Refugi Cap del Rec

Refugi Cap del Rec is a mountain refuge in the municipality of Lles de Cerdanya, in the Baixa Cerdanya comarca of Catalonia, Spain. It sits at an altitude of 1,956 metres on the southern slope of the Tossa Plana de Lles. The refuge is a well-known stop for hikers, skiers and outdoor visitors in the Cerdanya Pyrenees, and it is closely associated with the Lles de Cerdanya cross-country ski station, which lies immediately beside it. The present refuge replaced an earlier building that collapsed in 1955. A new refuge was subsequently built by ICONA and ceded to the Club Muntanyenc Sant Cugat, which has carried out successive modifications and extensions. Today the refuge offers a bar, restaurant, public telephone, toilets, showers and 68 places of accommodation. Its location next to the cross-country ski trails makes it a popular base in both winter and summer. The refuge is a commercial hospitality and accommodation operation rather than a corporate group. It is owned and managed by the Club Muntanyenc Sant Cugat, a Catalan mountaineering club, and its official information is published through the municipality of Lles de Cerdanya's website. Its facilities and capacity make it one of the larger staffed mountain refuges in the area.

The history of Refugi Cap del Rec is tied to mountaineering and skiing in the Baixa Cerdanya. An earlier refuge on the site collapsed in 1955. After that loss, ICONA built a new refuge, which was ceded to the Club Muntanyenc Sant Cugat. The club has since made successive modifications and extensions to the building. The refuge now stands at 1,956 metres on the southern slope of the Tossa Plana de Lles, in the municipality of Lles de Cerdanya. Its development reflects the broader growth of outdoor recreation in the Catalan Pyrenees, particularly cross-country skiing, as it is located immediately beside the Lles de Cerdanya cross-country ski station. Today it operates as a full-service mountain refuge with a bar, restaurant, public telephone, toilets, showers and 68 places of accommodation.

• 1955

  The earlier refuge on the site collapsed.

• ICONA built a new refuge, which was ceded to the Club Muntanyenc Sant Cugat.

• The Club Muntanyenc Sant Cugat carried out successive modifications and extensions.

A staffed mountain refuge and hospitality stop in the Cerdanya Pyrenees, directly beside the Lles de Cerdanya cross-country ski station.

• Mountain refuge accommodation (68 places)

• Bar

• Restaurant

• Public telephone

• Toilets and showers

1. 1Refugi Cap del Recwikidata.org
2. 2Refugi Cap del Recca.wikipedia.org
3. 3Refugi Cap del Reclles.net