Snowshoeing in the Ordesa Valley in Torla

The cold has arrived and it is time to bundle up to have a unique adventure. While others settle in to stay home and hibernate, we have another plan that will give us a unique experience and we want you to experience it with us. We are talking about a snowshoe route through the Ordesa National Park . There are many options, although we want you to know a classic and travel with us the Ordesa Valley in half a day .

There is something magical in this Aragonese National Park located in the central Huesca Pyrenees , in the Sobrarbe region , and what better way to enjoy of that mysticism that characterizes these places, that entering its slopes and trails to know the hidden face of these landscapes that could hardly be known otherwise.

With a half-day route , guided by a mountain guide and fully equipped with the necessary individual and group technical materials, we will have this snowshoe excursion that It turns out to be one of the most acclaimed, the Ordesa valley . We will know another way to have fun in the snow and we will find beautiful natural corners that will surprise our senses. You just have to come warm with snow clothes, bring some good snow boots and put the route in the navigator to start having fun.

Our snowshoe route starts from the municipality of Torla , which is the gateway to the Ordesa valley . From here we will advance to see the Ordesa Canyon from inside and following the course of the Arazas River . It is a beautiful route full of unique natural landscapes and where we can come across the mystical waterfalls of the Strait and the Cave . Impressive waterfalls that seem taken from a fantasy tale and that acquire a singular beauty when their surroundings are filled with an impeccable white blanket of snow.

When we discover these waterfalls and we have rejoiced enough in this environment, we will continue our snowshoe route , we will return along the opposite shore of the Arazas River until we reach the Arripas bridge where we can visit the Bucardos viewpoint . When we contemplate these views and with only the sound of the breeze in the background, we will continue through a lush grove full of beech and fir trees and we will continue our snowshoe route to the Cotatureo viewpoint , where another waterfall awaits us. Finally, we will visit an icon of this snowshoe excursion , the Stone of the Seven Faus .

Get to know this emblematic national park which is located just 1:20 hours from the Huesca province , less than 2:30 hours from Pamplona and just 2 hours from Zaragoza . Dare to enjoy the snow in another way and not just skiing. Try a different plan and do not let the cold be synonymous with plans at home, but with adventure and fun, and leave your sight perplexed while you get to know the Huesca Pyrenees with a snowshoe route snow visiting the Ordesa valley .