The itinerary begins at the Hotel Les Brases de Sort (0:00 - 693m).

We go down the same road towards Pobla de Segur (S). We leave the N-260 road turnoff to the left towards Seu d'Urgell and continue a few meters further along the road to the Sort entrance.

We take a street to the right following the sign for the Sort and Àssua Valley Nature Trail in the direction of "Bressui - Enviny".

Just at the first curve that the street makes, we find a sign on the left that we follow.

From here we begin to ascend above Sort, which we leave behind.

Walking between dry stone walls.

We soon arrive at the Bressui house nucleus (0:25 - 838m).

We cross Bressui.

We continue going up to the Com fountain, where we find a crossroads.

At this point we continue to the left, following Enviny's directions.

We pass by a farmhouse and take the dirt track that gains height.

In the next section, we must follow the yellow paint marks, alternating several times between the track and a path that cuts across.

There comes a time when we definitely leave the track and enter a sparse Holm oak.

We advance along the side of dry stone walls.

And, in some sections, the road is paved.

Cows grazing in the meadows.

We leave behind a detour towards Sort.

We arrive at the intersection towards Montardit de Baix.

In a few minutes we will return to this crossroads to continue our route, after approaching the picturesque town of Enviny for a moment (1:10 - 1,150m).

The church of Enviny.

Views of Montardit de Dalt.

We go back to the Montardit de Baix crossroads and continue our itinerary along this path.

We descend relentlessly between fields and dry stone walls.

We come to a farm, which we circle above.

And we ended up on the paved road.

We cross the road and enter the center of Montardit de Dalt (1:30 - 945m).

We went down to the church of Santa Cecília.

From here we continue down a covered alley that immediately forks.

We have to continue along the branch to the left, towards "La Mola - Estac".

Further on we leave aside the path that would take us to La Mola.

We continue straight on, towards the center of Estac.

We cross the Montardit ravine with caution -especially in the rainy season and during the thaw.

Then we go back up through the forest.

We flank the mountain in a southerly direction through the interior of the magnificent oak forest of La Caella until we reach a sparser area.

The terrain is sandy with a granite composition.

We ascend in a SW direction by a rocky outcrop.

We leave the meadows.

And we leave the Santa Creu farmhouse on our right.

We reach the top of the ridge and find a vertical indicator post.

At this point we turn left and continue flanking the mountain in a southerly direction.

We cross a fairly sparse area with scattered holm oaks and copses of red pine.

Let's go flat.

Without losing or gaining too much height.

With views of the Arboló Strait and the peculiar rocky silhouette of the Sleeping Geganta.

We reach a point where we can already make out the Estac houses.

We begin to descend through rocky terrain where our path merges with the trails of the sheep.

We cross a small ravine and continue along a path with dry stone walls.

We passed near a farm.

Next we arrive at the Daball spring, right at the entrance to the town of Estac (3:10 - 1,170m).

We cross the center of Estac passing under the church of Sant Marçal and continue the route in a W direction.

Right at the exit of the town we find Mencui and Balestui signposted, indications that we follow.

We descend between meadows and forests.

For a fairly losing terrain and busy roads.

We come across, very occasionally, some yellow mark of worn paint and some indicator, which help us to orient ourselves.

Further on we go back into the holm oak forest and the path becomes more defined.

We are flanking the mountain through a fairly steep terrain with a reddish composition.

Approaching little by little in the Font del Llop ravine.

We come to a fork.

The path below is marked with a yellow arrow. We ignore it and continue up the path above, which is also marked with yellow painted signs.

We cross two torrents, the first of which we cross at a ford over a waterfall.

After crossing the second torrent, when it seems that the path ends and just before a landslide, we suddenly go uphill.

Going through a diffuse path that a little higher up becomes more evident.

We climb quickly making loops through an oak grove. We continue ascending and link up with a more well-trodden path, which we follow to the left.

We are gaining altitude, now more calmly, through an oak grove and advancing between dry stone walls.

We arrive at a small mountain pass with an orri, a point where we turn towards the O.

The path widens.

We can already make out the core of Mencui.

Little by little, the path becomes jammed again until a point is reached where we can no longer pass and we have to go look for the track that we have below us.

We continue the itinerary going up this road.

Until we reach the half-ruined houses of Mencui (4:50 - 1,261m).

Attention: from Mencui the signposted path continues directly towards the Cossant hut, but as a result of a recent landslide this path is impracticable (at the time of documenting this route). Therefore, next, we will follow an alternative itinerary to the Cossant hut.

We leave the signposted path that passes under the town and return to the Mencui track, where we climbed a few minutes ago.

Now we go down in the direction of Escós between meadows.

We went over the edge of Pubill.

Just after crossing two ravines, we arrive at the Escós intersection (5:35 - 940m).

We leave the track that goes down to the left towards Escós and Baro, and we take the track to the right.

The track goes up to the Tolzó forest.

We go up, making loops through a sensational forest of red pine.

Finally, we reach the Cossant hut (6:55 - 1,339m), the highest point of the entire route, where we return to the signposted path.

After regaining strength while enjoying the views offered by this wonderful natural viewpoint -the Torreta de l'Orri, the Pica d'Estats massif, the mountains of the High Pyrenees- we continue our tour.

We return to the path marked with yellow paint marks that passes under the Cossant rail.

The path progresses in a southerly direction along the wooded hill and soon we find another hut in ruins.

Ruined board.

We continue to lose altitude along the path, now on a more sloping terrain.

To the bottom of the llau or Llop ravine.

We make a few meters along a nice stretch of cobbled path, just below some large limestone walls.

We go around the Rock of Sant Pere Vell.

