Tour summary
700m summit in the middle of the Papenoo crater caldera
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Level: Difficult ***
Geographical situation: After the Papenoo hotel at about Pk19
Meeting point: 7h00 cimetière de l'Uranie
Distance by car: 1h45
Hiking time: outward journey 2h30 - return journey 2h30
Discovery: Ridge, ferruginous spring, Neck, 360° view, Panorama, Fauna and Flora
Description
A neck, or nek, is a residual volcanic relief, generally cylindrical or conical in shape, with a diameter of several tens or hundreds of metres. It corresponds to the vent of an ancient volcanic chimney that solidified at the end of an eruption and was then cleared by erosion. (source Wikipedia) . We climb through native vegetation for a good hour, including some remarkable trees. Once we’ve reached the ridge, we follow it for another hour, until we come to a huge boulder which we skirt and then climb to reach its summit. From here, a 360° view of the mountains! Then comes the descent by the same route, or you can extend the pleasure by descending the whole crest. If that’s not enough, there’s an alternative route that allows us to stop at the Maroto river waterfall.