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#26 of 300 · Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Ordesa Valley and Cola de Caballo

SpainAragon (Huesca)

Follows the floor of the Ordesa canyon under huge limestone walls through beech and pine forest, past a series of waterfalls and the Gradas de Soaso cascades, to the Cola de Caballo waterfall in the Circo de Soaso.

Distance
17 km
Out and back
Ascent
600 m
High point 1,760 m
Time
6 h
Day hike
Difficulty
Moderate
Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
Best months
May–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Pradera de Ordesa
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Route

Topographic map of Ordesa Valley and Cola de Caballo, from Pradera de Ordesa to Cola de CaballoPradera de OrdesaGradas de SoasoCola de CaballoStart: Pradera de OrdesaTurn-around: Cola de Caballo© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartTurn-aroundWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Pradera de Ordesa
  2. Gradas de Soaso
  3. Cola de Caballo
  4. 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.