Mirador del Grau - Vantage Point
The "Coll de Grau", or Grau Pass, is on the Ras de Conques (Valls de Valira). The vantage point offers a sweeping view of Ras de Conques (Valls de Valira) with the Cadí Moixeró park visible in the distance.
The "Coll de Grau", or Grau Pass, is on the Ras de Conques (Valls de Valira). The vantage point offers a sweeping view of Ras de Conques (Valls de Valira) with the Cadí Moixeró park visible in the distance.
From this viewing point you will be able to observe one of the most extensive wooded areas within the Natural Park, the forest of Virós, whose trees in times gone by were used as fuel for smelting the iron ore that was mined here.
The hidden valley of Baiasca harbours intriguing villages and buildings of great beauty, such as this Romanesque hermitage church, from which there are views of the woods and fields that once sustained the many people who lived in Arestui and Baiasca, of whom few remain.
This viewing point and the three routes which meet there can be reached by the signposted walking trail which takes 55 minutes (going and coming back), starting from the manned refuge of the Pleta del Prat, which is accessible all year round by a tarmacadamed road.
From the very top of the Pic de l’Orri, or Peak of the Orri, you can see one of the most impressive panoramas of mountains and valleys in the whole of the Pyrenees. In winter it can be reached with snowshoes.