From Estana to Prat de Cadí

The Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is home to some of the most rugged mountains in the foothills of the Pyrenees. On this short but rewarding route, hikers get to enjoy the diversity of landscape and flora in one of Catalonia's wildest areas. From the village of Estana, the Serra del Cadí looks almost inacessible, with impressive rock faces towering over the valley. The Prat de Cadí is an almost paradisiacal alpine meadow at an altitude of about 1,830 meters and is rightly considered one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the region. But even the way up, through wild pine forests with occasional views back over the shoulder into the valley of el Segre, is well worth it. Once you reach your destination, all you really have to do is take off your shoes, drop into the grass with a deep sigh and feel very close to heaven.