Coll d'Ares
by David
April 24, 2011
This Sunday I wanted to get a rutilla as God intended. On Friday morning I made a miniruta about 30 km and 1100 meters is not bad, with the compilation Javi biker camping, but of course in just over 2 hours was completed. I wanted to do a route as we do regularly, and as I have very controlled area Francesc asked for advice, another biker camping area is known as his home.
I told the miles I wanted to do and I proposed to make the route up to the Coll d'Ares, which as you know is border Fráncia.Otro camping biker who has all the routes recorded the track I went. This is a fucking people !!!!!
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After overnight rain did not seem possible to start the route at 8:00 am, but when he heard the alarm and could hear the birds sing, evidence we were having a good time, or at least for the time it was not raining, because the birds are not as buds as Fred Astair.
championship after lunch, before a road biker, the usual toast with butter and jam, go to the door of the campsite where I stayed with my friend Javi route.
At 8:00 o'clock we left and headed FontRubí, which is passed Camprodon. We did not roll or 2 minutes to hear another biker behind us, asking us if we know the area and say that not much, but we're going to a track to route to Coll d'Ares, you're welcome to join and is not intended or twice. For all three of us, our new partner and is called Quique de Banyoles, is spending some days in a Rural Tourism house is 100 meters from the campsite. Take a Specialized 29rs will be interesting to see how the bike operates by Coll d'Ares narrow path, which you can see its very good, both the biker and the bike.
The path initially goes quiet on the trail that runs parallel to the road that leads to Camprodon. Once there go to Font Rubí a track that rises slightly little. At the top of urbanization we go down a path because of the mud that makes you a tad to be alert, but no major complications. We arrived at a track that is a real quagmire, here I begin to worry, if the rest of the route will be the same, because it takes a couple of days rain and things can get complicated.
Font From Ruby's path is higher after rise, half of them make a stop as our partner Quique have problems with the creeks, it appears that the creek is not just be secured in the pedal. Try tightening the screw but no way in the end we have not able to solve the problem with the boots and the coves and has spent the entire route with no problems to bring the subject standing. Continue to rise, with stunning views and Javier tells us it has punctured the rear wheel. Quickly change and continue to do as much stop us getting cold.
We reached a point where we are just below the Coll, the road is the left and our track with ramps rather heavies. Frank had warned me, fellow happened to me the path that this increase was of champions, has an initial tranche pretty bad and very hilly, lots of loose rocks and "wet", but as a champion got up, but not a problem and squeezing his ass ... ... ..
Once up the views are breathtaking, we Coll d'Ares, right next to Catalunya and the other France.
; This is the restaurant that is when comes up. I think they have done for bikers, if you get very petado, have a place to recover .... hehehehehe ..
This is the last stretch before reaching Coll d'Ares.
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partner Javi coming to pass.
As not to good weather, but could not see from here you can see in the background Canigó.
Coll Just pick one Trialeras increase that is marked as VTT, let version Btt centers, but in France. Here I am bundled with the GPS and we had to get off cross country to take the track was a few feet below, but we have not been any problem in fact has even been fun.
In this section Coll d'Ares medium level will rise half a mile and then we come to a zone that there is almost no way going cross country pretty piece, thankfully the gps, and the fog began to be thick and visibility quite difficult. This entire section is spectacular. No hi ha cami !!!!!!!
In fact in this area we found an amazing fact. We've seen a newborn foal, in fact had the placenta bag full of blood right next to, I do not do many hours he was born. The mother looked at us with a face somewhat worrisome. It does not look good but in the bottom right, next to the colt's placental blood filled, spectacular !!!!!!
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After started a descent, spectacular, way to enjoy a narrow path through the meadow by the very handsome.
Here you see Harvey and Quique with happy faces after the hectic bajadita.
Our friend Quique.
After a while we come down again Font Rubí, here we had to go through the site that was full of mud from the beginning, and as we had no desire to mud, we decided to lower by road to Camprodón. Camprodón Once again we take the parallel road that leads to the campsite. We have found Quique phones, if one day we want to make a route through your area, we have a great guide.
the end we have come 55 km, with about 1300-1400 of vertical and 5 hours with their paraditas and mechanical problems.
So as has been the bike after rutita.
We really enjoyed, it has not rained and we met a very nice guy.
Certainly this is the support that led to the handlebars for the gps. At the moment the invention is a fable, every time I discover new features. And the best part is that I follow the same track apparatus, recorded the track and take pictures ......... what more could you ask for.
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certainly the theme at the moment is perfect battery I lasted all the way and had not reached the middle, so it seems to have autonomy.
Incidentally I also want to be on the blog, I'll autofotos to do with views about the fund.