SERRAT DE LES ESPOSES (1511m.)-CORTALS DE L'INGLA (1610m.)

Positive denivelation: 196 m
Negative denivelation: 97 m
Hours: 1,30 h

Leaving Serrat de les Esposes we are faced with the only incline of note in what is otherwise a very gentle stage. The path follows a track, since tarmacked, skirting the mountain. Little physical effort is required. Now is the time to recoup one’s forces, and take a closer look at the surrounding nature. Around the halfway mark we encounter for the first time the Route of the Cathars (GR107), a long-distance path across the Pyrenees between France and Spain. We follow it in a southerly direction, past Font Freda with its deliciously cool water, and through the woods so abundant in this section of the Park, until finally we arrive at Pla dels Cortals de l’Ingla (1.610 m). The location of the refuge here affords a stunning view of the Pyrenees.