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Villages at the foot of the Cadí Mountains Forests all small mountain villages with the Serra del Cadí as a backdrop. County: Alt Urgell Municipalities (villages): Cava (Cava, Ansovell, El Querforadat) and Arsèguel Card CM 1 Serra del Cadí Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park Archive What you’ll find there How to get On the northern slopes of the park, below the impressive wall of the Serra del Cadí Mountains there are small villages of great scenic and cultural interest. Cava, Ansovell, El Querforadat and Arsèguel are well known for being photographed with the backdrop of the Serra del Cadí and its snow-covered peaks. They are surrounded by forests, some of them very old, that are crisscrossed by footpaths on which you can enjoy nature at its purest. On the highest slopes, we find mountain pine with an undergrowth of mainly juniper and alpenrose. Lower down, we find Scots pine with Montpelier maples, birch and aspen forming clearings among them, and in the valley bottoms, riverside vegetation. Of particular interest is the scree vegetation at the foot of the gullies. The most representative fauna in these woods are roe deer, chamois, pine martens, capercaillie, black woodpeckers, green lizards, the western whip snake and the Pyrenean brook salamander. El Querforadat Cava Sanctuary of El Boscalt. Pi de l’Orri, un singular tree Photographer: Richard Martín Vidal Photographer: Albert de Gràcia Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park Archive To take into account · You must consider the condition of the roads and tracks in winter. These places are on the north face of the Cadí mountain range and the low temperatures and lack of sunlight mean the asphalt is often 4 wet and sometimes icy. · You should also be careful when driving through these villages, as the access roads can be very narrow and in places there is not enough room for two vehicles to 3 pass. 2 1 The main attractions Options for visitors Difficulty: low, moderate, high, very high • The impressive views of the On foot Facilities north face of the Cadí range and its • El Segre Olympic Park (Seu d’Urgell). 1 gullies. Ansovell - Sanctuary of • Boscalt recreational area: tables, El Boscalt (GR 150) natural spring and informative panels . Historical heritage (Sanctuary of Start/Finish: Ansovell • Tourist information office (Seu El Boscalt, Romanesque churches, Distance: 3,6 km d’Urgell) Time: 50‘ stockbreeder and charcoal-marker´s Elevation gain: 160 m • Espai Ermengol (Seu d’Urgell) paths, etc.) 2 Ansovell – El Querforadat As well as... • Mountain villages with the Cadí (GR 150) • Aplec del Boscalt, a popular gathering Mountains as a backdrop. Start/Finish: Ansovell/El Querforadat in homage to Our Lady of Boscalt. Distance: 7,6 Km El Boscalt is also known for its • Legends and traditions, including Time: 2h 30’ centenarian box-tree “Princess Moctezuma and the Elevation gain: 907 m • Romanesque. Ruins of Sant Martí Box-Tree of El Boscalt” 3 Cava – El Querforadat (out d’Ansovell via Coll d’Eruga and return via • The church of Sant Cristòfol de • Large forested areas with singular Vinyoles, with its mediaeval house Coll de Cristià) trees such as the L’Orri Pines and the Inici/Final: Cava • Remains of the chapel of Sant Boscalt Box-Tree, one of the oldest in Distance: 6,9 km Marçal de Vima the Pyrenees Time: 3h • At Pont d’Arsèguel there is a wool Elevation gain: 1050 m factory where you can see a spinning . The Ansovell Forest which inspired machine designed in the 18th century. By mountain bike In the village of Arsèguel you can also the author Víctor Català in his novel visit the Accordion Museum. Solitud 4 Cadí - Moixeró round trip by Service for visitors mountain bike Distance: 222,3 km Time: 23h 50’ On the Natural Park’s website, you’ll Elevation gain: 6.180 m find detailed information about its activity programme, footpath By car network, infrastructure (recreational • Visit the village of Arsèguel, famous areas, lookout points, interpretation for its annual Pyrenees accordionists’ festival.. centres, etc.) and local and organic • Cava, , Ansovell and El Querforadat, producers: small villages at the foot of the Cadí http://parcsnaturals.gencat.cat/cadi Mountains www.leadernatura.cat ACCOMMODATION AGENDA OF ACTIVITIES www.facebook.com/PNCadiMoixero Cadí de l’Urgellet A county of nature with views of the Cadí Mountains and the birds that fly above them County: Alt Urgell Municipalities (villages): Alàs and Cerc (Alàs, El Ges, Ortedó, Cerc, Vilanova de Banat) Card CM 2 The Cadí from Vilanova de Banat Author: Richard Martín Vidal What you’ll find there How to get L’Urgellet is a natural area of Catalonia in the Alt Urgell region. Its county capital is