Hiking in Picos de Europa

Trip Type: Walking & Trekking

7 Days
1 - 15 People

Starts From:

NZD $3,625.00 /Person

Walk this way, right to northern Spain’s Picos de Europa – a spot just under the radar enough to be peaceful, but still convenient …

Hiking in Picos de Europa

Walk this way, right to northern Spain’s Picos de Europa – a spot just under the radar enough to be peaceful, but still convenient to access. From your base at a family-run hotel in a mountain village in northern Spain, you’ll spend a week walking the region’s best routes. Your trip leader can adapt daily plans to suit the weather and make the most of this unspoiled environment. Follow farm tracks through the Cabrales Valley, look for griffon vultures near Collado de los Buitres and walk the Cares Gorge to Cain. Climb to Pena Main, Cabeza La Mesa and Pico Macondiu for big views across the central and eastern massifs and unspoiled Asturian landscapes beyond. Come see where your legs can carry you!

Itinerary

Day 1: Arenas de Cabrales

Day 2: Arenas de Cabrales Valley

Day 3: Pandescura peak

Day 4: Cares Gorge

Day 5: Cabeza La Mesa

Day 6: Pico Macondíu

Day 7: Arenas de Cabrales

Trip Inclusions

Meals

6 breakfasts and 1 dinners are included

Transport

On foot, Private vehicle

Accomodation

Hotel (6 nights)

Included Activities

Arenas de Cabrales - Welcome meeting
Arenas de Cabrales Valley guided hike
Picos de Europa - Pandescura peak guided hike
Picos de Europa - Cares Gorge guided hike
Picos de Europa - Peña Main and Cabeza La Mesa guided hike
Picos de Europa - Pico Macondíu guided hike

Trip Highlights

Discover the Picos de Europa – a lesser-known pearl of the Iberian Peninsula where high-altitude trails, limestone peaks and green valleys are just begging to be walked.
Rest your legs each night in a small, family-run hotel near the centre of Arenas de Cabrales, with panoramic mountain views and a cosy living room to lounge in after each day of gorgeous scenery.
Walk the iconic Cares Gorge, following a narrow, rock-hewn trail through deep chasms, tunnels and bridges, with towering peaks rising around you.
Trek from Tielve to Pena Main and Cabeza La Mesa, passing small villages, pastureland dotted with grazing cows and signs of everyday rural Asturian life.
Refuel with mountain-style cuisine after a day on the trails, from rich Fabada Asturiana (a rich, savoury bean and meat stew) to the famous cave-aged queso de Cabrales blue cheese and cachopo (veal stuffed with ham and melted cheese).