The route
It’s a good circuit to do all year round, being careful as there can be frozen areas in the winter near streams and shady areas. At higher levels we will find plenty of snow., so we should avoid going straight after it has been snowing. It would be best to check the weather forecast as it can be very different between Rialp (the lowest point) and Sant Genis (the highest).
The circuit is ideal for vertical treining and rythm changes as we climb. The distance and level change will allow us to recuperate easily to return next day. When we arrive to th Pla de Sant Genís we will enjoy great views, and on our way down the same track we will observe Orris peak and the meandering Noguera Pallaresa.
The track develops firstly between pastures and crops until we cross Surp and its surroundings where we will enter a leafy forest all the way until we arrive to the meadow.
When we leave Rialp, the path quickly climbs up the small street until we arrive Rialp castle’s ruins. We then follows the old “ferradura” way until Surp. We shall cross the village and the road to Rodés to carry on climbing with little rest from the suntrap of surp’s mountain until the outskirts and Sant Esteve’s hermitage. At this point we shall be careful with te livestock as we will cross two, one after the other. We will carry on climbing and quickly go into the woods, with plenty of shade, aand without stopping the climb we’ll arrive at the meadows that conform the Pla of Sant Genís.
The descent will be down the same circuit, so enjoying the wonderful views of Pallars.
