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sunday 16 april
2023 - Trekking bm559-600 -> day 3: 597-600  previous
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Summary:
part of a series of 5 daytrips and one 3-days backpacking trip in april
2023. This is day 6 and the third day of the 3-days hike from bm559 to 600. Most of these markers I have done at least 10 years ago and that is the reason to do them again. Today: last part of my 3-days trekking, wind still very strong, threatening fire in France, 'evacuated' by Carlos & Conchita Weather: bright sun, wind very strong The end of this trip also to be seen at Carlos & Conchita's website. |
 track-20230416.gpx
This gpx-track has not been manually corrected which explains the inaccuracy and misalignment at some points. The original elevation recording has been replaced by more accurate DEM-data with Gpsvisualizer.com. For cartographic backgrounds: see the cartography-page Gps-waypoints of all bordermarkers (most recent version): kml: esfr-bordermarkers-all-waypoints.kml gpx: esfr-bordermarkers-all-waypoints.gpx (with reliable elevation data added by gpsvisualizer.com) |
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According to Garmin
Basecamp (uncorrected track with elevation added by Gpsvisualizer.com): Distance: 6,3 km Max-height: 626m Min-height: 163m Elevation: +186m -593m Total elevation: 779m Start 8:29 Finish 11:33 Total time: 3:04 |
 | Awakening with a bright sun and strong wind. Although the wind kept raging through the night, I sleep fairly warm and well. (click photo to enlarge) |
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This gif-animation (conversion of a video) shows the windswept trees and bushes around my sleeping spot. |
 | Back on the track again. I have little water left but it's not far to bm600 where I will be picked up by Carlos & Conchita. In the background the hilltop of Torre de Querroig. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Passing along bm597. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm597 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm597 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Then climbing to the Torre de Querroig but the trail passes well underneath the top with the ruins of a castle. Very strong winds on the ridge. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | An information panel about the castel of Querroig, (click photo to enlarge) |
 | which also shows the borderline. There have been plans to create four intermediate bordermarkers at the top but the project was abandoned. See this page for more information. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Then descending on a long, rocky path to Coll de la Farella. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Just beyond the Coll is bm598 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm598 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm598, looking back, with the Torre de Querroig in the background. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm598, last picture. Now progress gets faster on the dirtroad. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | In the early morning I already got a message from Carlos Roca that there is a fire in France. Now I can see the smoke over the hills, drifting to the S, (click photo to enlarge) |
 | and already over the sea. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | I continue to bm599. (click photo to enlBm600arge) |
 | Bm599 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm599 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm599 (click photo to enlBm600arge) |
 | The Col des Balistres (bm600) comes in sight, that is where I will meet Carlos & Conchita. The smoke is already covering the hillridge. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Close to bm600, Carlos comes to meet me. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm600, the last one for today. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm600 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm600, with - from left to right - Conchita, their friend Emma and Carlos. We wanted to walk together to bm601 but now it's too smokey and risky because the fire is rapidly moving to the south. Later I wil hear that the fire reached the borderline in the afternoon. (click photo to enlarge) |
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we escape the danger zone and drive to La Vajol to pick up my car and
to visit bm559 to show Emma - being possibly an apprentice in bordermarkers -
another example. Then we have a late and delicious lunch in Perelada. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | We say goodbye and I drive to the tranquil camping Maureillas to enjoy a day of rest tomorrow. I am content. Despite the difficult conditions and long days, I can still handle a multiday backpacking trip in the mountains. (click photo to enlarge) |
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