Trekking in Spain - Picos de Europa

UNESCO-listed Picos de Europa was Spain’s first national park and it retains a wild, unspoilt character to this day. Based in Sotres – the highest village – you’ll walk through the park’s alpine meadows, beech forests and limestone massifs.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

Sotres | Stay in JuanJo and Sonia’s small hotel sampling their hearty homemade food

Garganta de Cares | Walk along cliff-cut pathways through this spectacular gorge

Aliva Valley | Take the exhilarating Fuente Dé cable car to enjoy stunning views

AU$2030 per person, trip only. (8 days)

NZ$2110

AT A GLANCE

WALKING GRADE: Moderate

ACCOMMODATION:

7 nights comfortable hotel

Optional single rooms available

MEALS:

101kg of CO²e

Average carbon footprint pp

MONTHS OF TRAVEL:

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Itinerary

DAY 1: Join trip at Bilbao Airport. Drive to the tranquil mountain town of Sotres.

DAY 2: Spectacular ridge walk for views of all three massifs of the Picos National Park.

DAY 3: Drive to Invernales de Cabao. Trek to Vega de Urriello Refuge at the foot of the iconic Pico de Naranjo.

DAY 4: Hike through beech forest to the hamlet of Tresviso. Drive to the pretty medieval town of Potes.

DAY 5: Take the spectacular Fuente Dé cable car up to 1,980m and walk down into the Aliva Valley.

DAY 6: Walk through the imposing Cares Gorge – a highlight of any visit to northern Spain.

DAY 7: Ascend Transmacondiu Col (1,850m). Picnic lunch on the Andara Vegas pastures.

DAY 8: Trip ends at Bilbao Airport.

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