Hiking route: Camí de les Pardines

Useful information

  • Difficulty level: Easy
  • Elevation gain: +30 m / -40 m
  • Distance: 3,46 km
  • Duration: 0-3 Hours
  • Stages: 1
  • Route type: Hiking

It has a botanical garden of local species and the reconstruction of an ancient coal maker.

The Camí de les Pardines can be done from els Cortals d’Encamp or from the Engolasters Lake. The start from Encamp is at the crossroads on the road to els Cortals with Borda de les Pardines (slightly before Km 3 on the CS220). As we walk, we will find small botanical gardens with plants from the Pyrenees. We cross a couple of bridges and come to a small waterfall. After 25 minutes we reach a viewpoint with views of the Llevant, Torralleda and Pala Alta mountains. The whole route is accompanied by springs and tables and ends at Engolasters Lake, where there are two restaurants and an adventure park with bridges and rope rides.

Aixopluc de les Bruixes:

Along the Camí de les Pardines is the shelter of the legend of the witches (Aixopluc de les Bruixes) of Lake Engolasters, dedicated to popular memory and intangible heritage. Inside there is a mural by Àngel Calvente inspired by the lake and the legend of the witches, while outside a totem with a black cat reinforces the symbolism of this story. The space also serves to honour the memory of women accused of witchcraft in Andorra, especially in the parish of Encamp.

The route starts on the road to els Cortals in Encamp slightly before Km3 (42° 31' 49",1° 35' 57").

For your safety, we recommend you do the routes at altitudes of over 1,700 metres between the end of June and the end of September. However, if the weather and terrain conditions allow it, the season may extend from May to October.

You will find further details of this and other routes in the Hiking guide Trails of Andorra.

Location

Distance: 3,46 km
Duration: 0-3 Hours
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Elevation gain:

Elevation gain: +30 m / -40 m
Difficulty level: Easy