ARRIVAL IN LLAVORSÍ
Description:
Check-in at accommodation. Walk around Llavorsí and optional visit to the Casa del Parc Natural (Natural Park House).
Accommodation in a 2-star hotel in Llavorsí.
TRAILS WITH HISTORY — FROM LLAVORSÍ TO BURG
Description:
Distance: 16 km
Time: 6h15 + stops
Elevation: +1350m / - 850m
We begin the route following a pretty trail close to the river that gives access to Coma de Burg valley. We will pass through the villages of Tirvia, Glorieta, Alendo, Farrera and Burg; small mountain villages where we can enjoy the tranquillity of the authentic Pallars.
Accommodation in a county-house rural lodge.
THE IRON FOREST — FROM BURG A ALINS
Description:
Distance: 18 km
Time: 6h + stops
Elevation: +900m / - 1200m
In the second leg of our journey, we’ll enter into the Virós forest, where the trees tell us about the history of the valley, its villages and people over the last few centuries. Walking through the forest is enjoyable owing to the wide variety of trees: pines, firs, birches and beeches… until arriving to the shepherd’s huts of Virós, the point at which we’ll descend into Farrera valley and to the village of Alins.
Accommodation in a mountain hostel.
Optional: Visit the iron museum Casa Sintet (Alins).
NEQUA… AN ENCHANTED MEADOW — FROM ALINS TO THE ESTERRI DE CARDÓS.
Description:
Distance: 16 km
Time: 6h30 + stops
Elevation: +1300m / - 1100m
This part of the journey is filled with contrasts that climb the Eixerto valley on a beautiful livestock trail. From this valley, we cross to Cardós Valley via Pla de Nequa, a magical alpine meadow from where we can contemplate the mountains and valleys of Pallars. Then, from this point we descend into the forest of Mata d’Esterri until reaching the small village of Esterri de Cardós.
Accommodation in a country-house rural lodge.
CARDÓS VALLEY — FROM ESTERRI DE CARDÓS TO ESTAON
Description:
Distance: 15 km
Time: 5h + paradas
Elevation: +860m / -850m
We begin this leg of the trip by walking up to the village of Ginestarre, following a panoramic trail until reaching Cardós Valley. Here, we re-trace the river Noguera de Cardós along a trail that flattens out near the river between herd-filled meadows and riverbank forests, passing through the villages of Lladrós, Benante and Ainet de Cardós. From Ainet, we ascend again into the solitary valley of Estaon to the village of Estaon which is seated quaintly atop the valley.
Accommodation in a refuge located in the village of Estaon.
Optional: a guided visit to the artisan textile-production workshop in Ginestarre.
THE HEARTBEAT OF PALLARS — FROM ESTAON TO LA GUINGUETA D’ÀNEU
Description:
Distance: 12 km
Time: 5h30 + stops
Elevation: +1200m / -1500m
The last section of the route follows the mythical Gran Recorrido trail which crosses the whole Pyrenean mountain range (GR11). We exit the village on a trail that ascends the valley to the pass Clot del Caubo, a hideaway that offers incredible views to the mountains of Aigüestortes National Park.
From here, the route follows ts last great descent through a beautiful forest that leads to Guingueta d’Àneu.
Accommodation in a 3-star hotel.
