Anisclo Canyon

In the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, walk through the famous Anisclo Canyon, created by the Rio Bellos.

The altitude difference shown is an overestimate - it's only 500m.

Technical sheet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.40 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,096 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,102 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,459 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 931 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the large car park that overlooks the bridge and the Hermitage of San Urbez,
reached via the Fanlo and Nerin road.

(S/E) Follow the path (sign) to the San Urbez bridge.

(1) Cross over to the left bank of the Rio Bellos.
Take the wide path, leaving the path leading to the San Urbez monastery on the right. Continue North to the Sangons Bridge.

(2) Cross over to the right bank and continue North to Palanca de las Caixicariellas.

(3) Keep going with virtually no change in altitude to reach Palanca de Cumaz.

(4) At this point, climb slightly. A detour to the left takes the path away from the torrent bed, before returning alongside it.

(5) Continue due North to reach the wide expanse of La Ripareta.

(6) Take the same route back to the San Urbez car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 937 m - San Urbez hermitage car park
  2. 1 : km 0.05 - alt. 931 m - San Urbez Bridge
  3. 2 : km 1.32 - alt. 986 m - Sangons Bridge
  4. 3 : km 2.02 - alt. 1,046 m - Palanca de las Caixicariellas
  5. 4 : km 2.97 - alt. 1,112 m - Palanca de Cumaz
  6. 5 : km 5.14 - alt. 1,459 m - Lace
  7. 6 : km 7.13 - alt. 1,430 m - La Riparata
  8. S/E : km 14.4 - alt. 937 m - San Urbez hermitage car park

Practical information

There are no shelters on this route.
Water from the streams can be used, provided it is purified.

In the nearby area

This route takes you to the Col d'Anisclo and from there to Monte Perdido and beyond to the French cirques of Estaubé and Gavarnie. But beware, it's a long way on foot.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
User 3131301

Hello
We have a Garmin MK3 watch, which is very accurate. I downloaded the route and started the hike on the Visorando app, and I had the same number of kilometres when I finished.
Kind regards
Cathy

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bernardino
bernardino ★

Hello and thank you for pointing out that the distance is 21 km, which is actually 50% longer than the distance indicated by the app. I have a question: how did you calculate this distance? Please let us know your method so that we can include it in the app in the future.
Thank you in advance for your reply.

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vero4030
vero4030
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A cool walk, with a superb river and blue waterfalls. The climb was tiring in the heat, especially as we did it after the picnic, but we were well rewarded by being immersed in this beautiful countryside (rare flowers such as Pyrenean ramondies and corona de rey, birds, toads, tadpoles of the Pyrenean newt, vultures...).

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bernardino
bernardino ★

Hello Claude, thank you for your message about this outing, which is really worth discovering.
And for the coming season, I'd like to offer my encouragement to your outings and to your team in Brest.

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claude gouzalch
claude gouzalch
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Hike completed on 01/07/24, on a beautiful sunny day.
The route is very shady and fairly easy, except between points 4 and 5 where the gradient is steeper.
The views of the Rio Bellos and the canyon walls are well worth the diversions.

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randonneurintrépide
randonneurintrépide

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

The walk was well shaded, which we appreciated as it was very hot.

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randonneurintrépide
randonneurintrépide

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

very nice walk

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moucheur.m
moucheur.m

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

A lovely cool hike under a forest beside the river.

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bernardino
bernardino ★

Thank you for the mileage that you recorded and even had checked. In fact, when I took the measurement from the map, I found exactly 7.2 km between the car park and the Riparata return point. You can easily check this by simply reading the map.
I remember this hike very well when we were a large group and we had a very pleasant siesta on the rocks beside the torrent. And we didn't rush the 7:00 hrs we were supposed to. I don't think we would have done the 24.02 km you say in your timetable.
Moreover, no mention of the mileage appears in the previous comments.
Wishing you a pleasant end to the day.

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Marc BERTRAND
Marc BERTRAND

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Hello
Be careful with your description of this hike. Your information on distances and times is incorrect.
In fact, the walk described as 14.4 km is actually 24.02 km. We covered the distance in 5 hours 40 minutes, but if we take your average speed into account, we'd have to allow almost 7 hours. (Close to your estimate)
When we got back, we asked at reception if we'd taken the wrong route. They confirmed that the route was at least 22 to 23 km.
Good to know, then, for anyone interested

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jczegre@hotmil.com
jczegre@hotmil.com

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

superb, very shady walk with a gradient as described.
However, be careful not to use the WAZE outward bound function at the start, which will take you to a car park a long way from the actual start, resulting in an extra 200 m of ascent and a few extra km. On the way to the start, be sure to follow canyon d'anisclo.

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Sibelius05
Sibelius05

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice hike, but less spectacular than I'd imagined, as it takes place at the bottom of the cañón and mostly in the forest. On the way back by car, you have to stop at the second mirador to get an exceptional view of the cañón.

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jacques81
jacques81

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Arrive early to secure parking space

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ChloeVisiorando
ChloeVisiorando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Great walk, clear and safe path, a little frustrated by the arrival at the ripareta which doesn't add much compared to the 1st stop by the river. Makes you want to carry on to see if the view is different or more spectacular further on!

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jacques81
jacques81

hello

not done yet

congratulations on your work

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