High Pyrenees Natural Park
The Pyrenees off the beaten track!
Cardós Valleys - Ferrera Valley - Aneu Valleys
Welcome to the largest natural park
in Catalonia on the borders
of Val d'Aran, Ariege and Andorra!
Between 800m and 2500m, enjoy constantly
renewed sceneries: wild valleys, lush forests,
summer pastures, tumbling rivers,
emblematic peaks and countless high-altitude lakes.
Walk along lonely hamlets and villages
with their slate roofs, cross medieval bridges,
visit Romanesque churchesand Baroque hermitages.
Wildlife is everywhere symbolized
by the two emblems of the park:
the brown bear and the capercaillie.
Welcoming at mountain villages:
Sort or Esterri d'Aneu (Noguera Pallaresa valley, Pallars, Lleida)
TOUR 1
The Cardós Valley
6 days / 6 nights
1. Detour to the perched villages of Tirvia and Burg, refuge for Republican maquis during the Spanish civil war. Scenic descent to Araós
2. From Ainet de Besan, breath taking ascent of the legendary Grau d'Eixerto path to the wide panoramas of Pla de Negua (altitude: 2000m)
3. Vall de Cardós: an easy going walk to discover traditional villages, medieval bridges and churches. Diner and night at Ribera de Cardós.
* Free formula
with topo-guide of the routes
* Half-board accommodation
* Full board optional luggage transport
4. A beautiful section of the
GR 11 joins Estaon, "bordes de Nibros" and the panoramic Col de Jou before a spectacular descent towards Tavascan
5. "Path to Freedom" leads to the Port of Tavascan (2217 m) bordering Ariege. Return via the lake of Mariola and the "bordes de Noarre"
6. Last solitary stage between the villages of Arestui and Baiasca to discover a beautiful valley unknown to the general public between forests and rivers
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TOUR 2
Side roads
towards the Enchanted Park
6 days / 7 nights ( 1 optional)
- Half board or full board
- Transport of luggage to the stage
- Transfer to the start of the hikes
From 2 to 8 people
from May to October
Demanding stay for
familiar walkers
of the mountain suitable
to ensure 6 hours of
walks per day and elevation changes of 700 to 1300 m
J1- Balcony of the Cardós Valley
You leave Tavascan gently on the GR 11 for spectacular panoramas
Stage at the refuge of Estaon
J2- Towards the Guingueta d'Aneu
A beautiful connecting stage through the "bordes" and the heights of Caubo then the descent on the banks of the Noguera Pallaresa
D3- Ancient paths of Airoto
Departure from Borén for the valley of the medieval bridges towards Isil where the superb climb towards the refuge and the estany of Airoto begins.
J4- Black Lake of Peguera
From Espot, a magnificent, little-used route to the half-dozen lakes dominated by the Peguera peak
J5- In the heart of the Enchanted
Dream tour in the national park: Ratera waterfall, refuge and estany of Amitges,
Sant Maurici lake
D6- Magic of Aiguestortes
Through the Portarró d'Espot and its spectacular views, we turn towards the Estany Llong and then the meanderings of the river
D7- OPTION: The Vall de Boi
The exceptional Romanesque heritage of the churches of Barruera, Boi and Taüll, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
