Soum des Salettes Route
- 4.6 mi
- round trip
- 3,708 ft
- climb
- 9,623 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Soum des Salettes Route is an out-and-back ski touring route in Occitania, France, inside Parc national des Pyrénées (cœur). It is 2.3 miles each way, 4.6 miles there and back. It runs between about 6,150 ft and 9,620 ft above sea level, with roughly 120 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Gèdre, about 4.8 miles east of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Soum des Salettes, Soum des Tours and Lenquo de Capo. Cascade de Matacas is within about 3 miles. For camping, Le Cairn and bivouac are within about 6 miles. There are 7 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Pista Negra de La Contienda
~1h 20m drive
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~3 min drive
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~58 min drive
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~54 min drive
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Cascade de Matacas
~5 min drive
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Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Aire de bivouac du Refuge des Espuguettes
~10 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Soum des Salettes Route for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
