Montmantell Lakes and Arinsal Port

Route: A linear path that traverses different trails (GR11 and communal paths marked with a yellow dot). The trails are well marked, except in the last stretch towards the Arinsal pass where they lose their way in some parts. Route where we will pass through high mountain terrain, we will go through stretches of scree and the last diagonal approaching the pass is slightly airy. Notes: We will pass both up and down by the shelter of Pla de l'Estany where we will find a water spring, and we will also go through many areas with rivers and scree fields. Be careful to be at altitude and without vegetation, in summer the heat and solar radiation can be strong or very strong, you need to protect yourself. Ascent: We will leave from the Comapedrosa parking lot and head towards the Pla de l'Estany shelter, passing through an initial stretch of forest and seeing the bordes of Coruvilla. We will climb through the Collet de la Font Podrida which will lead us to the Pla de l'Estany, here in front we will already see the refuge of Pla de l'Estany. We will continue climbing now through higher mountain terrain, we will pass by the Cabana de Montmantell and soon we will reach the Estanys de Montmantell, from here up the path is more alpine and a little steeper, we will pass just below the Pic del Pla de l'Estany and observe the Arinsal pass to our right. Once we arrive, we will have views of the Estanys de Montmantell, Alt de la Capa, Pal Vallnord ski resort. Descent: On the way down we will follow the same path as the ascent, although we can go down past the Pla de l'Estany by the forest track which will be a bit quicker.