Pic de Pessons from Grau Roig

A fantastic walk up through the Pessons valley with a succession of sparkling lakes and babbling streams leading to a stiff climb up zig-zags to a col and then a short walk to a summit with 360 degree views.

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The grade of this walk is VS/C, which means
VS – Very Strenuous: More than 800 metres ascent and/or more than 20km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
C – More than half the route on rough ground.

Nearest town	Soldeu
Directions to start	Entering Andorra from the S (in Spain) proceed up along the CG1 to Andorra la Vella and then the CG2 signed towards France. Continue through Soldeu and then find a turn on the RHS to the Grau Roig ski area. Continue ahead to park at the point nearest to the lifts.
Start point (Lat/Long)	42.531710, 1.696336 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	13.00
Ascent (metres)	826
Walking time (hours)	4.5
Total time (hours)	7.5
Recommendations or Restrictions	Tough mountain day. There is a 4 x 4 taxi that will take you the short distance up to the restaurant by the first lake but it is expensive for the distance!