Estanys de Baiau

Estanys de Baiau
Estanys de Baiau
	Estanys de Baiau
Location	Catalonia, Spain
Type	Glacial lakes
Primary outflows	Riu de Baiau
Basincountries	Spain

Estanys de Baiau(Catalan pronunciation:[əsˈtaɲzdəβəˈjaw]) is a pair of lakes inCatalonia,Spainapproximately 1 kilometre from the border withAndorra.^[1]The lakes are surrounded by several notable Pyrenean mountains, includingPic de BaiauandComa Pedrosa—the highest mountain in Andorra—to the east, andPic de Sanfontsto the south. They are both drained byRiu de Baiau,a tributary of theBarranc d'Arcalís.^{[citation needed]}

The hiking pathGR 11follows the northern side of the lakes, passing Refugi de Baiau, before splitting in GR11.1 taking the easier path north of Pic de Comapedrosa, or GR11 for a steep 300m climb up loose rocks to Port de Baiau at 2800m where there is a sidepath to the top of Pic de Comapedrosa, or continue for a then easier hiking path down to Arinsal passing Refugi de Comapedrosa.

References

^Mapa excursionista, 1:50000, Pirineus: Andorra–Cadí, Rando Éditions, December 2001.(in Catalan)

42°35′44″N1°25′48″E/ 42.595634°N 1.430132°E/42.595634; 1.430132

[ada-1] Mapa excursionista, 1:50000, Pirineus: Andorra–Cadí, Rando Éditions, December 2001.(in Catalan)

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