Tour of Aneto

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The walk starts from Fuente de la Pubiya, which is easily accessible by car and has a car park nearby. This walk allows you to reach your first peak at over 3,000 metres whilst enjoying magnificent high-mountain scenery, including glacial lakes, ridges and panoramic views of the Maladeta massif. However, the route remains challenging due to its length and elevation gain: it is advisable to be reasonably fit and to have experience of mountain walking before attempting it.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.52 mi
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    Average duration: 4 days 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 9,741 ft
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    Descent: - 9,744 ft
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    Highest point: 9,944 ft
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    Lowest point: 4,488 ft

Stages of the route

This route needs several days, find the details below:

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    Fuente de la Pubiya – Prados de Llosás

    ↔5.63 mi ↗3,074 ft ↘476 ft
    Starting from Fuente de la Pubiya and ending at Prados de Llosás. The first day covers around 10 km with a climb of nearly 1,000 m. A lovely, gradual climb through the heart of the valley, with superb scenery and a finish in a magnificent setting.
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  2. 2

    Prados de Llosás – Cap de Llauset mountain hut

    ↔3.65 mi ↗3,156 ft ↘2,257 ft
    The route runs from Prados de Llosás to the Cap de Llauset mountain hut. This is a day during which you’ll have the chance to climb a peak over 3,000 metres high, the Tuca de Culebres. From there, you’ll be able to enjoy a magnificent view of the Aneto. You’ll then continue on a gentle descent to the mountain hut.
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  3. 3

    Cap de Llauset mountain refuge – Plan d’Abaixo

    ↔9.05 mi ↗2,920 ft ↘4,767 ft
    The route starts at the Cap de Llauset mountain hut and ends at Plan d’Abaixo. This stage takes you over the Col d’Ixalenques, which rises to an altitude of 2,812 metres. You’ll enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the surrounding peaks before beginning a long descent to Plan d’Abaixò, in the heart of a wild and unspoilt landscape.
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    Plan d’Abaixo – Fuente de la Pubiya

    ↔6.17 mi ↗630 ft ↘2,231 ft
    The route runs from Plan d’Abaixo to Fuente de la Pubiya. This final stage, approximately 10 km long, will take you back to the starting point of the route. You’ll follow mountain paths offering beautiful views of the valley before finishing with a gentle descent to Fuente de la Pubiya, thus completing this circular walk.
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Other walks in the area

Walking Fuente de la Pubiya – Prados de Llosás

Visorando Member
↔5.63 mi ↗+3,074 ft ↘-476 ft ◔5h 15 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
Starting from Fuente de la Pubiya and ending at Prados de Llosás. The first day covers around 10 km with a climb of nearly 1,000 m. A lovely, gradual climb through the heart of the valley, with superb scenery and a finish in a magnificent setting.

Walking Estos car park – Estos mountain hut

Visorando Member
Parking Estos - Refuge d'Estos
↔5.17 mi ↗+2,011 ft ↘-115 ft ◔4h 10 ▲Average
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
The first day of the Tour des Posets, which offers a gentle start with a steady climb to the Estos Mountain Hut. Initially through woodland, partly alongside the Rio Estos, the path follows the GR®11 route and takes you close to the Gorgues Galantes (waterfalls) before reaching thefirst mountain hut on this tour.

Walking Tour du Posets

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Tour du Posets
↔27.38 mi ↗+10,600 ft ↘-10,584 ft ◔4 days ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
A very scenic circular route with varied landscapes, taking you round the Posets Massif within the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park. A 4-day route starting from the bottom of the Benasque Valley, with 3 nights in mountain huts (Estos / Viados / Angel Orus). The last two stages feature significant elevation gain and rocky sections, making them longer than the first two.

Walking Ibón de Batisielles

Visorando Member
↔9.67 mi ↗+3,494 ft ↘-3,461 ft ◔7h 30 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
A very pleasant walk that goes as far as the Batisielles tarns and takes in a section of the path to the Estos mountain hut. The walk passes a small hut – the Santa Ana hut – which is very charming. You can make an initial stop at the Batisielles tarn, where you can take the path leading directly to the pass between the two tarns to avoid the following sections. You can also head to the second ibon, the Aigulla de Batisielles, but this adds an extra 100 metres of elevation gain. You can turn back and take a path to avoid the avalanche couloirs. There is also a very difficult and very long section through the middle of the avalanche couloirs and over rocky ground. The rest of the route through the avalanche couloirs continues to feature dangerous sections. To see the paths more clearly, switch the map to OSM Rando. Please stay on the paths and respect the mountain environment.

Walking Estos Valley with the Batisielles and Escarpinosa mountain lakes

Visorando Member
↔9.99 mi ↗+3,497 ft ↘-3,530 ft ◔7h 40 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
Park at the free car park in Estos. Follow the GR® as it climbs gradually, passing close to the Embiase and then the Ana hut. Then turn left towards the Batisielles ibonet. We choose to continue towards the upper lakes: a steep and demanding climb to the Gran de Batisielles ibon, followed by a gentler slope to the Aigüeta ibon. Lunch break by the lake after a short scrambling section. Return via the Ibon d’Escarpinosa: a more technical route with numerous scree slopes, where you must follow the cairns closely and remain vigilant, even in the forest. Once in Escarpinosa, we take a circular route to explore the two ibons, where a few locals are swimming in August. The descent alternates between steep slopes and more gentle trails before rejoining the GR®, the perfect way to round off this beautiful, long day.

Walking Remuné Valley and Ibon

Visorando Member
↔4.70 mi ↗+2,165 ft ↘-2,093 ft ◔4h 05 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
A hike following the Remuné ravine, classified as ‘moderate’ by the Tourist Office, but we found the route to be more technical due to the numerous scree slopes and small streams, which made the rocks slippery. Some of the climbs are steep but over short distances; you climb whilst enjoying views of the various surrounding peaks and the sound of the waterfalls. The upper Ibons were almost dry, but the plateau then allows you to climb up to the Ibon de Remuné, which offers a little haven of tranquillity. A pleasant outing, though longer than expected.

Walking The three waterfalls towards Cerier

Visorando Member
↔4.21 mi ↗+1,106 ft ↘-1,099 ft ◔2h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
A very beautiful hike. There is a tricky 10-metre section at the waterfall, but there is a safety line to help you. The outward journey is a little more difficult than the return journey, but it's worth it. And it's good to do it in this direction. The return route crosses fields.

Walking Aiguallut Waterfall and Forau d’Aiguallut

Visorando Member
↔9.62 mi ↗+1,942 ft ↘-1,962 ft ◔6h 05 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
A beautiful succession of landscapes including a plateau, a mountain refuge, a pass and a waterfall… Park in the car park accessible to tourists. Alternatively, there is a paid shuttle bus from Bénasque to La Besurta. Water is available at the La Besurta car park, at the refreshment bar and at the mountain refuge.

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