Circular hiking route to Pedraforca in Gósol

We have prepared an emblematic Catalan hiking route with which we will discover the unique Pedraforca massif with its iconic summit split in two. It is a long and relatively demanding excursion, approximately 6 hours in which we will travel a route of around 16 kilometers in length with a difference in altitude of more than 750 meters. Due to its duration and terrain, it is necessary to be at least 12 years old and we will start from the Lleida town of Gósol.

Enjoy with us this circular hiking route through Pedraforca for which you will only need to come with comfortable clothing, mountain sports shoes and something to eat and drink during the walk. At your disposal you will have one of our expert guides who will take you to know the feet of this colossal massif that stands on a wild and wooded environment full of vegetation, legends and an infinity of geological curiosities.

Our circular hiking route through Pedraforca will take us to know a large part of the Cadí Moixeró Natural Park, where this summit is located and during the journey we will pass through paths full of history such as the Camí dels Bons Homes, the Camí del Minaires and the Ruta dels Segadors. On our way we will also see the Gósol castle, of medieval origin and we will walk through the valley of the Torrente de Les Mulleres.

The hiking route will begin after leaving the town of Gósol, when we have taken a track that will take us north. We will take a path that runs through the interior of an endless pine forest and after 20 minutes walking through this grove we will reach the Fuente de Terreros, at an altitude of 1625 meters. At this moment, it is when we cross its hill and continue walking through another lush forest.

We will continue through here with the intention of reaching the higher Pollegó, which we will reach by crossing the Collado de Verdet. From here the forest gradually dissipates and we will have magnificent views of the Josa Valley and Cadí. We continue skirting the Pedraforca to reach the Serrat de la Portella hill. We will continue our way to reach the Fuente de la Roca, a beautiful spring of water that gushes out of nowhere in the middle of the rock.

At this time we will be enjoying a part of the hiking route that will lead us through meadows to reach the Collel, the limit between the waters of the Llobregat and the Segre. When we pass this part, the Pedraforca paths will take us along a path that goes downhill to the Lluís Estaen refuge. It will be a part of the excursion that will give us a break and we will be able to take advantage of to have beautiful views of the south face of the Sierra del Cadí, of the imposing cliffs of the Gresolet valley and the ever vigilant Pedraforca, of course.

We will thus spend about 30 minutes until we reach Collado de Pi Ajagut, where there will be a beautiful network of streams and water channels that descend from the top of Pedraforca. These in times of rain are a real spectacle and before us there will be some fantastic waterfalls. This will take us 15 minutes and after that we will come across a detour that takes us again in the direction of the Lluís Estaen refuge. We will take a path to the right to reach the Pedraforca quarry, that is, a part filled almost exclusively with rocks.

When we get to this place we will come across two paths, we will take the one on the left and head towards Gósol. At this time we will be touring the eastern slope of the Pedraforca. We will keep going downhill and suddenly we will have lost 100 meters. We will enjoy a strong and beautiful contrast. Whereas before we were immersed in green and humid forests, now, traveling the south face of Pedraforca, we will see red pine forests and a drier environment.

We will continue going down until we reach a somewhat flatter part, where there are many meadows and where we will see the old mines that were in this area. We will continue our hiking route through this area and we will be able to reach the Collado de Jou where we will see the most vertical part of the lower Pollegó, the Sierra de Ensija and the Sierra del Verde. When we overcome this part we will be closer and closer to Gósol and the trails that we will find here will take us back to the bowels of a forest.

After crossing the forest, we suddenly find the B-400 road, we will go along the road until we see a small path with little descent, in which we will enter to reach the Collado del Cap de la Creu. Here we will have to go through pasture fences 4 times. We are nearing the end and we will be able to see the homonymous viewpoint, which to finish, will give us spectacular views of the Gósol valley and the Sorribes valley. At this moment we only have 1 kilometer of hiking trail until we reach the town of Gósol and that is when we can end our experience with which we will have fully discovered the foot of the Pedraforca.