While we can already contemplate the Pla de Corts plateau, which is presided over by the peculiar rocky silhouette of the Sleeping Geganta.

We continue going down.

Between dry stone walls.

We passed near a farm.

We arrive at the picturesque village of Balestui (7:55 - 865m).

The Balestui fountain.

We leave the nucleus of houses.

We passed by the side of the church.

We continue in the direction of Peramea.

We cross the Ancs river by a bridge.

We go back up through an oak forest.

We soon leave behind a crossroads and the path towards the Enjaume farmhouse and the center of Bretui.

We cross a rocky hill.

We go straight down to the Pla de Corts.

THE PLA OF CORTS

The Pla de Corts -located in a transition zone between the Pre-Pyrenees and the Pyrenees- has very particular orographic and climatic characteristics that have attracted and facilitated human presence since the Bronze Age. Witness to this presence since megalithic times are the many remains that paleontologists have found. The central areas of the plateau, flatter, have been used as farmland and meadows. Instead, the mountain slopes have been used as grazing land and for forestry production. In turn, the presence of the nearby Montcortès lake has turned this entire area into an area of special interest for birds. You can see migratory birds that make a brief stop on their journeys, but also Pyrenean birds of prey: the common vulture, the Egyptian vulture, the red kite, the buzzard and the bearded vulture.

We advance through an area of crops and make a few last meters between dry stone walls until we reach the medieval center of Peramea (8:50 - 902m).

We pass by the Plaça fountain and the popular Olmo de Peramea and turn onto a street that goes to the left towards the cemetery.

Halfway down the street, just behind some containers, the Gerri de la Sal path starts.

The trail will link and leave the paved road several times.

We have to follow the yellow signs of continuity at all times.

We make the descent down the rocky slope of the mountain.

After losing almost 300m of unevenness, we reach the center of Gerri de la Sal (9:30 am - 607m).

We are at the southernmost point of our route. Then we will board our way back to Sort following the course of the Noguera Pallaresa river. This will be the easiest part of the circular itinerary, we will advance at all times along a well-marked path and in the shade of the riparian forest. First we cross the C-13 road

Then the monumental Romanesque bridge of Gerri over the Noguera Pallaresa river.

We climb a path towards the Arboló sanctuary (9:55 - 640m), from where we will enjoy a fabulous view of the Arboló Strait and the river just below us.

The wonderful Romanesque bridge of Gerri de la Sal.

We continue along our path between dry stone walls.

Moving away little by little from Gerri de la Sal.

We walk up a cobblestone path.

We can see the hermitage of the Mare de Deu d'Arbolo.

The Soc d'Arbolo.

Tree Sanctuary.

From the sanctuary we go down a wide path protected by a railing to the intersection of the Arboló bridge.

Going down to the bridge.

We leave the bridge behind and continue parallel to the river, which we have on our left, in the direction of Baro.

Tree Bridge.

We pass by the rocks and climb a few meters to overcome the Strait of Arboló.

Next, we enter a red pine forest.

We went down to some meadows next to the river.

We arrive at the Arcalís intersection.

We continue straight towards Baro along the dirt track.

We pass through an area of poplars.

And meadows.

We arrive at the Arcalís - Baro bridge (10:45 - 637m).

We have the nucleus of Baro on our left, on the other side of the river.

We continue going up the Noguera Pallaresa along its eastern bank, following the directions for "La Torreta - Arcalís - Malmercat".

We join a road and follow it for a few meters to the right. From the same road, we leave behind the road to "La Torreta - Arcalís" and continue along the paved road until the next curve.

We join a road and follow it for a few meters to the right. From the same road, we leave behind the road to "La Torreta - Arcalís" and continue along the paved road until the next curve.

We got through a couple of herd gates.

We enter a beautiful area of grass meadows.

We see postcard landscapes.

We get closer and closer to the Borda de Menal.

We advance along a very pretty path between dry stone walls.

We overcome the Roca Grossa ravine.

Next, we follow the stream uphill for a few meters and quickly enter a shady oak forest.

At this point we leave aside the Malmercat path and continue towards Savarneda and Sort.

We are following the slope of the mountain.

Up and down and across several dry ravines.

We reach a point from where we can already see Montardit de Baix, on the other side of the river.

We continue making route alternating sections of path and sections of track, through meadows and oak groves.

We go up until we cross a road just below a farm.

We passed through some pretty meadows.

We continue climbing through the forest until we enter an area with sparser vegetation and weeds, where the path becomes disfigured.

We climb this path enjoying the views we have of Montardit.

Until we found this detour. We go up the dirt road to the right.

We continue advancing between dry stone walls.

Path through the forest.

We arrive at another detour towards Malmercat.

We leave this road behind.

And we can already see the area of Les Vernedes and the nucleus of Sort in the background.

We are going down towards the meadows.

We arrive at Savarneda's house, which we leave behind.

We arrived at the Cantó River.

We cross the river on a wooden bridge.

Let's leave on the right the path that climbs towards the Siarb valley (Soriguera and Llagunes) and continue to the left.

Next, we find a fork and the Sort Nature Trail and the Àssua Valley.

At this point we have two alternatives to tackle the remaining section to Sort. We opted for the path to the left,

First, it follows the course of the River Cantó until the confluence with the Noguera Pallaresa.

And then follow this course to Sort.

Path of Les Vernedes.

Cows grazing in the meadows.

We pass through the pleasant plain of Les Vernedes.

We continue along a comfortable path equipped with a wooden railing on both sides.

We entered Sort.

We cross the town by the road.

We pass through the center of the town and continue straight on.

Until we reach the Hotel Les Brases (693m - 12:55h), the starting and ending point of this long and exciting circular circuit.