Refugi de Saboredo

Refugi de Saboredo (Spanish: Refugio de Saboredo) is a mountain refuge in the Pyrenees, located at 2,310 metres above sea level in the Saboredo cirque, a north-facing basin in the Vall d'Aran comarca of the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It sits on a ridge separating the Baish lake (2,240 m) and the deth Miei lake (2,280 m) from the higher Major de Saboredo lake (2,330 m), close to the Agulles de Saboredo peaks (2,626 m), at the head of the Ruda valley. The long-distance GR-211-4 trail passes through this area. The hut is one of the refuges on the Carros de Foc, a 55 km traverse that links all the staffed mountain huts inside the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. On this route Saboredo lies between the Colomers refuge and the Amitges refuge, both reachable via the Port de Ratera (2,594 m). It is the smallest of all the staffed refuges within the national park, and the only one that holds an ecological refuge certification. Saboredo is owned by the Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya (FEEC) and the Conselh Generau d'Aran. It offers 18–21 places in a single dormitory with bunk beds, blankets and mattresses. When unstaffed it still provides 21 places with blankets, mattresses, a stove and an emergency radio; water is available outside from a fountain, and the hut runs on solar panels. The refuge is a base for ascents of the Saboredo (2,829 m), Ratera (2,858 m), Amitges (2,848 m), Gerber (2,749 m) and Bergús (2,843 m) peaks. Access is on foot or by mountain track. A track from Tredós or Salardú, also reachable from Baqueira, climbs past the Locampo bridge at 1,700 m, where vehicles must be left; the track continues to the pleta de Saboredo at 2,100 m along the GR-211-4, and then a path leads to the refuge, about two hours in total. On foot from Tredós the route takes about 4 hours 30 minutes. Another route starts from the Bonaigua road before the Port de la Bonaigua coming from Esterri d'Àneu, through the Gerber valley, past the unstaffed Gerber refuge and Mataró (2,476 m), over the Collado del Estanh Gelat (2,585 m), in about 2 hours 30 minutes from the Gerber refuge. From the Colomers refuge the walk is about 2 hours 30 minutes, and from Amitges about 3 hours. In winter, avalanche risk must be taken into account. The refuge's official website announces that it is preparing for the summer 2026 season and will open its doors on 6 June. It presents itself under the slogan "Calma integrada a la natura" (calm integrated into nature) and is set in the peripheral protection zone of the national park. Contact details listed on the site include telephone numbers 651 517 259 (Marc) and 0034 973 09 09 14.

The Refugi de Saboredo is a mountain refuge in the Pyrenees at 2,310 m altitude, in the Saboredo cirque, a north-facing basin in the Vall d'Aran comarca of the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It lies on a ridge separating the Baish lake (2,240 m) and the deth Miei lake (2,280 m) from the higher Major de Saboredo lake (2,330 m), very close to the Agulles de Saboredo (2,626 m), at the head of the Ruda valley, through which the long-distance GR-211-4 trail passes. The refuge forms part of the Carros de Foc route, a 55 km traverse that visits all the staffed refuges inside the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. On this traverse it lies between the Colomers refuge and the Amitges refuge; both can be reached via the Port de Ratera (2,594 m). Access to the refuge is on foot or by mountain track. A track from Tredós or Salardú, also reachable from Baqueira (there is a sign shortly after passing Baqueira, coming from Vielha, reading "Refugio de Saboredo", on the right), climbs past the Locampo bridge at 1,700 m altitude, where vehicles must be left. The track continues to the pleta de Saboredo along the GR-211-4 at 2,100 m, and then a path allows reaching the refuge in about two hours in total. On foot from Tredós the route takes about 4 hours 30 minutes. Another route starts from the Bonaigua road, before reaching the Port de la Bonaigua coming from Esterri d'Àneu, through the Gerber valley, where there is an unstaffed refuge, the Gerber refuge, Mataró (2,476 m), over the Collado del Estanh Gelat at 2,585 m, in about 2 hours 30 minutes from this refuge. From the Colomers refuge it is about 2 hours 30 minutes, and from Amitges about 3 hours. In winter, avalanche risk must be taken into account. The refuge is owned by the Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya (FEEC) and the Conselh Generau d'Aran. It is the smallest of all the staffed refuges inside the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. It has 18–21 places in a dormitory with bunk beds, blankets and mattresses. It is the only one that holds the ecological refuge seal. When it is not staffed it has the same number of places, 21, with blankets, mattresses, a stove and an emergency radio. There is water outside, from a fountain. It operates by means of solar panels. From the refuge one can ascend the Saboredo (2,829 m), Ratera (2,858 m), Amitges (2,848 m), Gerber (2,749 m) and Bergús (2,843 m) peaks. The official website states that the refuge is preparing for the summer 2026 season and will open its doors on 6 June. It presents the slogan "Calma integrada a la natura" (calm integrated into nature) and notes that the refuge is in the peripheral protection zone of the national park. Contact details listed include telephone numbers 651 517 259 (Marc) and 0034 973 09 09 14.

• Official website announces preparation for the summer 2026 season with opening on 6 June.

Small, eco-certified, high-altitude staffed mountain refuge in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, marketed as a place of calm integrated into nature and a key stop on the Carros de Foc circuit.

• Staffed mountain hut accommodation

  18–21 places in a dormitory with bunk beds, blankets and mattresses.

• Unstaffed emergency shelter

  21 places with blankets, mattresses, a stove and an emergency radio; water outside from a fountain; solar-powered.

• Carros de Foc traverse stop

  A stop on the 55 km hut-to-hut route inside Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, between Colomers and Amitges refuges.

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