Font del Mallol - Beixalís (Ruta 40)

We start the route from the Fontetes square in La Massana, next to the Pal cable car, and follow the track in a descending direction until we reach the lowest point of the town, continuing along the Gravades path, which takes us to Aldosa. After reaching the CS-335 road, we head right towards Anyós. After 2 km, we turn left towards the coll de Beixalís, taking the CS-310. At km number 3 of our route, we will take a detour to continue on a forest track that avoids some road sections; this track reconnects with the CS-310 road for 500 m before continuing through the forest in the area of Oriosos and Cortals d'Anyós, with great views of the entire west side of Andorra, including peaks like Carroi, Cubil de Pal, and Comapedrosa, among others. In this uphill segment, we will face a short incline where the slope and natural condition of the ascent make it quite technical; it’s a stretch of 50 m. After that, we will follow a fun uphill path that will take us to km 6.4, where we will emerge back onto the road; from here we will descend a few meters along the road and on our right we will see the track leading us to the Font del Mallol; it’s a quiet track that leads to the plateau at coll de l'Estall where we will find Font del Mallol. Immediately, we will continue climbing along a footpath that gains elevation steadily and isn’t overly technical, leading us to the highest point of the route from where we will initiate our first descent that will take us past a spectacular viewpoint. We continue on the footpath with minimal incline, but with some rooty areas that make it quite technical at certain points, leading down to the road that climbs to coll d'Ordino. From this point, optionally, we can either continue up to the coll or head down towards Ordino. If we choose to descend, we will initially take the same paved road, and after 200 m, we will follow the path of the old Camí Vell, which is a long descent with some technical sections; we recommend taking breaks to rest and continue enjoying the descent until we reconnect with the road. We will continue the descent and deviate to the left at the 1.6 km point of the CS-345, heading towards the Gonarda area and subsequently to Aldosa. The final pedal strokes of the itinerary will take us back along the Gravades path, in the opposite direction of the start of the route, until we return to La Massana.