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:

  1. S

    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 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 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 Prados de Llosás – Cap de Llauset mountain hut

Visorando Member
↔3.65 mi ↗+3,156 ft ↘-2,257 ft ◔4h 25 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
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.

Walking Plan d’Abaixo – Fuente de la Pubiya

Visorando Member
↔6.17 mi ↗+630 ft ↘-2,231 ft ◔3h 25 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
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.

Walking La Besurta: mountain hut, mountain lake and map

Visorando Member
↔5.46 mi ↗+3,071 ft ↘-3,071 ft ◔5h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
This is a hike in Besurta that passes by the La Renclusa mountain refuge, the Ibon de Paderna and the Plan d’Aiguallut. It’s a very beautiful walk with lovely mountains, waterfalls and viewpoints. It’s a really enjoyable walk and accessible for young children when properly supervised, but you’ll need to allow much more time than indicated. This route takes you past waterfalls and viewpoints. There’s also a door carved into the rock. The time given for the walk is without breaks. Please stay on the paths and respect the mountain environment.

Walking Besurta, Renclusa and Aigüalluts

Visorando Member
↔5.69 mi ↗+1,857 ft ↘-1,883 ft ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Benasque/Benás (Huesca)
A short hike starting from Besurta after taking the park bus from L’Hospital. This is followed by an ascent to the refuge, including a circular route to the ibon that very few hikers take. You then need to head back down to the refuge before setting off towards the pass via a steep climb of about 20 minutes. Descend towards Le Plan, enjoying numerous views along the way. Once at Le Plan, head for the waterfall at the back of the cirque for a relaxing break amidst the stunning scenery. Return via Le Plan, where you’re likely to come across far more people. The descent back to the Besurta car park is fairly quick. There’s a very pretty waterfall on the way out of Le Plan.

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