Route 05: Baridà – Cal Roger

Description of the Route

Section 8: From Borda de Conorbau to Cal Pallarès

We leave Borda de Conorbau in the direction of Baridà house (30 min). From this point we leave the house on our right and go down the Baridà stream until we reach a land exploitation quarry (1 hour).

Leaving the quarry we turn left continuing along a track that will take us near Noves de Segre. Before reaching Noves we cross a bridge over the Guardia river (50 min.) and immediately turn right to take the Carrerada road which we will not leave until we reach Cal Pallarès (20 min.), after crossing the road that goes to Noves de Segre.

In total we will have walked for about 3 hours.

Summary of Section 8

De la Borda de Conorbau a la casa de Baridà	30 min
De la casa de Baridà a la cantera de terres	1 h.
De la cantera de terres al riu de la Guardia	50 min.
Del riu de la Guardia a Cal Pallarès	20 min.
Total	3 h. 40 min.

Camping areas and sources

– When you arrive at Cal Pallarès, ask if they let you camp in the meadow next to the house. They usually let it (A2)

Sources
In Cal Pallarès there is a source of drinking water (F3

Section 9: From Cal Pallarès to Golf d’Aravell

We leave Cal Pallarès and follow the blue and yellow signs towards the Segre river along the old Carrerada road. We arrive at Borda de Cal Ganauet (40 min.) which we leave on the right. It is the first board we find after Cal Pallarès. Following the path, we pass along the banks of El Fuster and El Poblador, until we reach the bridge that crosses the river Castellbò (50 min), which we pass under.

After the bridge, we go up the Castellbò river which we always leave on the right. We cross the fields of Borda del Riu, which we leave on the left (15 min.) and shortly after we cross the Castellbò river in the direction of the Aravell river valley, which we will cross 5 times, until we reach the road it goes to the village of Aravell (50 min), just where there is a bridge over the river.

Here we can continue with section 10 or leave on the general road of Andorra, by car.

Summary of Section 9

De Cal Pallarès a Borda del Ganauet	40 min.
De la Borda del Ganauet al riu de Castellbò	50 min.
Del Riu de Castellbò a la Borda del Riu	15 min.
De la Borda del Riu a la carretera d’Aravell	50 min.
Total	2 h. 45 min.

Camping areas and water points

– Tents can be set up in the meadows at the entrance to the Rio d’Aravell (A2)

Water points
In Cal PallarPès there is a source of drinking water (F3)

Section 10: From the Golf d’Aravell to the Roques de la Caubella

From the bridge over the Rio d’Aravell, touching the road that goes to the town of Aravell, we continue in the direction of the golf courses, parallel to the river along its left bank, until we find the fence of the golf course, that we cross

Here we have two possibilities:

a) Go to the right inside the golf course bordering it to the east until the exit, in front of Cal Tamborino (15 min). If you choose this route, consider disturbing the players as little as possible by going along the east end of the field, leaving the players on your left.

b) Go to the left following the yellow round marks, bordering the golf course to the west, arriving at the same place, in front of Cal Tamborino (35 min< /strong>). In this case you will follow the track that goes around the golf course, always leaving it on your right.

After passing the Gulf of Aravell we will continue in a northerly direction passing through Cal Tamborino, a chicken and cow farm, until we reach a crossroads of brands (30 min):

a) Continuing in a northerly direction, blue and yellow marks, we will follow the same route followed by the 1937 expedition and we will arrive at la Caubella ( 1 h.) and shortly afterwards at the rocas de la Caubella (15 min.), which is where the expedition was resting on day 1 of December 1937.

From la Caubella we can reach Cal Roger following the yellow roundabouts (30 min).

b) On the right we will go to the casas de l’Edra (20min.) and Porredon (35 < strong>min.), until reaching Cal Roger (35 min). This route is marked with yellow circles.

– If we go through Caubella we will be late for 2 hours. 45 minutes – If we go through Edra and Porredon it will take around 3 hours. 15 minutes

* It is interesting to do the following circuit: From Cal Tamborino go up to Cal Roger via la Caubella and return down to Cal Tamborino passing through Porredon and l’Edra. The total time of this circuit is about 3 hours. 45 min.

a) Inside the Gulf of Aravell
From the road to the exit of the Gulf of Aravell	15 min.
b) Bordering the Gulf of Aravell
From the road to the exit of the Gulf of Aravell	35 min.
a) in the Caubella
From Cal Tamborino to Caubella	1 hour. 30 min.
From the Caubella to the Rocks of the Caubella	15 min.
b) to Cal Roger
From Cal Tamborino to Cal Roger	2 hrs.

Total circuit:
Cal Tamborino – la Caubella – Roques de Cal Roger – Cal Roger – Porredon – l’Edra – Cal Tamborino 3 h. 45 min.

Camping Areas and Springs

– On the plan de la Caubella tents (A2)
– In Cal Roger you can sleep in the hay with sacks (A1)
– At the Roques de la Caubella with sacks (A1)