Overview
- The Ordesa itinerary is a 21 km circular route through the UNESCO-listed valley ending at the 50-meter Cola de Caballo waterfall.
- Hikers can choose the steep Senda de los Cazadores variant, a 3 km climb gaining over 600 meters to the Calcilarruego viewpoint before traversing the Faja de Pelay to the Circo de Soaso.
- Practical advice includes starting in Torla, taking the shuttle to Pradera de Ordesa, and arriving before about 8:30 due to capacity and route length.
- For an easier option near Madrid, the Senda Corredor Ecológico del Río Manzanares in El Pardo is a 7.6 km, well-signposted linear walk with 29 meters of elevation change that typically takes around two hours.
- The El Pardo route follows the riverside from the Somontes parking area to the El Pardo dam, with chances to spot deer, wild boar and fallow deer during the autumn rut.