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Distance: 8.64 mi
Elevation gain: 4,121 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 4,121 ft
Max elevation: 8,188 ft
TrailRank: 55
Min elevation: 4,648 ft
Trail type: Loop

Coordinates: 623
Uploaded: December 23, 2022

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near Gósol, Catalunya (España)

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Itinerary description

Pedraforca is a Pre-Pyrenees mountain and although an isolated mountain summit forms part of the Cadi-Moixero Natural Park.

The mountain has a peculiar, forked shape composed of two parallel peaks (the pollegons) joined by a neck (the enforcadura). The taller peak, called Pollego superior (2,506 metres) has a a secondary peak, el Calderer (2,496 metres). The lower peak, Pollego inferior (2,444 metres) with the Enforcadura's highest point at 2,356 metres. On both faces of the mountain there is a scree field (tartera in Catalan).

The closest villages to Pedraforca are Gosol and Saldes with Pedraforca being on the boundary of the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida.

Pedraforca and Montserrat are emblematic mountains of Spanish Catalonia. This fame has made Pedraforca a popular destination for hikers and rock climbers, as well as being used by the county of Bergueda in its coat of arms.

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