Hiking in the Pyrenees Articles

Two new guided hiking holidays for 2024

Two new guided hiking holidays for 2024

We've two new guided walking holidays for 2024 - the Beceite Spring Hiker (7-14th April) and the Catalan Pyrenees (18-25th May). Both are in fabulous hiking areas where we've run self-guided and private group trips for a number of years and are now offering as standard guided trips. Both trips are dual-level, with two hikes offered each day - a longer and a shorter option. Beceite - an...

read more
More hiking holidays in the Pyrenees

More hiking holidays in the Pyrenees

Here are some more photos of the superb holidays we had last July in the Pyrenees. We had a fantastic month of hiking and while the temperatures were a bit on the hot side, we had lots of sunshine and the rainjackets stayed in the rucksack the whole month! Peaks &...

read more
Free digital mapping for our Village to Village itinerary

Free digital mapping for our Village to Village itinerary

The Viewranger app is a free GPS and digital mapping app. It has excellent free, downloadable, hiking maps for the Pyrenees and all over the world. It’s perfect if you are doing a Hike Pyrenees self guided holiday, such as our Village to Village itinerary, and would...

read more
Fantastic hiking this July in the Pyrenees

Fantastic hiking this July in the Pyrenees

We had some spectacular hiking last month both in the Spanish Pyrenees and the Picos de Europa. Here are some photos and comments from our guests from our first couple of holidays this July. Picos de Europa, July 1st-7th In the first week of July, we spread our wings...

read more
10 reasons to visit the Central Pyrenees

10 reasons to visit the Central Pyrenees

The Central Pyrenees is considered to be one of the most stunning parts of the Pyrenees. You’ll find stone villages, flower filled valleys, stunning mountains and many interesting places to discover. Visit one of the oldest National Parks in Spain Established in 1918...

read more
2019 Ordesa National Park shuttle bus dates and times

2019 Ordesa National Park shuttle bus dates and times

The dates for the shuttle bus into the Ordesa Canyon from Torla have been published for 2019. The bus operates from the visitors centre in Torla to the Pradera in Ordesa where the main hikes in the valley start. Private cars aren’t allowed into the valley during...

read more
Three ways to explore Ordesa National Park

Three ways to explore Ordesa National Park

The spectacular canyons of the Ordesa National Park contain some of the best hiking in Spain. Its kilometre deep canyons are carved out of the limestone and have awe inspiring cliffs. Hikes range from gentle walks in alpine meadows with the cliffs towering above you,...

read more
Hike to the tower of Escuer Alto

Hike to the tower of Escuer Alto

Last weekend was again sunny here in the Pyrenees so I set out on another hike. My intention was to head to Aso de Sobremente which lies in a wonderful hanging valley, hidden above Biescas. You can do a big horseshoe route along the ridge and you have great views of...

read more
10 highest mountains in Spain

10 highest mountains in Spain

Spain is Europe’s second most mountainous country with an average altitude of 660 metres. It has a high central meseta with lots of fantastic and diverse mountain ranges to hike and explore. But which are Spain’s highest mountains and where are they? 1. Teide - 3715...

read more
First hike of the New Year

First hike of the New Year

At the weekend Ruby and I headed out for my first hike of the New Year from the border at Portalet. The weather was beautiful - cold but with clear blue skies and sunshine. As long as you don't want to ski we've had brilliant weather over Christmas with three weeks of...

read more