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Hiking
Spain has 16 National Parks within its state network of parks: Teide National Park, Timanfaya National Park, Garajonay National Park, Caldera de Tabueriente National Park, Cabrera Archipelago National Park, Picos de Europa National Park, Cabañeros National Park, Tablas de Daimiel National Park, Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, Doñana National Park, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Monfragüe National Park, Sierra Nevada National Park, Sierra de las Nieves National Park, as well as Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, and Aigüestortes and Lake Sant Maurici National Park. These last two parks are the only ones located within the Pyrenees.
Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park
This park is the second oldest in the Iberian Peninsula, it was declared as a protected area in 1918, and it is located in the heart of the Pyrenees of Huesca, entirely in the Sobrarbe region, Aragon. It also has the distinction of World Heritage Site by UNESCO for comprising part of the territory of the Pyrenees - Monte Perdido.
Its more than 89,000 hectares are divided into 4 main areas: Ordesa Valley, Añisclo Canyon, Escuain Gorge and Pineta Valley.
Aigüestortes & Lake Sant Maurici National Park
The only national park located in the Catalan Pyrenees, located in four different counties: Aran Valley, Pallars Sobirà, Pallars Jussà and Alta Ribagorça. This protected area's most representative element is water, which we will find constantly in the form of rivers, lakes and waterfalls if we walk through its large trail network.
It has several entrances, including Aigüestortes and Cavallers Dam through Boí Valley, Sant Maurici Lake through Espot, Colomèrs through Aran Valley and Sallente dam in Fosca Valley.
At Outdoor Adventour, we offer all kinds of guided tours to both Ordesa National Park and Aigüestortes National Park. Choose the tour that interests you the most or contact us to offer you the best solution according to your needs.
The Vall Fosca (Dark Valley in Catalan) receives this name due to the lack of sunshine hours as it is surrounded by steep mountains. At the top of the valley, there are more than twenty lakes located at the bottom of peaks over 2,500 meters high, which are part of Aigüestortes National Park. The lakes in this valley form an ensemble joined by tunnels that are used to constantly supply water to two power plants.
The proposed route will first take us up to Lake Gento by cable car, and from there, we will go to Colomina Refuge. After spending the night in the refuge, the next day we will have the opportunity to visit the different lakes in Vall Fosca, to later start the return following first an old railway track and then the Pigolo path until reaching Sallente dam.
Cable car transfer to Lake Gento.
Guide service during the two days of the route.
Lodging in Colomina Refuge, full board (dinner, breakfast and picnic lunch).
Transportation to Sallente dam (meeting point with the guide).
Extras in the refuge (drinks and food not included the full board, and showers).
Groundhogs are rodent animals, from the same family as squirrels, who live in high mountain areas. They usually hide in galleries or between rocks, and have a herbivorous diet. In addition, they achieve great communication between members of the same species through very characteristic sounds, especially to warn of dangers.
The proposed route will take us from Sant Maurici to Amitges, passing through the Ratera lakes. After spending the night in the refuge, the next day we will have the opportunity to climb one of the most emblematic peaks of the park: Ratera Peak, at more than 2800 meters high.
4x4 transfer from Espot to Sant Maurici (round trip).
Guide service during the two days of the route.
Lodging in Amitges Refuge, full board (dinner, breakfast and picnic lunch).
Transporte hasta Espot (punto de encuentro con el guía).
Extras en el refugio (bebidas y comida fuera de la pensión completa, y duchas).
The best way to discover a place is undoubtedly thanks to our local guides. Let them lead you on a route through one of the most special spots in the Pyrenees and discover all the hidden nature wonders existing in the only national park of the Catalan Pyrenees. We will come along with you to explore the park by means of a half-day guided route specially designed for all types of publics and always adapted to the physical conditions of the group.
In this protected area everything revolves around water. It is an Eden in which rivers, streams, and lakes create a beautiful setting where life springs up. Mountains of more than 3,000 meters give shape to a fairytale landscape in which you can immerse yourself, almost literally, in the abundance of waters that fill these lands with dynamism. Here you will discover how the snow from the Pyrenees and the melting ice generate an ecosystem in which the fauna and flora arise thanks to the water. With great slopes that go from 1,200 to 3,000 meters, the park contains examples of valleys, alpine pastures, evergreen and deciduous forests, up to the steep peaks that crown it.
The hiking tradition of Aigüestortes leads to a large number of itineraries that give access to the park from the different valleys that surround it. In addition, there are popular trekking routes such as Carros de Foc, which links the different refuges of the park, and the long-distance trail GR11, which crosses the park when passing through the Catalan Pyrenees.
A great adventure from North to South, four days of exciting activities. We will start walking the highest peaks and passing by the lakes of the National Park, where water is pure and vegetation is almost inexistent.
We will reach the source of the river and follow its course while cycling, until reaching the first inhabited village. Later, we will navigate 22km of river in an exciting rafting descent, with many rapids and also moments of calm waters.
Finally, we will spend the night in a glamping style mountain camp by the river, and will finish the adventure descending the popular Hell's Canyon, passing through the steep walls which the water shaped over centuries.
A great challenge, a journey across the Pyrenean water paths that you can’t miss.
Transportation from/to origin and internal transfers.
These transfers can be quoted separately.
A guided hiking route through Aigüestortes and Lake Sant Maurici National Park, in the Catalan Pyrenees. The start is in Boí Valley and and the end in Espot, crossing the park from west to east. The route, which requires a medium level of physical condition and a minimum hiking habit, allows to discover in the same day the two natural wonders that give the park its name: Aigüestortes and Lake Sant Maurici. You will spend the previous night in a traditional mountain hotel with a local atmosphere in Vall de Boí. The tour is led by a local mountain guide with very good knowledge of both the region and the techniques of mountain progression.
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