Núria to Queralbs

We left the hotel reasonably early this morning and caught the train that runs up to the Vall de Núria today. An amazing place that is only accessible by foot or train. The train runs from Ribes de Freser but we caught it higher up at Queralbs because that meant we could walk back to the van from the top.

We started at about 2000m, dropping by about 900m in just under 7.5km. Pretty much all downhill, following the river and the train track. Wonderful views all the way down but quite hard on the knees!

Sara suffers a little bit with vertigo and at points I would say this walk was borderline ok for her - I’ve tried to show this in the photos but they don’t really capture it. Anyway, she made it down with no real problems. We also had to walk thru a field full of cows with calves (and big horns) which we would normally be quite cautious about but they were fine, even when one calf had to jump up to get off the path in front of us!

Btw, the cows round here all wear big bells which gives the whole area a very alpine feel.

All in all, a lovely 3 hour walk and well worth the train fare up there. There were a few people walking up (and one running), which I would have loved to do, but it did look pretty hard work.

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