Pena Foratata from Formigal

An easy walk to a mountain col followed by a trickier ridge walk with short scramble to an airy viewpoint. Fantastic scenery from the tops.

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The grade of this walk is S/B/Scr, 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.
Scr – Scrambling: This implies the need for handholds to ascend steep rock pitches with a sense of exposure to vertigo and where a slip could lead to a serious accident.

Nearest town	Formigal
Directions to start	The N260 road skirts along the Pyrenean chain in Spain from E to W. At Biescas the A136 road heads N towards France to Formigal the last town before the French border.
Start point (Lat/Long)	42.779150, -0.359160 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	8.00
Ascent (metres)	611
Walking time (hours)	2.66
Total time (hours)	4.5
Recommendations or Restrictions	Minor exposure on the ridge with more considerable exposure on the rocky summit,