Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
Adventures and information on the Spanish Pyrenees
Over Easter, my son Christopher and I started an adventure on the GR11, hiking a 60 km section over four days from Cap de Higer on the Atlantic coast to Elizondo in the Baztan area of the Pyrenees. The aim is to walk the whole of the GR11 trans-Pyrenean trail all the way to the Mediterranean in stages over several years.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Another year is upon us and we've chosen some of our favourite hiking adventures in Spain to give you inspiration for a healthy active holiday in 2019. Explore the spectacular canyons of Ordesa, the limestone spires of the Picos de Europa or the undiscovered Puertos...
A very merry Christmas to all our friends, guests and readers. Happy hiking for 2019, we hope you scale more summits than ever in the New Year and we hope to see you in the Pyrenees. From the Hike Pyrenees team – Phil, Anna, Hannah, David, Arkaitz, Juanma, Rosa,...
The church of Santa Elena, near Biescas, has since last Monday a new attraction, a newly discovered Neolithic dolmen, located just 50 meters from the existing one. Both date from about 5,000 years ago. Until Monday only one was known, and the other, although there was...
Next February we are running a guided snowshoeing holiday in the Valle de Tena. We’ve been asked about this lots of times by readers of the blog, so hopefully some of you will be able to come and join us for this advenure! Snowshoeing is brilliant fun and...
Our Summer 2019 is now ready so order your copy today and start planning your next adventure in the Pyrenees. Next summer we’ve a new itinerary – the Canyons of Ainsa – that explores the eastern side of the Ordesa National Park with hikies in the...