Mountain refuge Bauma de Picanyes

At the head of the reliefs that feed the riera de Merlès the environment of Sant Jaume de Frontany à quickly changes from valley to hillside and from hillside to middle mountain with increasingly rough air. The Bauma de Picanyes , at 1,099 meters, it fits into that landscape of transition to the mountains of the Catllaràs, where the land already asks for reading of the itinerary, weather forecast and some autonomy even though it is not yet entered in the high strict mountain.

His practical interest is in the relationship between the valley bottom and the nearby elevations. To the environment are raised tops like Sant Marc , and above references as Cap de la Baga Alta , the Pedró or Roca del Ctillaràs which help to understand the mountainous character of the area. It does not work only as an isolated coat: it can also be used to break a day or to raise tours on slopes, cords and forests of the interior Berguedà, with levels that can be noticed even if the heights are not extreme.

If you get along signposted paths, the sector has connection to itineraries like the PR-C 51 of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà and, more in broad, with traces of long journey like the GR 4 or GR-241 . This makes the utility of the shelter much dependent on the plan of march: for those who go on a journey it can be a small reasonable deviation if a point of protection is sought in an unurbanized area; for a day's exits, it fits better as a support within a circular or link route between ravines and loins.

It is appropriate not to have services beyond the coat itself and to prepare the exit with the criterion of free shelter . The nearest source located, Font Mola It's a little over two miles away, so the water should not be taken for granted when it comes. In this type of land, with tracks, trails and half-mountain sections, the logistics weighs almost as much as the distance: sufficient water, time margin and attention to the state of time before entering the area.