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m TIME 45’ 25’ 10’ 3’ -- E1 29.603 N42 27.750 E1 29.524 N42 27.773 E1 29.472 N42 27.793 E1 29.466 N42 27.910 COORDINATES E1 29.781 N42 27.756 the Aixirivall path. the Aixirivall continue climbingtowardstheright, untilyoureturnto until youreach La Rabassaroad. Crossthe road and Walk upthe Aixirivall roadalongacobblestone the startof Aixirivall road. few metresuntiltheendofstreet, whereyou’llfind reach Camp de Perot street. Turn right and continue a Walk alongthestreet, climbthemetalstairsandyou’ll small signforthe Tomb Lauredià. a narrowstreetnexttotheSpanishpostofficewith Sant JuliàdeLòria. At thispointyouwillcomeacross After a few metres you’ll reach Plaça Major square in Take the Verge de Canòlich avenue heading south. the town, atPlaçadelaGermandattobeprecise. starting pointofthisrouteislocatedatthecentre Take theCG-1roadtowardsSantJùliadeLòria. The DESCRIPTION Aixirivall path. After walkingupastretch ofroad, turn backontothe metal staircase which will take you back to the road. Overcome a few metres’ climb until reaching another 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 TOPOGUIDE 0 4 O 0 0 N S 5 0 0 E

m 1.101 m L’ÀLIGA PATH ROC DE 867 m SQUARE CAIRAT FRANCESC 1.073 m ROAD L’ARTIC FONT DE 881 m DAT SQUARE LA GERMAN 883 m VALIRA PASSEIG 903 m TER SPRING L’ARTIC WA FONT DE 1.121 m DE NAGOL SANT SERNI 12 11 10 8 6 9 7 HEIGHT LOCATION ROUTE PROFILE - - -30) (+46 2.210 (-16) 7.820 -88 ) (+40 4.900 HEIGHT LOCATION (+14 ) 8.200 (-20) 6.780 (-170) 5.560 -100) (+120 3.580 1.000 m 1.025 m 1.100 m 1.150 m 900 m 925 m 950 m 975 m 1h 2h 45’ 1h 50’ 2h 50’ 2h 30’ 2h 15’ 1h 30’ TIME 0 1 2 3 4 E1 30.039 N42 27.908 COORDINATES E1 29.443 N42 27.728 E1 29.642 N42 28.567 E1 28.779 N42 27.410 E1 29.558 N42 28.181 E1 29.398 N42 28.699 E1 30.049 N42 28.176 5 1,7 km 6 reach atarmacroadwithaninformationsign. Con Climb upalongacobblestonepathandyou’llsoon tion whereyouwillfindtheRocdel’Àligaroad. Continue alongtherouteuntilreachinganintersec The routepassesalongsidetheQuiralorchards. La SolanaroadheadingtowardsSantJuliàdeLòria. reaching theoldpartoftown, followthesignsfor tinue straightaheadtowards Aixirivall square. Upon you reachthetownofNagol, whereyou’llfindanin Descend 270 metres along Carretera de until which willleadyoubacktoPlaçadelaGermandat. From herewalkbackup Verge deCanòlichavenue, until reachingtheImperialHotel. Justbeforetheho cross theroadandcontinuealongRocafortavenue reaching the Arades roundabout. At thetrafficlights, roundabout andcontinuealongtheCG1roaduntil towards SantJuliàdeLòria. Passbelowthe Continue to the left along the CG1 road, heading slopes downandstraightintotheforestuntilre Turn rightontotheFontdel’Articpath. The trail towards PlaçaFrancescCairatsquare. take youbacktotheroad. Crosstheroadandhead reaching theend, climbsomestairsandthesewill of theRiver Valira. Continuealongthispathuntil heading southbound. The trailfollows thecourse Go down a flight ofstairs andtakePasseig Valira tel you’llseeasignforPasseig Valira. Font del’Àrticwaterspring. aching theCG1road, whereyou’llcometothe section whichiswheretheFontdel’Articpathbegins. reaching SantMartíchapel, you’llcometoaninter des amazing views over Sant Julià de Lòria. Before road. This stretchofroadisquitepleasantandprovi of NagolandcontinuealongtheSantMartíde formation signforthe Tomb Lauredià. Crossthetown picturesque SantSernideNagolchapel. Continue tofollowthesignsandyouwillcome becomes steeperandthendescendsintotheforest. Take theRocdel’Àligaroad. As ofthispointthetrail DESCRIPTION 3,4 km 7 8 5,1 km 9 10 6,8 km 11 12 8,5 km ------