Refugi Delgado Úbeda

Refugi Delgado Úbeda — also known as Refugi Serra d'Ensija — is a staffed mountain refuge owned by the Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya (FEEC), the Catalan hiking and mountaineering federation. It sits at 2,157 metres on the south-eastern flank of the Cap de la Gallina Pelada, the highest point of the Serra d'Ensija (2,321 m), in the municipality of Saldes in the Berguedà comarca of Catalonia, Spain. The refuge was inaugurated on 13 September 1964 under the name 'Refugi President Delgado Úbeda', honouring the then president of the Spanish Federation of Mountain Sports and Climbing. It was the eleventh mountain facility opened by the Catalan federation, which at the time operated under the name Federació Catalana de Muntanyisme, and it followed the same architectural structure as the Sant Jordi and Estanys de la Pera refuges. The refuge has a capacity of thirty-one places and is the only guarded (staffed) refuge in this Pre-Pyrenean range. It serves as a base for ascending the Cap de la Gallina Pelada and lies a short distance from the GR-107 long-distance trail, known as the Camí dels Bons Homes. Its setting — surrounded by meadows in a sheltered hollow — makes it a popular stop for overnight stays and meals, and the access routes via the Llobateres ravine and Font Freda are considered especially attractive. The area is also well suited to winter mountaineering with snowshoes and to ski touring, thanks to the mostly rounded mountain profiles. The refuge is a waypoint on the Tora Blava traverse. As a commercial offering, the refuge sells overnight accommodation and meals. Published FEEC rates include pernocta plus breakfast, half board, and half board plus picnic, with discounted prices for FEEC member-club members and for young people under 14 and aged 14 to 21. When no warden is present, emergency material provides four places on concrete bunks. Vehicle access runs from the Saldes–Gósol road to the Coll de la Trapa and then on an asphalted road to Font Freda, or from the Creu de Fumanya via Fígols; on foot, the refuge is roughly 1 h 30 from Font Freda, 1 h 45 via the Llobateres ravine, and 2 h 30 from the Creu de Fumanya. The refuge is promoted through the FEEC website with a video, a virtual tour, an image gallery and a price list.

The refuge was opened by the Federació Catalana de Muntanyisme — the body that later became the Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya (FEEC) — on 13 September 1964. It was the federation's eleventh mountain facility at the time, and it followed the same architectural structure as two earlier refuges, Sant Jordi and Estanys de la Pera. At its inauguration it was named 'Refugi President Delgado Úbeda' in honour of the then president of the Spanish Federation of Mountain Sports and Climbing. Over time it also became widely known as the Refugi Serra d'Ensija, after the range in which it stands. The refuge is located at 2,157 metres on the south-eastern slope of the Cap de la Gallina Pelada, the culminating point of the Serra d'Ensija at 2,321 metres, in the south of the municipality of Saldes. It has a capacity of thirty-one places and is the only guarded refuge in this Pre-Pyrenean range. It serves as a base for ascents of the Cap de la Gallina Pelada and lies a short distance from the GR-107 long-distance path, the Camí dels Bons Homes. The surrounding terrain, with mostly rounded mountain profiles, is suited to winter mountaineering with snowshoes and to ski touring, and the refuge is a waypoint on the Tora Blava traverse. Access on foot is possible from Font Freda (about 1 h 30), via the Llobateres ravine (about 1 h 45) and from the Creu de Fumanya (about 2 h 30); by vehicle, access runs from the Saldes–Gósol road to the Coll de la Trapa and then on an asphalted road to Font Freda, or from the Creu de Fumanya via Fígols. The refuge remains owned by the FEEC and is operated within the federation's network of mountain refuges. Its commercial offer consists of accommodation and meals, with published rates for overnight stays with breakfast, half board, and half board with picnic, differentiated for FEEC member-club members and for age groups under 14 and 14 to 21. In the absence of a warden, emergency material provides four places on concrete bunks. The FEEC promotes the refuge through its website with a video, a virtual tour, an image gallery and a price list.

• 1964

  Inauguration of the refuge by the Federació Catalana de Muntanyisme as its eleventh mountain facility, named 'Refugi President Delgado Úbeda'.

A federation-owned, staffed mountain refuge in the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees, positioned as the only guarded refuge of the Serra d'Ensija and as a base for hiking, snowshoeing and ski touring.

• Overnight stay with breakfast (pernocta + esmorzar)

  Published FEEC rate: 18.5 € for under-14s, 22 € for ages 14–21, 25 € for over-21s.

• Half board (mitja pensió)

  Published FEEC rate: 40.5 € for under-14s, 45 € for ages 14–21, 48 € for over-21s.

• Half board with picnic (mitja pensió + pícnic)

  Published FEEC rate: 52.5 € for under-14s, 57 € for ages 14–21, 60 € for over-21s.

• Emergency shelter places

  Four places on concrete bunks available when no warden is present.

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2. 2Refugi Delgado Úbeda - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Refugi Serra d'Ensija - Viquipèdiaca.wikipedia.org