Day Trip to Tuc de Molières (3010m/8h)

2. Day Trip to Tuc de Molières (3010m/8h)

*This is part two of my Pyrenees hiking diary. Going to dump stuff from my memory before they disappear. The overview of the trip is on my last post.

Overview #

1. Preparation
   • Access (Camper Van)
   • Equipement
   • Food & Snack
2. Day Trip to Tuc de Molières (3010m/8h)
3. Multiple-day Trip in the Pyrenees (6 days in Port de Venasque, Lac de Portillon, Le Maupas)

Total Distance: 14km

Duration: 8h (4h up/4h down)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 1370m
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0h00 Espitau de Vielha (1630m)

A very nice big open car park, very quiet & private with the company of lots of sheep (depending on the time of the year). The quietest car park I slept in.

The path is well marked with signposts, paint markers, cairns, and clear paths along the grass. You’ll meet a lot of Marmots here.

2h00 Refuge de Molières / Refugi de Mulleres (2352m)

Next to the lakes, there is a refuge hut. It’s small (10 beds?), but very new and metal shielded and looked pretty strong and cozy. Unguarded. We decided to do a day hike but we saw a group going up the previous night to stay a night in this hut, and then hit the summit earlier in the morning before the clouds came to cover the view. We should’ve done that too.

4h00 Col de Molières (2928m)

The last 20m up to the col was very steep and we couldn’t see anything due to the fog. The books said to follow the path a bit down after the col and then hike up south (left) along the ridge but we saw nothing. I decided to turn back at this point. Tuc de Molières (3010m), the peak, is supposedly 20 minutes once you’re on the ridge of the mountain.

The hike down felt as long as the way up.

I couldn’t find the pictures from when it was foggy. But, we got some nice views as you can probably see.

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