GR11 / Stage 11: Ref. de Lizara - Candanchú

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Profile of the GR11 stage Ref. de Lizara - Candanchú

↔️ Distance: 16.3 km
📈 Unevenness (+1.045), (-1.002) 📉
🕒 Time: 5h25min (walking time non-stop)
⚠️ Difficulty: In snowy conditions, special care must be taken at the Oreja Pass.
💧 Water: Throughout the stage there are several points where you can get water, the main ones are indicated in the description. Pay attention to the presence of livestock up to the pass of Bozo.

📌 (0h0min; 0kms) Lizara refuge (1,540m). Take the path that crosses the Lizara plain. Leave the Chorrota waterfall (generally dry) at the end of the plain to the left and continue up to the Napazal hut (shepherds' hut), where the off-road vehicles arrive. The GR11 continues on the left hand side along a path that enters the Napazal ravine on its right bank. In summer it usually leads to water intermittently.

📌 (1h20min; 3.3kms) Collado del Bozo (1.995m). We split off from the variant GR11.1 which descends to the Izagra Plain, to continue ascending to the left, halfway up the slope, below the Punta Alta de Napazal (2,363m). The path enters (N) the Ribereta d'o Bozo valley, under the limestone escarpments of the Sierra de Bernera on one side and the Llena del Bozo on the other. A handrail helps to pass a rocky section. Although in this part we can find the riverbed dry, it is much more likely to find it with water 💧 as we ascend, almost up to the pass. At Foya de Aragües the valley opens up and changes direction (E).

📌 (2h30min; 6.3kms) Collado de Esper / Puerto de Aísa (2.262m). The view is spectacular towards the Central Pyrenees. Midi d'Ossau, Balaitús and Vertice Anayet stand out in the background. The path now descends decisively towards the cirque of Aspe (300m in 1km), dominated by the Llana del Bozo (2,559m), the Llana de la Garganta (2,599m) and Aspe (2,645m). Almost at the end, a towrope helps us on the steepest section, the Paso de la Oreja - a grassy strip suspended over a cut whose anticline-shaped folded strata resemble the shape of an ear. Following the milestones, we cross the base of the cirque and begin the last uphill stretch of the stage. As soon as we start, we find a thread of water💧, you can also see a few run-offs along the walls on the right. The GR11 ascends halfway up the slope on stony terrain, then turns right (S) and crosses a chaos of blocks before coming out onto the ski slopes of Candanchú.

📌 (3h50min; 9.7kms) Tuca Blanca Pass (2.228m). A track and one of the resort's chairlifts reach this point. Following the track, we soon arrive at the...

📌 (4h15min; 11.2kms) Puerto de Tortiellas (1.976m). At the bottom right is a pipe from which some of the water is flowing. water💧. Although it would be possible to descend directly from the pass to Candanchú along the ski slope, the GR11 continues along the path (E), skirting the Tobazo. We pass next to a refuge (rubbish dump) and then take a detour that we leave on the right before crossing the...

📌 (4h25min; 12.1kms) Paso del Pastor (1.968m). A little further down we reach another pass with several infrastructures of the resort from where we can see the Aragón valley and the twisting track that will take us to Candanchú.

📌 (5h25min; 16.3kms) Candanchú (1.565m).

  • Napazal Hut
  • Napazal Ravine
  • Collado d'o Bozo
  • Ribereta d'o Bozo
  • Midi d'Ossau, Lurien, Palas, Balaitús, Cambalés, Gran Facha, Vertice d'Anayet and Picos del Infierno among others.
  • Oreja Passage
  • Full of the Gorge (2.599m), Wallon Gap (2.330m) and Full of the Bozo (2.566m)
  • Under the Llena del Bozo and the col d'o Bozo, the Oreja pass.
  • Tuca Blanca Pass
  • From the front, the Canal de Izas. The Anayet, the Pala de Ip and the Collarada stand out.
  • Lecherines, Garganta de Aísa and Aspe mountain pass
  • Tortiellas Pass (1,988m)
  • The GR11 goes down the service slopes of the Candanchú ski resort.
  • Lecherines and Aspe on the slopes of Candanchú.
  • The track describes countless hairpin bends going down to Candanchú.

At the beginning of the stage, Lizara Refuge (+34 974348433; info@refugiodelizara.com) (guarded, half and full board, bar available, accessible by road).

During the stage, between the Tortiellas pass and the Pastor pass, there is a refuge/shelter. In any case, it may be useful for shelter in the event of a storm.

At Candanchú there is a variety of accommodation. We recommend the SNÖ Hotel Candanchú (Tel: +34 974 37 30 25; reservas@snohotelcandanchu.com) and the Aysa Hostel (Tel: +34 974 373 023; aysa.somport@gmail.com), 1 kilometre from Candanchú at the top of Somport.

Between Candanchú and Jaca, regular local line of the Mancomunidad Alto Valle del Aragón. Information about timetables on the website of the Comarca de la Jacetania.

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