Bauma del Corneta

From Oix we will set off in the direction of Beget to find the track that follows the Oix stream towards the Hormoier valley. We will follow it until just after crossing the pont Trencat, where a path comes out on the right that should lead us to the Mare de Déu d'Escales.

To get there we have two routes: what we might call the “normal” one, which crosses the Escales stream by the “Agafa’t de l'asa” footbridge, and the one that follows the course of the stream.

If we take the second, we will pass in front of the tuta d'Escales, which is just to the right of the path (coordinates 463796 – 4681656 – 348), and further on we will cross the stream at a ford (if it is in flood, we will have to get our feet wet).

On reaching the Mare de Déu d’Escales, we will continue along the ascending path which, with a few bends, brings us to the house of the Maranyó and, from there, we will continue in a steep climb until we reach the coll de la Bassa, one of the few grassy flats in these parts (good panoramas!!).

Shortly after the col, the path begins to descend in zigzags over stony ground. We will have to leave it just at a marked left-hand bend (a pile of stones indicates the spot). The rock shelter is only 20 m from the bend, but there is still an obstacle to overcome: a scramble which – although not complicated – requires some care as it is done above a drop. The remains of a dry-stone wall indicate that there was once a small path here, now collapsed.

All in all, a good walk of between 2 and 3 hours.