Trekking routes with children in Navarre, hiking with the family

Without a doubt, a true temple of nature crossed by a totally conditioned route that allows us to cross this narrow gorge. An important colony of vultures, among other birds, will fly over our heads as we walk at the foot of the vertical walls that form the Foz of Lumbier accompanying the riverbed that continues to shape it. Together with Lumbier, the Foz of Arbayún and the Foz of Burgui, both of great beauty and natural value but with less conditioned or simple accesses or routes, mark the natural border between the Navarrese Pyrenees in the north and the wide valleys in the south.

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The Ultazama Valley is home, among other charms, to a natural area known as the Robledales de Ultzama and Basaburua where hundreds of years old singular trees, flora and fauna of great ecological value await us. A conditioned and adapted path runs through the interior of the Orgi Forest allowing us, for example, to contemplate the birds that live here from one of its observatories, a Birding experience for the little ones and not so little ones. We can also take the opportunity to visit the Monumental Oaks of Jauntsarats, another interesting option to take into account.

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The Lamias and the Baxajaun, among other mythological beings, are part of the legends, popular culture and some traditions that can be found throughout Navarre. Gateway to another world and home to mysterious beings, the Cave of Arpea is a true open book that allows us to contemplate the folds that for years have been shaping this land. A place that combines beauty and legends in almost equal parts and which we reach through a simple path, but not before being tempted with a visit to the different megalithic remains that populate the area or with the inexcusable stop at the Royal Factory of Arms and Ammunition of Orbaizeta.

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The steep Leyre mountain range is furrowed by countless hiking trails, some of them following the ancestral paths that the shepherds used to follow year after year in their traditional transhumant march. Others, such as the Path of the Fountain of San Virila, take us from the very Monastery of San Salvador de Leyre to the place where, according to legend, this monk took a 350-year nap after waking up and returning to his precious monastery. It is a much shorter walk than the one made by Abbot Virila and which will take us through this steep mountain range.

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The Pyrenees in Navarre now treasure not only natural jewels such as the karstic complex of Larra, but also form part of the history and culture of this land and its people. Ancestral traditions, which are still preserved today, are mixed with the old paths that were used by the locals, shepherds or smugglers who crossed the Pyrenees. Traditional routes such as the Way of Zemeto which guide us through narrow corridors or bring us closer to spectacular balconies with imposing views of the Roncal and Belagua Valleys.

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The Natural Park of Urbasa and Andia is another of the treasures of Navarre, in which we can find from leafy forests, some of them say enchanted, to demanding hiking trails through its rugged mountains. But it is undoubtedly the source of the Urederra, for the striking colours of its waters, for the rugged landscape that runs along the route and for the beauty of the landscapes that surround us at every step, one of the most visited hiking routes in Navarre. Children and not so children can enjoy, not without effort, the different and whimsical waterfalls as they walk through the colourful forest approaching the vertical walls from which the river Urederra rises.

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Touring, not only in autumn, the largest beech forest in Europe, and doing so while discovering the customs and traditions that inhabited and worked here is only a small part of what awaits us in the imposing Irati Forest. An explosion of intense and vivid colours make this Zabaleta Forest Trail an unforgettable experience that compensates for the effort required by this hiking route in the Irati Forest. The vast expanse of land available in this natural spot offers countless routes with which to discover corners such as the waterfall of Cubo or learn about the old timber industry in the area through the interpretative trail Errekaidorra.

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To crown one of the mythical summits of the Navarrese Pyrenees is another of the options that we are presented with. The apparent accessibility that the Orhi Peak offers us in summer and the splendid panoramic views that are contemplated from its top can make us fall into the error of underestimating this mountain and the preparation that its summit requires today. For that reason and as before any route or ascent that we decide to realize by simple that could seem to us it is vital to take into account all the advices and recommendations, to value all the factors and to apply the prudence and the common sense, more even if they accompany us children.

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