8 Walks and excursions in Huesca

The Valley of Benasque, nestled between true giants of the Pyrenees such as Aneto or Posets, offers visitors endless possibilities and routes of different levels and characteristics. But if we are looking for a route for the whole family that allows us to go hiking with children through natural landscapes of great beauty and immerse ourselves in the mountain environment that can be breathed in every corner of the valley, Aiguallut is our destination. Ancient glaciers, spectacular waterfalls and everything under the watchful eye of the majestic mountains that surround us on this route.

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On the very edge of the Sierra and Canyons of Guara Natural Park, crossing the narrow canyons of the River Vero, this impressive route will allow us to contemplate the tireless work of nature. The medieval town of Alquézar, the starting and ending point of this excursion, adds all the splendour of its rich historical and cultural heritage to the not inconsiderable scenic and natural value of its surroundings, making this route and a visit to this town almost inexcusable if we consider travelling around Huesca.

Crossed by the Cinca River, the Pineta Valley seems to want to join the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, from which it is slowly escaping, with the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park. There are various routes and ascents that can be made from here and that lead to such impressive places as the Pineta Balcony or the Cinca Waterfalls, among others. But we also have walks as pleasant as the one that takes us to the Lalarri Plains, an excursion that will allow us to enjoy the spectacular landscape that surrounds the head of the Pineta Valley and some of the beautiful corners that it hides.

To talk about hiking and trekking routes in Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park is to talk about the Horsetail, the Soaso steps, the Path of the Hunters, the Ordiso Valley, Bujaruelo and so many other places and routes that do not fit in a single article. This beautiful excursion will take us first by car, to reach the beginning of the route, part of the embedded course of the river Bellos, and then go on foot on the first steps of the magnificent Añisclo Canyon visiting the curious chapel of San Urbez and the old mill of Aso.

Once again we jump from the valley to stop at Panticosa, more specifically at the Baños de Panticosa, whose fame goes back to other times when its healing waters were appreciated by the most select people in all of Europe. From this famous spa we can start the ascent to the Garmo Negro or the Peaks of Hell or if we prefer we can approach the spectacular Pyrenean Blues lakes, passing first by the Bachimaña reservoir. But we can also enjoy a route without great demands, that will allow us to cross the place and to discover the old sources of the spa and the viewpoints that surround it.

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Visiting the Valley of Hecho means immersing ourselves in its history, its villages and the nature that surrounds it. Going up the course of the river that runs through it, the Aragon Subordan, is to cross the narrow pass known as the Mouth of the Hell to enter the Western Valleys Natural Park where the lush Oza Forest awaits us just as we leave this steep gorge. Without a doubt there are many routes, mountains or hiking and trekking routes that this region offers, approaching the Pyrenean lake of Acherito or ascending the Castle d'Acher are some of the most common, but if we continue to go up the course of the river a beautiful and simple excursion awaits us to one of the jewels that this area of the Pyrenees of Huesca treasures.

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Jaca, the nerve centre of the region of La Jacetania, is the antechamber to no less unique Pyrenean valleys, valleys such as the Valley of Aragon through which one of the slopes of the French Way enters from France, known as the French Way through Aragon or the Aragonese Way. But if any mountain has a special connection with Jaca this is undoubtedly the Oroel Rock, a summit full of legends and mysticism and of an unmistakable silhouette from whose summit we can admire the spectacular landscape that surrounds this mountain of the Pre-Pyrenees, from where it is said that the reconquest of Aragon began.

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The Loarre Castle, the Collegiate Church of Santa María la Mayor or Collegiate Church of Bolea, the Montearagón Castle are some of the historical and cultural attractions that the Hoya de Huesca offers to visitors. But if there is an image that comes to mind when we think of this region of Huesca is undoubtedly the unmistakable silhouette of the Mallos of Riglos, a temple for lovers of the mountains. Through the route known as The Way to Sky we will be able, not without effort, to cross these slender rocks approaching the domains of the vultures that fly over them.

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