FKT: Pere Vergés - Circ de Capafonts (Spain) - 2024-12-28

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Male
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Total time
4h 30m 28s
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This ~22mi loop traverses the full bowl-shaped amphitheater of mountain ridges that surround the village of Capafonts in Parc Natural de les Muntanyes de Prades (Prades Mountains nature reserve, a mountain massif that runs E to W in Catalonia, Spain, and a popular destination for climbers and hikers); It has a total vertical gain of 5,213ft, and it is >99% on trails. It connects multiple popular day-hikes in the Prades Mountains reserve. 

The route starts and finishes at the trailhead in front of the cemetery just outside the village of Capafonts. I ran this loop clock wise, it first climbs a col (Coll de Capafonts) in the span of 2 miles. Then climbs to l'ermita de l'Abellera, then it goes to the Toassal de la Baltasana, it then goes to ridge of red sandstone on the mountains on the North side of the bowl until the Coll de la Claderta before la Mola d'Estats. It descends to Toll de l'Olla and the ascends to els Motllats and then descends back to Capafonts.

Ran it alone, brought a backpack with food and water, no way to get water.