Climbing Montsec

The route to the top of Montsec is one of the most interesting ones found in the entire area, not just because it reaches the highest point of the entire mountain range, but also because the summit is a true spectacle from which you can see the peaks of the Pyrenees, as well as an enormous variety of birds.
The route begins at Collado de Ramis, which is 800 metres from L’Estall (towards Montfalcó). You’ll be able to find it right away, thanks to the first panel with information on the different birds, which also indicates the starting point of the route.
There are plenty of these panels along the route, which will provide more details about the birds that inhabit the area, and if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll catch a glimpse of some of them.
Start by following the yellow-and-white signs for the PR short-distance trail, which first takes you down a farm track. You’ll quickly leave this track and take the route which leads to San Miquel ravine, before turning to the left after passing an abandoned irrigation pond. The trail weaves through oak trees before reaching the ruined San Miquel Hermitage.
Here the trail becomes narrow and zig-zags continuously until you get to the rocky steps that lead to a narrow shelf cut into the rock which climbs over the wall and takes you to the channel that comes out at the hill, Pas de San Miquel, from which you can access the peak.
From here, keep going right along the well-marked path which cuts across a dizzying corniche before reaching the summit, offering the best panoramic views of the whole mountain range.
Return the way you came.