Cataluña lake district
If you love lakes of the glacial variety then this is the place to visit. There are more than 200 of them packed in between peaks which soar up to nearly 3,000 metres. Looking at the map, there appears to be more water than land in some areas. Footpaths weave between...
Allepuz – the pillars of wisdom
Don’t let the headline confuse you. Because there are a lot more than seven. The stone pillars stretch across the landscape like some baffling expression of pagan worship. In the vast emptiness of Teruel they seem eerie and the first question that springs to...
A ski resort that became a village
Candanchú is officially a ski resort. But as it was inaugurated in 1928, it has become an established village over the last century and even has a small military base. It stands above the valley formed by the River Aragón and ice ages, with the historic city of Jaca...
Epsot – Peguera valley walk
This route on the GR-11.20 ascends the beautiful Peguera valley, following the tumbling Peguera river – which is really a lusty mountain stream – along forest trails which criss-cross the watercourse on wonderful wooden bridges. The suggested finish point is the...
Fortune favours Fortanete
Fortanete is in a favourable spot – and is just up the road from Allepuz, the most recently featured destination in Teruel. It’s an attractive village, as the photos show. Terracotta-tiled roofs sit atop ancient stone walls. In the central square the large...
Vall Fosca; a southern sojourn
Being able to park a car at 1,780 metres above sea level at the Sallente lake and hydroelectric station means that very high places can be reached on day walks from this spot at the head of the Fosca valley. And the highlighted route below allows the walker to view no...
8 pass walk via Lizara part 1
My favourite walk from Candanchú is on the new route of the GR-11. It is possible to do a very long all-day walk, which goes to Lizara mountain refuge, continuing to the Estanés glacial lake and returning to the village on the old GR-11. However, this takes at least...
Fortanete – up the Capellanía
The walk to the top of Capellanía at 1,775 metres is an enjoyable and varied ascent. And, with the village of Fortanete standing at 1,350 metres above sea level, you won’t have to put in an enormous amount of effort to reach the summit of what is, all said and done,...
The Zoticos ravine route
The old stone bridge across the river, the dry stone walls which house the village allotments, and the green, green grass. These are all factors which combine to create an idyllic pastoral scene at the start of this walk to the impressive Zoticos ravine. For this...
8 pass walk via Lizara part 2
It is 5km from Lizara up to the next pass, the Puerto de Bernera at 2,115m, passing through another fantastic mountain area. The path climbs to the wide entrance to the Bernera ravine, and bears left to ascend along the left side of the wide gulley. The terrain...
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