mulltiple waterfalls to get to Nuria Resort.
Distance: 14.99 Km
Difficulty: Moderate
Return Travel Fare: 33.50 EUR
Transport Network: Renfe Rodalies & Cremallera