Pic du Canigou

Pic du Canigou - 2784M

555M Prominence

42.51898, 2.45658

July 20, 2025

HRP Day 30 stats

1430M Ascent, 2812M descent

36.62 KM

The day started off when I woke up at refuge pla guilgem, a sturdy and spacious un manned hut, which i was alone at. I began by making my way to le refuge des marailles, at which point i could start .my ascent of pic canigou. The hiking was easy and on a well groomed low angle trail, up to about 2400M. I passed by refuge arago, and at this point i realized that it was going to be an absolute party on the mountain as i saw huge groups of people. I took a small break at fontaine nostre before making my way up the switchbacks that lead me up to the porteil de valmanya. I then passed by dozens of hikers and made my way north west up along the ridge to the bottom of "La cheminee". La cheminee is by far the trickiest part of pic canigou, and it offers some scrambling. The start was essentially just a staircase, but nearing the top where la cheminee exits to the summit, i used my hands a little bit to pull my self up. La cheminee is quite an un natural route because it is actually man made. Historically they blew up the mountain to create a hikeable route.