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Hard Hiking Trails in Aragon

The directory currently contains 246 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Aragon. Their average mapped distance is 53.5 km and average recorded ascent is 1,298 m (4,259 ft); the longest route in the set is 961 km.

This subset represents 49% of the 500 quality-checked routes in Aragon. Its average distance is 53.5 km, compared with 30.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,298 m (4,259 ft), versus 784 m (2,572 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 246 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 16 (7%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

14.9 km

Senda Pirenaica - E24

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

1,811 m

Variante Faja de las Olas

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Trails

Hard

Variante Faja de las Olas

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Aragon

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,811 m
Typical duration
6 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Pirenaica - E24

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Aragon

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,028 m
Typical duration
6 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Senda Pirenaica - E25

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Aragon

Distance
24.7 km
/ 15.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,335 m
Typical duration
8 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Encantats

Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici · Aragon

Distance
98.0 km
/ 60.9 mi
Elevation gain
4,444 m
Typical duration
29 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Camino Natural del Tajo

Aragon · Spain

Distance
961 km
/ 597 mi
Elevation gain
4,596 m
Typical duration
235 hr
  • River
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
Expert

Aragonese Way

Aragon · Spain

Distance
72.9 km
/ 45.3 mi
Elevation gain
409 m
Typical duration
17 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Aragonese Way

Aragon · Spain

Distance
90.1 km
/ 56.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,422 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Bierge, Huesca, Spain
Expert

Camino de Santiago por Huesca

Aragon · Spain

Distance
246 km
/ 153 mi
Elevation gain
2,196 m
Typical duration
61 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Camino del Cid (Senderista)

Aragon · Spain

Distance
923 km
/ 574 mi
Elevation gain
3,883 m
Typical duration
225 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sendero del Río Martín

Aragon · Spain

Distance
83.5 km
/ 51.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,342 m
Typical duration
21 hr
  • River
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Senderos de La Ribagorza

Aragon · Spain

Distance
139 km
/ 86.7 mi
Elevation gain
3,930 m
Typical duration
38 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Voie d'Ossau

Aragon · Spain

Distance
50.4 km
/ 31.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,987 m
Typical duration
14 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Etapa 3: Seira – Saravillo

Aragon · Spain

Distance
25.4 km
/ 15.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,591 m
Typical duration
7 hr 59 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Church of Santiago, Santed, Zaragoza, Spain
Expert

Camino de Santiago de Sagunto

Aragon · Spain

Distance
296 km
/ 184 mi
Elevation gain
1,211 m
Typical duration
71 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
herriko eliza
Expert

Euskal Herriko ibilaldia

Aragon · Spain

Distance
329 km
/ 204 mi
Elevation gain
5,962 m
Typical duration
86 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Senda Pirenaica - E20

Aragon · Spain

Distance
27.0 km
/ 16.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,434 m
Typical duration
8 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Senda Pirenaica - E27

Aragon · Spain

Distance
23.9 km
/ 14.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,544 m
Typical duration
7 hr 34 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Senda Pirenaica - E21

Aragon · Spain

Distance
20.6 km
/ 12.8 mi
Elevation gain
948 m
Typical duration
5 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Aquilegia vulgaris . In Queralt (Berguedà-Catalunya). To 1.170 m. altitude
Expert

Sender Històric: Catalunya

Aragon · Spain

Distance
390 km
/ 242 mi
Elevation gain
5,472 m
Typical duration
100 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Senda Pirenaica - E26

Aragon · Spain

Distance
20.4 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,053 m
Typical duration
5 hr 59 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Senda Pirenaica - E22

Aragon · Spain

Distance
21.8 km
/ 13.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,449 m
Typical duration
6 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Cairn on the Chorro de Fornos trail, near Badaín. Sobrarbe, Aragón, Spain
Expert

Senderos del Sobrarbe

Aragon · Spain

Distance
78.7 km
/ 48.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,888 m
Typical duration
22 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Sierra de Arrigorrieta y Peña Ezkaurre
Hard

Variante de Ezkaurre

Aragon · Spain

Distance
12.5 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,197 m
Typical duration
4 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Barranco del Monte, SCI Pass of Otal - Cotefablo, Linás de Broto , provincia de Huesca , Spain .
Expert

Etapa 8: Broto – Biescas

Aragon · Spain

Distance
25.3 km
/ 15.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,631 m
Typical duration
8 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Senda Pirenaica - E29

Aragon · Spain

Distance
37.6 km
/ 23.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,989 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Variante GR 8.1

Aragon · Spain

Distance
93.7 km
/ 58.2 mi
Elevation gain
2,268 m
Typical duration
25 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Camino Jacobeo del Ebro

Aragon · Spain

Distance
231 km
/ 143 mi
Elevation gain
480 m
Typical duration
55 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Camí Català per Lleida

Aragon · Spain

Distance
170 km
/ 105 mi
Elevation gain
955 m
Typical duration
41 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Pirenaica - E23

Aragon · Spain

Distance
17.2 km
/ 10.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,129 m
Typical duration
5 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Senda Pirenaica - E28

Aragon · Spain

Distance
24.5 km
/ 15.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,184 m
Typical duration
7 hr 10 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Estels del Sud

Aragon · Spain

Distance
102 km
/ 63.5 mi
Elevation gain
2,688 m
Typical duration
27 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Senderos de La Ribagorza

Aragon · Spain

Distance
86.5 km
/ 53.8 mi
Elevation gain
2,269 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Senderos del Serrablo

Aragon · Spain

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
962 m
Typical duration
4 hr 30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Variante Faja de las OlasOrdesa y Monte Perdido National Park15.8 km1,811 m6 hr 3 minHardJuly to September
Senda Pirenaica - E24Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park14.9 km2,028 m6 hr 9 minHardJuly to September
Senda Pirenaica - E25Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park24.7 km2,335 m8 hr 56 minExpertJune to October
Aran Pirineos. Camino de SantiagoAragon245 km4,295 m64 hrExpertJune to October
EncantatsParc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici98.0 km4,444 m29 hrExpertJuly to September
Via Sancti Martini - Zaragoza's RouteAragon912 km3,982 m222 hrExpertJune to October
Camino Natural del TajoAragon961 km4,596 m235 hrExpertJune to October
Aragonese WayAragon72.9 km409 m17 hrExpertJune to October
El Camí IT6TR4 El Camí Central: de Castelló de la Plana a MontserratAragon196 km2,786 m50 hrExpertApril to October
Viejo Camino de Santiago por el Valle de Hecho - Calzada del Summo PyreneoAragon51.1 km781 m12 hrExpertJune to October

Variante Faja de las Olas, Senda Pirenaica - E24, Senda Pirenaica - E25 currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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