Banos de Benasque from Llanos de Benasque
A good wet weather or short day alternative with good views across the valley on the return.
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The grade of this walk is M/B, which means
M – Moderate: up to 12km in length, less than 400 metres ascent and less than 50% rough going.
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 to a large parking are on the LHS. Park here. |
| Start point (Lat/Long) | 42.681824, 0.604290 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
| Length (km) | 7.00 |
| Ascent (metres) | 265 |
| Walking time (hours) | 2 |
| Total time (hours) | 2.5 |
| Recommendations or Restrictions | None |
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There is no way I could do this walk in 2 hours even when I was fitter!
About 2km into the walk you will pass a spur to the right shown as a botanical trail. This path drops down to the valley base and its river, but you can go down it for a short way and come back by a different path. The path is quite delightful and well constructed with bridges over the mountain streams. It makes an interesting a shady diversion.