Ordesa: The Faja de Pelay and the Cola de Caballo
Aragon, Spain
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Ordesa: The Faja de Pelay and the Cola de Caballo
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Ordesa was made a national park by royal decree on 16 August 1918, three weeks after Covadonga, which makes the two of them the first in Spain. The Ordesa valley is a glacial trench with vertical limestone walls a thousand metres high, and the Faja de Pelay is a ledge path running along the face of one of them. Above it Monte Perdido reaches 3,355 metres — the highest limestone massif in Europe. The park joined the French side of the range as the Pyrénées–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site in 1997.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Walk the Ordesa Valley, where 21km² were declared a national park by Royal Decree on 16 August 1918, up to the Cola de Caballo waterfall at its head
2
of 4
Walk the Faja de Pelay, the ledge path along the wall of the Ordesa canyon
3
of 4
Climb to the Góriz refuge, the base for Monte Perdido at 3,355m, in the park listed by UNESCO as the Pyrénées–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site in 1997
4
of 4
Walk the Añisclo Canyon, and look for bearded vultures and Pyrenean chamois
Walk the Ordesa Valley, where 21km² were declared a national park by Royal Decree on 16 August 1918, up to the Cola de Caballo waterfall at its head
Walk the Faja de Pelay, the ledge path along the wall of the Ordesa canyon
Climb to the Góriz refuge, the base for Monte Perdido at 3,355m, in the park listed by UNESCO as the Pyrénées–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site in 1997
Walk the Añisclo Canyon, and look for bearded vultures and Pyrenean chamois
Before you go
Private vehicles are banned from the Ordesa valley in high season — a shuttle runs from Torla. The higher routes hold snow into July and the weather turns fast.
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