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#164 of 300 · Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Monte Perdido

SpainAragon (Huesca)

The highest limestone massif in Europe, climbed from the Ordesa canyon past the Cola de Caballo waterfall to the Góriz hut and on by the Lago Helado and the steep Escupidera slope, which often holds snow and needs crampons.

Distance
31 km
Out and back
Ascent
2,150 m
High point 3,355 m
Time
2 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Expert
Scrambling, via ferrata, serious exposure, glacier or altitude.
Best months
Jul–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Pradera de Ordesa (Torla)
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Route

Topographic map of Monte Perdido, from Pradera de Ordesa to Monte PerdidoPradera de OrdesaCola de CaballoRefugio de GórizMonte PerdidoStart: Pradera de OrdesaTurn-around: Monte Perdido© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartTurn-aroundWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Pradera de Ordesa
  2. Cola de Caballo
  3. Refugio de Góriz
  4. Monte Perdido
  5. back the same way

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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