Hiking
The Pyrenees offer a great variety of landscapes, from the alpine areas of the two Pyrenean National Parks (Aigüestortes & Lake Sant Maurici, and Ordesa & Monte Perdido) to the rocky areas where the mountain range meets with the sea, creating landscapes which have inspired artists like Dalí.
In Outdoor Adventour we offer all types of hiking routes around the most important protected areas in the Pyrenees.
Choose your route, either a half-day hike or a multi-day trek, such as GR11 and Carros de Foc, and enjoy the most popular landscapes of the range.
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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).
Camins del Cadí is a hiking route that mostly passes through Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park, a protected area with a great natural and cultural value, which can be explored on foot thanks to its good trail network. The starting point is in La Cerdanya, at the spectacular north face of Cadí. Along the route, we pass to the southern slope through the Gosolans pass towards Berguedà. This pass is the old path that connected the two counties in the past, which leads us to the imposing Pedraforca Massif. The final part of the route takes us to the Alt Urgell plain: a green area, rich in crops, bathed by the Segre River and surrounded by mountains.
Possibility of shortening the route regarding the available days:
4 days on foot |
4 days on foot with Pedraforca ascension |
3 days on foot |
We have grouped the second block of five stages under the name of Northern Ramat. The first day begins in the town of Àreu, the last town in Vallferrera. Throughout the rest of the stages, you will discover the different valleys in the High Pyrenees, as well as the peripheral area of Aigüestortes National Park, ending in the neighboring Aran Valley.
The first five stages are put together under the name of Eastern Ramat. On the first day, the entrance to the Pyrenees is through the mythical Collegats gorge and, throughout the rest of the stages, you will discover several valleys in the peripheral area of Aigüestortes & Lake Sant Maurici National Park and, as well as of Alt Pirineu Natural Park.
Lo Pallars Fer is a trekking that explores the paths of Alt Pirineu Natural Park, the largest protected area in Catalonia which still shows the values of the Pyrenean high mountains. During the route we will discover its wild valleys, meadows with cattle, leafy forests, paths by the river, charming villages, huts and hermitages, as well as cols with the best views towards the valleys of Pallars region, the most emblematic peaks such as Monteixo or Pica de Estats, and beautiful panoramic views of Aigüestortes & Lake Sant Maurici National Park.
Possibility of shortening the route regarding the available days:
4 days on foot |
3 days on foot |
2 days on foot |
The best way to discover a place is undoubtedly thanks to our local guides. Let them lead you through the amazing spots of Alt Pirineu Natural Park and discover all their hidden nature wonders. We will come along with you to explore them 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.
Its variety of high and mid-mountain landscapes shapes this space as a setting rich in both natural elements and architectural and historical heritage: high geological values, diversity of flora and fauna, more than a hundred lakes of glacial origin, as well as many anthropic elements of great interest such as a mosaic of meadows and forests, huts, etc. which give life to this entire territory.
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.
Guided hiking route through Estaon Valley, in Alt Pirineu Natural Park, wihch starts and ends in the village of Sort. Two days to discover the landscapes and traditions, as well as meet and talk to the last inhabitants of one of the most unknown and remote valleys in the Pyrenees. The tour is led by a local mountain guide who has a very good knowledge of the territory and the mountain progression techniques.
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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