GRESOLET (1280m.)-SANT JORDI (1565m.)

Positive denivelation: 1009 m
Negative denivelation: 667 m
Hours: 5 h

Nestling in a wooded valley Gresolet is the lowest lying of the refuges on the trek. To reach next refuge from here we have to leave the valley, climbing through magnificent beechwoods to the Coll de la Bauma (1.577 m). Beetles, lizards, salamanders, snakes, pine martens and back woodpeckers can be seen along this stretch.

From Coll de la Bauma we continue along the local path rather than the forest track to Coll de la Bena, where we rejoin the long-distance path (GR105/107) and enter a zone with a Mediterranean aspect with thyme and lavender. Descending to one of the lowest points of the entire trek, Cal Cerdanyola (910 m) we pass the quaint romanic church of Sant Marti del Puig. At Cal Cerdanyola we switch to the PR125 and head north up the Torrent del Forat and Els Empedrats, one of the most spectacular spots in the Park, with its foaming rock pools. Keeping to the left of the stream and passing through beech and Scots pine woods we reach the mountain refuge Sant Jordi (1.565 m).