Route du fer : fer et nature en Andorre

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Distance

4,24 km

Niveau

Facile

Dénivelé

+126 m / -22 m

La Route du fer d’Andorre, également connue sous son nom espagnol comme Route du fer est l’une des meilleures excursions à faire en famille en Andorre. Et ce pour plusieurs raisons : elle est facile, allie nature et culture, société et économie et présente de forme visuelle l’une des activités les plus importantes du pays, exercée entre le XVIIe et la fin du XIXe siècle : la métallurgie.

Cette Route du fer commence à Llorts, dans la paroisse d’Ordino. Il s’agit d’un parcours linéaire de 4,2 km (8,4 km aller et retour) avec une première partie en descente et une seconde partie légèrement en pente (126 m de dénivelé). Le sentier est signalisé avec les marques rouges et blanches propres du GR11. Sa durée totale est d’un peu plus de 2 heures. La Route du fer peut également être empruntée à cheval, entre Ransol et Arans, en passant par la Mine dels Meners.

Route du fer : aspects les plus intéressants

La Route du fer en Andorre vous dévoilera l’importance de l'activité métallurgique et la place occupée jusqu’au XIXe siècle. Quelques-uns de ses endroits les plus emblématiques, que vous pourrez visiter au fil de la promenade, faisaient partie intégrante du processus de production : obtention, transformation et commercialisation.

Le chemin est d’ailleurs parsemé de sculptures modernes et décoratives en fer. La Route du fer commence à la mine de Llorts, d’une profondeur de 30 mètres, que vous pouvez visiter en été. L’église de Sant Martí de la Cortinada se dresse sur l’autre extrémité du parcours. Cette petite église mérite une visite en raison de son histoire, très intéressante et de son architecture romane, mais aussi de ses beaux ouvrages en fer forgé. Les grilles des chapelles latérales sont d’ailleurs un bel exemple du travail magnifique des forges andorranes. D’autres exemples de l’architecture traditionnelle, comme la borda d’Ordina, sont également présent tout au long de la promenade.

La Route du fer en Andorre et au-delà

La Route du fer d’Andorre est en réalité un itinéraire culturel plus vaste, qui fait partie de la Route du fer des Pyrénées (Catalogne, Aquitaine, Ariège, Guipuzcoa et Biscaye). Son intérêt culturel et la collaboration entre les pays lui ont valu la mention d’honneur du Conseil de l’Europe en novembre 2004.

Outre la Route du fer d’Ordino, Andorre compte d’autres points d’intérêt liés à l’industrie métallurgique, pour vous familiariser aux mines, aux charbonnières, aux forges ou découvrir les habitats associés à cette activité. Certains de ces endroits complètent à merveille cette Route du fer, comme la Farga Rossell - Centre d’interprétation du fer, l’une des dernières forges actives du pays (La Massana), le Musée Casa de Areny-Plandolit, qui était une grande famille propriétaire des forges en Andorre et l’itinéraire « Homes de Ferro ».

La Route du Fer n’est réalisable que de juin à octobre. La saison s’étendra de mai à octobre si les conditions météo et l’état du terrain le permettent.

Vous trouverez plus de détails sur ce sentier et d'autres dans le Guide de randonnée Chemins d’Andorre.

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