Pyrenees mountain hiking Puigmal Sumit From Nuria Resort

About Puigmal Sumit From Vall De Nuria

Puigmal summit is is one of the higher peaks in the pyrenees at just under 3000 metres above sea level (2913m) and is on the French border giving fantastic 360 panoramic views of both the spanish and french mountains.

I have two routes for this walk. The first route is a short 9Km starting and finishing in Nuria Resort climbing up to the Puigmal summit and returning via the same route. A MEDIUM level of fitness is requred and takes 5-7 hours to complete. The second 19km route is a bit harder starting at Nuria Resort and ascending to Puigmal summit then returning via the ridgeline down to Queralbs. This route requires more physical endurance and takes 6-8 hours to complete.

For experienced mountain hikers the longer route of 18km can be found on this link. The shorter 10Km route can be found on the wikiloc tab of this page.

It is very important not to loose track of time on both routes and miss the cremallera before the last train.

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Visiting Puigmal Sumit From Vall De Nuria

about 2 minutes walk from the Renfe Train station in Ribes de Freser is Bar Gusi which serves snacks and drinks all day.

Accessibility, mobility & Clothing for Puigmal Sumit From Vall De Nuria

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.

If doing this as a winter snow hike, I recommend crampons and snow shoes.

Small 30L Hiking Rucksack

Includes high visibility fog and rain waterproof cover in zip compartment at bottom of rucksack.

Gore-Tex Hiking boots

I prefer ankle high boots on mountain trails for the ankle support and increased stability over rocky trails.

Full length Running leggings

For running in the hills around Barcelona or as a base layer for high mountain trails.

Compact First Aid Kit

Small lightweight first aid kit

Phone Case for watersports

IPX8 waterproof floating and submersible case & Lanyard. Permits photos and touchscreen use.

warm Wool socks

With toe and heel reinforcements that give good padding.

Convertible Trousers

Lightweight convertible trousers that zip down to shorts

Base layer short sleve

Thermal short sleve skin tight top

Mid layer Top

Light weight cotton quick dry T-shirt

Fleece jacket or Jersey

Light weight warm fleece

Windproof & Waterproof shell

Waterproof jacket and windbreaker

warm winter gloves

For snow activities and winter hiking

Crampons for Snow & Ice

When hiking in the Pyrenees and high mountains in winter I use Crampons for added traction on snow and ice patches.

Snowshoes Raquetas de nieve

For walking over snow covered mountains.

Adjustable Ski Poles

For Cross country skiing and Snow shoe hiking

Getting to Puigmal Sumit From Vall De Nuria

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 get to Nuria Resort. The route starts 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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