Discover the Sobrarbe-Pirineos Geopark
- Visitor centre
- The Geopark Map
- Geology walking trails
- GR 1 Geopark Interpretation Centre
- GR 2 Aínsa: a town between two rivers.
- GR 3 Geology: A bird's eye view
- GR 4 Inside the canyon
- GR 5 Breath-taking landscapes of water and rock
- GR 6 Sobrarbe at your feet
- GR 7 Crossing the Jánovas Gully
- GR 8 Iron Age Elements
- GR 9 Whims of water for lonely mountaineers
- GR 10 A lake among the oldest rocks in Sobrarbe
- GR 11 The hidden lake
- GR 12 A road with tradition
- GR 13 privileged vantagepoint
- GR 14 Secrets of the Guara Mountains
- GR 15 Geology for the Saint
- GR 16 A passage between two worlds
- GR 17 Water inside the Earth
- GR 18 The Jewel of Cotiella
- GR 19 Treasures of the Posets-Maladeta
- PN 1 Ordesa Valley
- PN 2 Mount Perdido
- PN 3 Brecha de Roland
- PN 4 Cutas Viewpoints
- PN 5 La Larri
- PN 6 Balcon de Pineta
- PN 7 Añisclo Canyon (lower part)
- PN 8 Añisclo Canyon (upper part)
- PN 9 Circuit Añisclo Canyon
- PN 10 Escuaín Valley
- PN 11 Otal Valley
- Roadside Geological route
- Geological routes on muntain bike
- Geo-mining Trail
- The Sorrosal Cascade
- Geoconservation , everyone´s responsibility
- Megalithic Routes of the Geopark
- Patrimonio Mundial en el Geoparque
- Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve
- Didactic resources
- Areas of geological interest
- Sobrarbe Museum of Paleontology
- Locally sourced Sobrarbe produce
- Friends of the Geopark
PN 6 Balcon de Pineta
Pineta-Balcón de Pineta
This route starts at the car park in Pineta Valley next to the Parador (State Hotel) and climbs to the Balcón de Pineta (Pineta Balcony) at the foot of the current Mount Perdido glacier. It is a long route that makes its way up a significant altitude that corresponds to the threshold that separates the floor of Pineta Valley and the Tucarroya Cirque.
The 1,200 metre difference in altitude between both points must have been occupied by a spectacular ice-fall that originated this place at the height of the last ice age, about 65,000 years ago. The route will enable us to make numerous geological observations, especially the effects of past glaciers, the meagre masses of ice today and the tectonic structure of the Mount Perdido massif.You only need to download the pdf of Geo-Route PN 6 Balcon de Pineta
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Route: Pineta - Balcón de Pineta (Pineta Balcony).
- Type of Route: linear (return along the same route).
- Difficulty level: Alpine.
- Duration: 5 hours (one way)
- Length 8,3 km. (aller).
- Gradient: 1,200 metres up and the same distance down.
- Starting point Bielsa.
- Comments This Geo-Route runs through the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, part of the transboundary site Pyrenees-Monte Perdido, declared World Heritage by UNESCO. High mountain route in which the usual precautions for this type of routes should be taken. Information Point of the National Park in Torla. Tel: + 34 974 486 472 and in Bielsa Tel. + 34 974 501 043.
Recomentations in your visit to Sobrarbe-Pirineos Geopark
- Safe visits, unforgettable experiences. There are companies who collaborate with the Geopark where you can hire specialized guides to make your tour a unique and safe experience.
- Respect the geological outcrops. Do not break off samples of rock, mineral or fossils; anly take the loose pieces
Avda. Ordesa 79. 22340 Boltaña. Huesca. 974 518 025. geoparque@geoparquepirineos.com