The High Route of the Lost Mountains

Monte Perdido from Marboré Lake

The High Route of the Lost Mountains (La Alta Ruta de los Perdidos) is a trekking which takes place in the wonderful landscapes of Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, in the Spanish Central Pyrenees. 

Monte Perdido is the third highest summit in the Pyrenees, and the trekking offers you the most spectacular views of this National Park, such as the Cirque of Gavarnie, la Brecha (gap) de Roldán and the glacier in the north face of Monte Perdido.The trekking is circular and it starts and ends in the refuge of San Nicolás de Bujaruelo. You can get there driving from Torla (Huesca) and taking a small road to the left in Puente de los Navarros, some kilometers before the entrance to Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park. We recommend you to walk the route in seven stages, although is possible to shorten it and spend only three days if you are a really fast and experieced mountaineer. The refuges in this trek are: San Nicolás de Bujaruelo, Sarradets, Góriz, Pineta, Tucarroya, Espuguettes, La Grange de Holle (Gavarnie), Bayssellance, Oulettes de Gaube and, again, San Nicolás de Bujaruelo.

Stage 1 - Ref. San Nicolás de Bujaruelo / Ref. des Sarradets 7,388 km
Stage 2 - Ref. des Sarradet / Ref. de Góriz 6,516 km 
Stage 3 - Ref. de Góriz / Ref. de Pineta 11,19 km 
Stage 4 - Ref. de Pineta / Ref. de Tucarroya 12,38 km
Stage 5 - Ref. de Tucarroya / Gavarnie 9,13 km
Stage 6 - Gavarnie / Ref. des Oulettes de Gaube 21,10 km
Stage 7 - Ref. des Oulettes de Gaube / Ref. San Nicolás de Bujaruelo 16,41 km

Photos

Links:
Map La Alta Ruta de los Perdidos Editorial Alpina
Map Vignemale-Bujaruelo 1:30.000 Editorial Alpina
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