Tristaigne cirque

Fantastic scenery all around the Tristaigne cirque comes at the cost of challenging rock hopping and difficult terrain. Don’t be fooled by the low stats – this is a challenging walk, but worth the effort!

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The grade of this walk is MS/C/Scr, which means
MS – Moderately Strenuous: Up to 600 metres ascent and/or no more than 15 km in length with some rough going taken at a reasonable pace.
C – More than half the route on rough ground.
Scr – Scrambling: This implies the need for handholds to ascend steep rock pitches with a sense of exposure to vertigo and where a slip could lead to a serious accident.

Nearest town	El Serrat
Directions to start	Starting from the CG2 main road through Andorra, take the CG3 from Les Escaldes through the tunnel (free) and on to Ordino. Follow this road on through El Serrat shortly after which it mysteriously becomes the CS380. In summer months it is often shut at the Arcalis ski station from where you should take the telecabina up to the higher station at the restaurant la Borda.
Start point (Lat/Long)	42.631676, 1.481539 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	7.00
Ascent (metres)	550
Walking time (hours)	2.75
Total time (hours)	4.25
Recommendations or Restrictions	Some simple scrambling required