Our summer season has come to an end and what a great summer it has been! We’ve welcomed more hikers than ever to the Pyrenees and the Picos de Europa.
A fantastic summer of hiking!
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The Pyrenees Articles
Legend of the creation of the Pyrenees
There are several versions of the legend of Hercules forming of the Pyrenees. The one I’ve read recently involved Atlas and Hercules – two of the most powerful gods. Atlas lived happily in his city of Atlantis. He had a peacful and placid caracter....
Thanks for a great walking season
The summer 2012 season is over and we’d like to thank all of our guests for making it another fantastic summer for Hike Pyrenees. We got up same great peaks, saw fantasic flowers and wildlife, ate plenty of tapas and had a fantastic time showing you all the...
Peña Roya and Peña Blanca
I’ve wanted to do some of the peaks of the Sierra de Tendeñera and yesterday finally got up there. It’s a magnificent 12km long ridge with imposing cliffs on both the north and the south. We approached from Ibon de Asnos up the north slopes. It was pretty...
Workshop on animal tracks
There’s a workshop and excurison on identifying animal tracks, birds nests, feathers and lots of other interesting stuff this Wednesday at 6pm in Riglos – you need to call and put your name on. It’s a beautiful area with beautiful high red...
Ladys Slipper Orchid
The wonderful and very rare Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) has been in flower again this June. The Valley de Tena is luck enough to have a population of around a dozen of these fantastic plants. It’s one of only 3 populations left in the...
First walking holidays of the season
The season is well underway here in the Pyrenees and we’ve had a couple of Lakes & Valleys guided walking holidays as well as lots of guests doing self guided walking holidays. We’ve been blessed with some fantastic early season weather with lots of...
Hiking to Pelopin (2007m)
The peak of Pelopin can be reached from the Cotefablo pass which is half way between Biescas and Torla. The pass is over 1400m so it makes a great place to quickly get up into the mountains from. Friday afternoon I was suffering from cabin fever after a week of bad...
Puente del Paco in Sallent de Gallego
This 16th century bridge is called ‘el viejo’ or ‘del Paco’ as it links the district called ‘El Paco’ with the main part of the village. A wooden bridge has existed here since 1427 and was replaced by the stone bridge around 1565. A lot of bridges were constructed in...
Romanesque churches of the Serrablo
The region is famous for its Romanesque churches which date back to the 10-13th centuries with the tiny villages of the Serrablo having some of the best examples. I went for a bike ride yesterday through this flat glacial valley that lies south of Biescas passing...