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Lac de Cap-de-Long

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Lac de Cap-de-Long

Moderate

4.7

(11)

hikers

Lac de Cap-de-Long

03:17

9.73km

310m

Hiking

This round trip hike is for all levels. It allows you to discover superb panoramas of Lake Orédon while discovering Lake Cap-de-Long and its impressive dam. The start is on the banks of Orédon.

You leave the lake by crossing its dam by road. A few kilometers further, you take…

Last updated: June 12, 2024

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Parc national des Pyrénées (Aire d'adhésion)

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22 m

Lake Orédon

Highlight • Lake

Lake Orédon is the most accessible of all since a car park has been installed on its banks. If this causes large crowds in high season, the lake of Orédon …

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2.90 km

View of Lake Orédon

Highlight • Viewpoint

In the forest which separates Lake Orédon from Cap-de-Long, when the trees separate, the view overlooking Lake Orédon is magnificent.

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4.85 km

Lake Cap-de-Long

Highlight • Lake

Spectacular climb! One of the great unknown of the Pyrenees, one of my favorites. Hard and long climb, but the landscape and the solitude are well worth the suffering.

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9.73 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.75 km

1.83 km

1.73 km

1.18 km

223 m

Surfaces

4.86 km

2.90 km

1.61 km

223 m

126 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,160 m)

Lowest point (1,860 m)

Weather

Saturday 8 August

26°C

14°C

70 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

November 28, 2023

This round trip hike is for all levels. It allows you to discover superb panoramas of Lake Orédon while discovering Lake Cap-de-Long and its impressive dam. The start is on the banks of Orédon.
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You leave the lake by crossing its dam by road. A few kilometers further, you take a beautiful and wide track

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Lake Orédon

View of Lake Orédon

Lake Cap-de-Long

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