Country High Point #14 – Andorra- Pic de Coma Pedrosa (2943m)

Updated October 14, 2025
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The highest point of Andorra was the second peak on this family double header high point grab bag.

We were staying on the French side of the Pyrenees and the plan was for me to head off nice and early, around an 80 minute drive one way, bag the peak and be back in time for tea. Meanwhile Jo and O could chill by the pool (still 20 degrees in late Sept) and make a day of it. Well that didn’t go to plan.

The pool was shut, no one else was about at all, not even staff, the place was literally deserted, it was right on the arse end of some moody tiny village and there was nothing to do anywhere.

So, we ended up booking two nights in Andorra, abandoning our mini chalet in the ghost town and hoping no one would break in and steal my boxies and socks.

This made me feel much better, Jo and O could relax in a nice hotel with actual people around and I could swanny off down the road (only 25 minutes away this time) and bag the high point.

Andorra btw, purpose built for tourism and skiing, but what a cool little nation, surrounded by mountains and valleys. 85,000 people strong, making it the 11th smallest nation by population in the world. And another micro state ticked off.

Hiking Data

Start:

Coma Pedrosa Trail Carpark

Difficulty:

3/5

Distance:

14.5km

GPX File:

Download GPX File

Summit:

Pic de Coma Pedrosa

Date:

20-09-2025

Ascent:

1453m

Time:

5 Hours

Weather:

Sunny/Overcast

What 3 Words:

///repack.midway.doff

Route Map

Details

Coma Pedrosa Hike

Route Overview

So off I went, a 25 minute drive to Arinsal from where we were staying in Canillo.

There’s a dedicated car park that I used which is linked above, I think it was about 5 euro for the whole day.

You can see from the graph below the map, that it was a pretty steady incline, and the elevation really does make it look like the perfect triangular peak.

This was a very similar hike to Musala, Bulgaria in regards to elevation gain, but 10km less distance.

So the last few km’s really do get the calves and quads burning, especially as I was against the clock, had to get back the hotel to watch the Mighty Reds beat the blueshite in the Merseyside derby didn’t I :)

The first part of the hike is through forest until you nearly reach the refuge, which is signposted, it opens up to a valley. Where I saw what looked like a wolfs footprint, then 10 metres further on I spotted a carcass (could have been a big dog, but I’m going with wolf, no dogs where seen that day) I didn’t bother with the refuge as it was around a 15-20 minute detour, although I was dying for a nice coffee break.

There are two paths to chose from for the final ascent, I decided to take the more rocky path to the right near the lake where it splits off. This was fun and had a few tiny bits of scrambling. The other path from what I read and could see was heavily covered in scree, so I definitely couldn’t be arsed with that.

I spent around 20 minutes on the peak, admiring the views and topping up the depleted energy levels (thanks baby O for the shit nights sleep) with some scran for the trip down.

It took around 5 hours in total out and back, a really enjoyable one and the highest peak I had reached so far (via a proper hiking route anyway).