Portillon de Benasque from Llanos de Hospital

A challenging walk with great views in all directions.

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The grade of this walk is S/B, which means
S – Strenuous: More than 600 metres ascent and/or more than 15km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground.

Nearest town	Benasque
Directions to start	The N260 runs E-W along the central part of N Spain. From this find the A139 heading N to Benasque. Follow this road past Benasque for several kilometers to reach a turning on the R signed to Hospital de Benasque. Take this road past a large parking are on the LHS (you might have to park here and walk up to the hotel in high season) and a little way further on drop down to the parking area of the hotel on the LHS. You can normally park here with no difficulty if there is no barrier across.
Start point (Lat/Long)	42.684089, 0.612481 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	11.50
Ascent (metres)	720
Walking time (hours)	4
Total time (hours)	6
Recommendations or Restrictions	Can be snow on the ground until mid to late June on the higher parts of this route.