Organisation
0 km 1.280 m Ordino Starting from the centre of town along with by enchanting music and fireworks. We are surrounded by a crowd admiring our courage. It is the beginning of an unforgettable tour in the heart of Andorra. We follow the road for 900m to reach Sornàs, before taking a wide path, with some ascents and getting narrower. We cross the town of Ansalonga and get to La Cortinada. 3,5 km 1.330 m 5 km 1.440 m La Cortinada Llorts We take the time to appreciate the old houses and cobbled alleys. We get back to the path, which now follows the iron route, an old itinerary taken by the miners who delivered the ore to the forges located below. We skirt the village of Arans. The frontal allows us to admire the sculptures lining the road (we enjoy this ghostly beauty before getting into the, soon to come, serious matters). We leave the road through a narrow bridge on the left and start the first climb of the race crossing the village of Llorts. At the edge of the village, we turn left onto a paved road, the climbing gets hard until reaching a few typical houses; we then start a descent for nearly two kilometres before taking a steep climb to Coll de les Cases. 10 km 1.960 m Coll de les Cases Little flattening before taking a tough way up again with a 100m vertical gain. We reach a second port and take a path to go down again to the traditional houses of Prats Nous. 12 km 2.010 m Bordes dels Prats Nous The road becomes hilly and we follow a contour line before reaching a small descent. We leave the GRP, get onto a large level area that will take us to the Joan Canut refuge Pla de l Estany.
15 km 2.060 m 20 km 2.367 m Refugi Joan Canut Pla de l'estany Refreshment point Walk through a small grassy path until reaching a track. This becomes steeper progressively before reaching the pure mineral. Approximately two kilometres after the shelter, we leave the track to get on a path on the right hand, this goes down for about 100m before facing a very technical climb until the Refugi del Comapedrosa. Refugi del Comapedrosa Refreshment point Upon leaving the shelter, take the GRP and walk along a rather flat way for about 1km. Then, take a very steep climb up a stony path. We soon reach the crest: Portella of Sanfons. 22 km 2.592 m Portella de Sanfons Path with a small descent that gets steeper before skirting the Pic Negre and crossing the Coll Petit; climb of about 120m altitude to reach the ridge through which we walk to arrive to Port de Cabús. 26 km 2.302 m 30 km 2.047 m 34 km 2.084 m Port de Cabús Coll de la Botella Collada de Montaner 3 kilometers down through meadows to get to Setúria and go up the ski slopes to Coll de la Botella Refreshment point. We follow the GRP, the path becomes narrow, flattens and enters the forest. On your left hand side, we can see the peaks we will be trekking in a few hours. We cross the Pal slopes and enter the woods again before reaching the magnificent Montaner pass and the Spanish border. Steep descent in the woods for about 3kms, we cross the river and get to a track. After one kilometre, near a shelter, we leave the track and get on a narrower path in the woods that leads us to the village of Sispony, 150m of road and we take the descending path: camí de la Quera until the main road, which we cross. We pass under the tunnel and, after having gone down some steps, we reach the Sant Antoni chapel followed by the bridge with the same name.
43 km 1.150 m Pont de Sant Antoni We follow the little irrigation channel, go under the main road and, after 150 m of macadam, we are running over a rocky path that leads us to the city centre of Escaldes. We pass near the famous wellness centre of Caldea, through the Valira s riverbank and reach the Prat Gran Sportive facility. 45 km 1.050 m 49 km 1.645 m Escaldes Ramio Refreshment point. We follow the streets of Escaldes for about 500 m and continue on a heavy ascendant path. We pass under the road by a tunnel before continuing on a path that will take us to the entrance of the Madriu Valley. At this point, we leave the civilization to enter a wonderful area. Smooth ascent until reaching the bridge, heavier then to get to a mountain shelter house where we follow a rocky path, nearly flat, until reaching the Ramio houses. We open our eyes and enjoy the beauty of nature, the old buildings and the vegetation colours. At the Ramio shelter houses, we follow the path for 100m and turn left to leave the GRP and to enter through a noticeable way which goes up smoothly to Coll Jovell. Sometimes it s worth forgetting the timer: it just feels amazing! 50 Km 1.800 m Coll Jovell This little pass is truly amazing with its picnic tables; if we do not wish to enjoy them, we can start the descent through a rocky path. This one is not very technical and we soon find another picnic area. The path is then entirely flat for 1km before reaching the Engolasters road. 52 km 1.620 m Engolasters On the middle of the curve, we take the first path on the right hand: the Confós path, which enters the forest. This part is really interesting; the beauty of the forest, combined with the place s serenity and the smooth ground, feels like running on a thick carpet. We are now in the middle of the targets, watch out for Robin Hood! Small ascent before going down again: this path will lead us on a wide and flat path for 3kms ending at the Pardines.
56 km 1.635 m 60 km 1.495 m 64 km 1.620 m Les Pardines Canillo Refreshment point. We go up the road for 200m until the first big curve, we then turn left on the way to Canillo. This path is delightfully undulated, surrounded by trees and overseeing the valley. We can either run or walk to enjoy the surrounding nature. After 4kms, we start the descent to Prats, we reach the road we are going to follow for 600m before getting on a path on our left hand side leading us to Canillo. We leave the village through a steep ascent before getting into a narrow path, the «gall del bosc» way, over 170m of elevation for 900m of distance. Quickly, we set to 1.660m, and we then follow a relatively flat path until the round-about of Aldosa in Canillo (great sledge). L Aldosa de Canillo We cross the main road and go up to the village of Aldosa, which we cross and continue our way through a very hard ascent. We walk along an old shelter house, keep on climbing until reaching 1.908m. Let s take a moment to enjoy the incredible views. 66 km 1.908 m Coll de la Cauba We follow an undulating and enjoyable path in the woods, we cross the river on a small wooden bridge and go over the mountain to reach the Armiana shelter houses. 68 km 1.800 m Armiana Refreshment point. 200m of elevation gain, level area and small descent before facing the true, however smooth, ascension; we follow the course of the river and we reach a ferruginous fount and peatlands. We follow the left path to get to a very hard ascent with some level areas, however, the ascent is still quite hard. The grass gets mineral gradually. Turn around from time to time to rest and enjoy the view. We are performing a 700m elevation gain in 4km. The last great ascension of the race is over, welcome to Coll d Arenes.
74 km 2.540 m Coll d Arenes We take a deep breath. We eat and drink something, while taking the time to admire both sides of this pass: in front of us the Northern valley and part of the way we made by night and behind us the East valley, where we just come from. We can now begin the descent to Ensegur, first through a rocky path, and then through a grassy one. 77 km 1.910 m 80 km 1.540 m 83 km 1.280 m L Ensegur Planes de Sornàs Ordino We enter the forest leaving the shelter houses and pasturelands on our right hand side. 500m of flat land and a little and nice ascent begins through a very narrow path until the top of Planes de Sornàs at 1.990m. We continue our way on a heavy descent in the forest, which becomes smoother as we reach the Planes de Sornàs. We cross the Planes of Sornàs and we continue our way on a rocky path. Quickly, we reach the village of Sornàs, we run through its small streets and then take the main road. Only 900m left, we can already hear the music and the crowd of Ordino. Our happiness is limitless, we are here We are finishers! We are the kings of the world! Caution: intersection of different AUTV routes
Race profile The purpose of this road book is purely informative. The organization team reserves the right to make small changes to the route described hereby.