Refuge de Tagnarède

The Refuge de Tagnarède is a simple self-catering hut in the Massif des Albères, in the municipality of Sorède in the eastern Pyrenees. It is located at around 1052 m directly on the French-Spanish border ridge near Puig Neulós and was built in 2003 by the Club Alpin Français (FFCAM), which still runs the hut today. The unattended base is mainly used as a stage on the Traversée des Albères, the GR 10 and the Haute Route Pyrénéenne. There is no catering, you have to bring your own food. Inside, there is a table with benches and a large wooden bunk bed for around twelve people, which can be heated by the fireplace if required. Drinking water can be obtained from the spring of the same name a few minutes' walk below the hut, which is why suitable water treatment is recommended. Access is on foot via the marked long-distance hiking trails from Laroque-des-Albères or Sorède; in addition, a passable forest road leads to about 50 m below the hut. The main season is from around mid-June to mid-September, but the hut is used all year round as a simple place to spend the night and rest on the ridge. Before each tour, you should carefully check the current trail conditions, possible closures and weather developments.