6-day Estels del Sud Trek in the Els Ports Natural Park

Join Vicente, a UIMLA mountain leader, on a unique hiking adventure to the remote Estels del Sud in the Els Ports Natural Park, Spain.

Group

Iberian System

6 Days

All year

High

All levels

Highlights

Visit an unknown massif in Spain for a unique week.
Enjoy stunning views in the Els Ports Natural Park.
Get away from the hiking crowds for 6 active days.

Description

Are you ready for a unique hiking adventure? Follow me to the remote and beautiful Estels del Sud, an impressive calcareous massif in Spain. This wonderful 6-day trip is ideal for all outdoor lovers.

Estels del Sud is located in the heart of the Els Ports Natural Park between Cataluña, Valencia and Aragón. It has breathtaking views and exciting routes to explore. We’ll meet in Beceite to begin our adventure. Some of the places we’ll go to include Gúbies del Parrisal, Coll de Pallersy, Mas de les Crevetes de Lloà ruins and so many others. You can check the itinerary below for a more detailed description of what we’ll be doing each day.

All hiking levels are welcome on this trip. However, you do need to be physically fit to enjoy this excursion. We’ll be hiking 7 to 8 hours every day with steep slopes.

If you are ready for an unforgettable hiking week in Cataluña, then book your trip now! I would love to be your guide and show you this hidden Spanish gem.

And, if you are looking for more adventures in Spain, you can also join me for a day trek in La Pedriza or a seven-day hike in Sierra de Guadarrama.

Price includes

Guiding fee

Price details

Price for group of 9: 695EUR per person. Price for group of 10: 645EUR per person.
Price does not include transport to the start of the trip, meals and personal expenses.

Itinerary

Day 1: Beceite

We’ll meet in the afternoon. Dinner and an early night.

Day 2: Beceite - Refugi de Font Ferrera

From the town of Beceite, we’ll begin the road that will take us to Fenellosa. The road will take us along the river to Gúbies del Parrisal, a stunning canyon, if the water flow allows. Then we’ll go through pine forests until we reach Refugi de Font Ferrera.

Distance: 19 kms. Elevation gain/loss: +1,100/-600m.

Day 3: Refugi de Font Ferrera - Refugi de Caro

We’ll follow the GR-7 and go through beautiful places such as Refugi Mas del Frare, Font de la Llagosta, Coll de Pallersy and Coll de la Carrasqueta until we reach Refugi de Caro.

Distance: 19 kms. Elevation gain/loss: +750/-910m.

Day 4: Refugi de Caro - Paüls

On day 4, we’ll also follow the GR-7 route. This day, we’ll visit the collados de Caubet and de Carabasses, Rases de Marraco and Coll de Pujol. We’ll finish the day at Paüls.

Distance: 22 kms. Elevation gain/loss: +800/-1,200m.

Day 5: Paüls - Arnes

We’ll visit some other incredible places such as Collado de la Gilaberta, Mas de les Crevetes de Lloà ruins, Fandos y Capellà ruins and Collado de la Valera. We’ll spend the night at Estrets de Arnes.

Distance: 21 kms. Elevation gain/loss: +1,150/-1,000m.

Day 6: Arnes - Beceite

On our last day, we’ll go towards our starting point: Beceite. Along the way, we’ll go to Coll de la Creu, Riuret de les Valls, Roca Grossa, Mas de Valls ruins, Coll de Xertó, Coll de Pelele and the Penyangalera summit.

Distance: 21 kms. Elevation gain/loss: +1,000/-1,050m.

Details

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Make sure to bring: -30 liter backpack -Long pants for hiking -Hiking boots -Food and 2 liters of water -Waterproof jacket -Hat -Sunscreen -Sun glasses -Flashlight and bateries -Hiking sticks -Trash bags -Backpack cover -Extra change of clothes.

If you wish to organize a private trip, just let me know in your message.

Meeting point

Beceite.

About the guide

Vicente

Mountain Guide

My name is Vicente Reyes and I am an accompanying mountain guide or also called a Sports Technician in high Mountain qualified by the CFEM de las Rozas (Madrid) in 2016 and also holds the first level of Technician / guide titled in 2015 by EMAM (Madrid High Mountain School) and also associated with the AEGM (Spanish Association of Mountain Guides) with membership number 1073.

As you can see in each of our excursions, I am a big fan of the mountains, I love to breathe fresh air, enjoy nature in all its splendor, and escape from the stress of big cities, and consequently this love for nature and the mountain took me to get my degree as a mountain guide that I currently own.
I love being able to teach people what nature offers us, what we sometimes have so close to our homes, places so incredible that we do not imagine that they exist within a few kilometers, and also teach to respect nature and take care of it as she does do with all of us.

Among my other hobbies you can also check in our trips that I am a great passionate about meteorology and climatology, a hobby that as a mountaineer always comes in handy to foresee possible changes of time in advance.
Without more here I leave this little presentation about me and I hope we will see each other soon learning and sharing a nice time on the mountain. You will not regret it !!

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