Vall del Riu lake: the most recent dam

It’s the most recent dam of the infrastructures of FEDA. It was built during the summers of the years 1998 and 1999. It’s located in a wild and unfrequented valley.

To get there you can go from Plans de Ransol or from Bordes de l’Armiana near from Canillo. Halfway, we will find the non-sheltered refuge of Vall del Riu

Starting from Ransol:

• distance: 12 km (round trip)altitude difference: 780 m+/-
• duration: 5 h (2 h 45 go up and 2 h 15 step down)
• difficulty level: difficult
• Download the track 
• Starting point: Plans de Ransol (Canillo); Googlemaps 

Starting from Bordes de l’Armiana:

• distance: 11 km (round trip)
• altitude difference: 760 m+/-
• duration: 4 h 45 (2 h 35 go up and 2 h 10 step down)
• difficulty level: difficult
• Download the track (Armiana-Estany de la Vall del Riu a H:\Màrqueting i Comunicació\Comunicació\30è Aniversari FEDA\Recorregut Estanys amb presa\volta estanys hidro\tracks murs d'aigua)
• Starting point: Bordes de l’Armiana at the end of the Armiana Street, km xx of the CS-204 of Canillo; Googlemaps

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