The Chistau Valley is a small jewel nestled in the heart of the Central Pyrenees, at the western end of the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park.<\/p>
Much less known than its neighbouring valleys, the valley of Bielsa, Pineta, or Benasque on the other side, the valley of Chistau (Zinqueta river) is a place far from crowds, busy roads and ski lifts. A place that preserves the peace and beauty of unspoilt nature in harmony with its people, pastoralism, tradition, culture and the customs of its inhabitants.<\/p>
The head of the Chistau valley is surrounded by peaks that in many cases exceed 3,000 metres and form endless granite ridges that dominate the valleys of Zinqueta de la Pez and Zinqueta de A\u00f1es Cruces. These peaks include Los Culfredas (3,034m), Bachimala (3,176m) and the whole succession of peaks that make up this sector, the Posets massif (3,369m), the second highest peak in the Pyrenees, and the continuation to the south with the Eristes (3,056m).<\/p>
Under the peaks, occupying the bottom of the over-excavation basins modelled by the glaciers, there are a multitude of ibones. A pleasure for hikers and photographers alike. And this is where we will direct our steps on this occasion.<\/p>
A circular route in which we will visit the main lakes in the Viad\u00f3s area, at the foot of the Eristes. One of the essential routes in the area. From El Forcallo Campsite \/ Virgen Blanca Campsite, we cross to the left bank to head down the valley following the GR19 path. One kilometre further on, the path leads up to the Pix\u00f3n lake, one of the most beautiful in the Pyrenees. From here, green markings show the way to the Solana\/Luzeros lake and the lake of Es Leners, separated by a pass at 2,570m, which is the high point of this route and the halfway point. A marked path descends to the fourth lake, Millars. The route continues descending the Ribereta ravine following the GR11.2, until it comes out practically at the bottom of a track where the GR is abandoned and along which we return to the starting point.<\/p>