The Ratera Lake, located at 2.100 m. of altitude, is a natural lake and one of the most beautiful in the Park.
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For this trip we have 2 options:
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OPTION A: COMBINED (4x4 and walk)
AVAILABLE
Departure from Espot to Estany de Ratera (35 min approx.).
There, you will be free for sightseeing.
To go back, you will go down to Sant Maurici by foot (45 min approx.) and pick-up the taxi at the stop there.
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OPTION B: COMPLETE (4x4)
AVAILABLE
Departure from Espot to Estany de Ratera (35 min approx.).
There, we will stop for 20 minutes, and return down to the Lake of Sant Maurici where will have a second stop for another 20 minutes.
After visiting the Lake, we will return to Espot.
(Approximate duration of the journey: 2 hours)
From Estany de Ratera there are many optional excursions but the most popular are:
- Following by the left-hand side of the lake, after a 15-minute walk, you will arrive at the viewpoint, from where you will get a magnificent view of Sant Maurici Lake, the Encantats Mountains and the Escrita valley.
- Back to Lake Ratera you will go down the track set aside for the 4x4 vehicles till you come to the signpost to the Cascade which leads you to a waterfall some 8m high. You keep going down until you get to Sant Maurici Lake along the left-hand side of the lake (1 hour 30 min) from where you will catch the taxi back to Espot.
Schedules of the return trip vary by the season. Information can be obtained from the taxis stand or through our contact telephone.