All hiking routes

Ordesa rewards a slow reveal: woodland beside the Arazas gives way to cascades, then the valley opens into the meadows of Soaso and the Cola de Caballo waterfall.

Sant Maurici introduces the high mountains through water and the striking outline of Els Encantats.

The western side of Aigüestortes combines quiet water with a gradual opening of mountain views.

Aiguallut offers a taste of big mountain scenery without making a summit the objective.

The Anayet lakes save their main surprise for the moment the climb opens onto a broad plateau.

Núria suits a day when you want high mountain surroundings while keeping the amount of walking flexible.

Irati reveals a different Pyrenean landscape, with the forest taking the role usually played by summits.

Escarpinosa offers an appealing combination of mountain water and pines growing close to its shore.

Gavarnie is a landscape whose scale makes more sense on foot than in a photograph.

Gaube compresses the transition from woodland to open mountain scenery into a relatively short outing.

Néouvielle is a strong choice for a day among lakes, granite slabs and mountain pines.

Bouillouses lets you plan a lake-focused day without making the Carlit summit compulsory.

Oô has a clear visual story: a woodland climb ends with water and a tall waterfall across the lake.

Ayous suits walkers who dream of seeing the Midi d’Ossau reflected in mountain water and are willing to devote a day to it.

Estaubé appeals when you would rather walk into a broad pastoral valley than approach a sheer wall.

Tristaina is a useful introduction to Andorra’s lakes: three bodies of water sit at different levels inside an open mountain bowl.

Juclar rewards the transition from the welcoming Incles valley into a more mineral lake basin.

Pessons offers a day among granite and a chain of high mountain lakes.

Choose Sorteny to look closely at nature: plants, riverbanks and woodland matter as much as distant summits.

Madriu is appealing because its mountain scenery can be read alongside traces of the valley’s earlier life.