La Seu d’Urgell, a town in which two rivers converge, the Valira and the Segre, and where you can find all kinds of tourist services, including the El Segre Olympic Park. Small villages, such as Cerc, Ges, Vilanova de Ba- nat and Ortedó, offer visitors spectacular pano- ramic views of the beautiful Cadí Mountains, the Cerdanya plain and Alt Urgell. Above the village of Lletó, in the municipality of Alàs, there is a lookout point that is perfect for birdwatching, especially in the late summer and early autumn, when the birds are migrating. This is a county with a long stockbreeding tradi- tion and it is famous for its high-quality cheeses. Turó Galliner lookout point Vilanova de Banat Sant Maria Cathedral in La Seu Sant Ermengol Fair Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park Archive Photographer: Richard Martín Vidal d’Urgell Photographer: Albert de Gràcia La Seu d’Urgell Municipal Archive 7 3 6 1 5 To take into account · As in all mountain areas, in winter you have to pay special attention to the condition of the 4 roads and tracks, as you may find patches of ice or rockslides that make it difficult or impossible to pass. 2 The main attractions Options for visitors Difficulty: low, moderate, high, very high · Photography enthusiasts, or those On foot 7 La Seu d’Urgell – Alàs who just like admiring beautiful Distance: 8.9 km scenery, will love places like Vilanova 1 La Seu d’Urgell – Ansovell Time: 50’ de Banat. (GR 150) Elevation gain: 32 m Start/Finish: La Seu d’Urgell/Ansovell · The Turó Galliner lookout point Distance: 19.66 km offers excellent views of Alt Urgell By car Time: 5h 35’ and good part of the Axial Zone of the · The deserted village of Lletó with its Cumulative elevation gain: 1,465 m Pyrenees. It is also an ideal spot to see stone walls and views of the Cadí Moun- migratory birds of prey. 2 Turó Galliner from Coll de tains (off-road vehicles) Lletó · The church of La Mare de Déu de Les · In La Seu d’Urgell you will find all the Start: Coll de Lletó Paces. Romanesque, 11th century. Near services you need to enjoy a stay in the Time: 30’ the village of Alàs area or just to spend a few hours of Elevation gain: 100 m · Visit the village of Vilanova de Banat leisure time there. Distance: 1.1 km with fabulous panoramic views of the 3 Cadí Mountains, Alt Urgell and part of · The “Alt Urgell Nature Exhibition: Camí de Sant Jaume La Cerdanya Start/Finish: Pont d’Arsèguel/Alàs Heritage and Resource” is in the · Alàs, Banat, Cerc and Ortedó, small Espai Ermengol and provides detailed Distance: 11 km Time: 3h villages at the foot of the Cadí Moun- information about the county’s natural tains heritage. · Church of Sant Antoni, an unusual Modernist-style hilltop church near Cerc · An ideal place to taste delicious, By mountain bike and traditionally-made cheeses. touring cycle Facilities · At the El Segre Olympic Park you 4 Cycle Tourism Route around · Torrent de Cerc recreational area (Alàs i can enjoy sports such as rafting and the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park Cerc) canoeing. It is also the county’s Distance: 32.9 km · Turó Galliner lookout point (Alàs i Cerc) Mountain Biking Centre. Time: 3h 15’ · Tourist information office (La Seu d’Ur- Elevation gain: 867 m gell) · Espai Ermengol (La Seu d’Urgell) 5 Volta a Lletó Recorregut: 32,9 km As well as... Services for visitors Durada: 3h 15’ Desnivell: 867 m · A tour of the historical sites of La Seu On the Natural Park’s website, you’ll find 6 La Seu -Alàs - Les Paces d’Urgell and Santa Maria Cathedral, the detailed information about its activity Distance: 15.1 km town’s most emblematic building. programme, footpath network, Time: 1h 30’ infrastructure (recreational areas, Elevation gain: 203 m lookout points, interpretation centres, etc.) and local and organic producers: http://parcsnaturals.gencat.cat/cadi www.leadernatura.cat ACCOMMODATION AGENDA OF ACTIVITIES www.facebook.com/PNCadiMoixero The red Lands of the Cadí Mountains The western end of the park with spectacular landscapes Country: Alt Urgell Municipalties (villages): La Vansa i Fórnols (Adraén) Card CM 3 Coll de Creus Natural Park of Cadí-Moixeró archive What you’ll find there How to get Enjoy magnificent sights on footpaths and itineraries such as the GR 150, which runs right round the natural park. Together with thematic routes, such as the Way of the Last Cathar, they will take you to Coll de Creus (1,437 m) and the Camí de Ferradura (Brid- le Path) that leads to La Seu d’Urgell. By mountain bike you can take the “Tour around Cadí” via La Traba lookout point in the La Vansa i Fórnols valley. You can also climb to Torreta de Cadí (2,562 m) on a restricted access forest trail with fantastic bird’s eye views of the characteristic red lands.