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Una propuesta de turismo sostenible de la mano de Alta Ruta, Ternua y Alberto Iñurrategi como embajador.

Alta Ruta lanza oficialmente la nueva ruta Molières Besiberris que, partiendo de Vielha, recorre en sus 86km y más de 8.000 metros de desnivel positivo los parajes más impresionantes de la Val d ́Aran. Se trata de una ruta autoguiada y circular repartida en 6 etapas y haciendo noche en 6 Refugios/ Hoteles (Hotel Riu Nere, Artiga de Lin, Conangles, Balneario Caldes de Boí, Ventosa i Calvell y Restanca).

El evento tuvo lugar el  3 de Mayo en el Refugi de la Artiga de Lin y fue presentado por Esther González cofundadora de Alta Ruta, quien explicó el origen del proyecto Alta Ruta que nace de la pasión por la montaña. Alta Ruta y Ternua comparten pasión por la montaña, preocupación por la sostenibilidad y la innovación.

Alberto Iñurrategi , en representación de la marca de outdoor Ternua, partner de la Alta Ruta desde hace años, puso de relieve la importancia del equipo , los compañeros de cordada y lo que ello significa en la montaña. También hizo hincapié en la innovación y seguridad así como el hecho de poder dar opciones no masificadas que puedan ser sostenibles en el tiempo y más en un entorno natural tan espectacular como el que recorre la nueva Alta Ruta Molières Besiberris.

En palabras de Esther González: “En 2012 se creó La Alta Ruta de los Perdidos, siguiendo el ejemplo de Carros Foc y con una intención muy clara: atraer montañeros y montañeras al valle del Ara y unir en una única ruta el macizo de Monte Perdido y el del Vignemale en el PN de los pirineos franceses”.

Después del buen funcionamiento de la Alta Ruta de los Perdidos y por la demanda de muchos clientes nos planteamos llevar la Alta Ruta a otros territorios y así surgió el año pasado La Alta Ruta del Cadí que discurre por la sierra del Cadí-Moixeró alcanzando 5 de sus cimas.

Esta temporada se inaugura la Alta Ruta Molières- Besiberris.

El trazado de la ruta y el trabajo técnico es de Montse Bacardit, gran conocedora del valle y con mucho interés en poner en valor el territorio de la ruta junto con Xoan Falcó como director de la Trail de Mulleres y Nacho Morales como guía profesional de Tuc Mountains Guides.”

Montse Bacardit realizó un recorrido virtual por todas las etapas de la ruta con fotografías explicando las características más técnicas de la ruta. Cabe destacar la propuesta exigente y desafiante que supone esta ruta, que no dejará indiferente a nadie.

Posteriormente, José Luis Gómez, cofundador de Alta Ruta, realizó una pequeña introducción de Borja Delgado, CEO de la aplicación Dersu. Se trata de una aplicación informática que comparte valores y objetivos con Alta Ruta y ayuda a los montañeros y montañeras a superar sus retos y completar sus habilidades mediante la planificación.

Finalmente, tras las presentaciones se pudo disfrutar de un pica pica donde todos los asistentes intercambiaron impresiones. Cabe destacar la presencia del Exmo. Alcalde de Viehla Juan Antonio Serrano, guardas de refugios, miembros de Pompiers y GRAEs, guías profesionales, vecinos y amigos del valle d ́Aran que acudieron a brindar su apoyo a este lanzamiento.

El lunes 28 de junio arranca el Val d’Aran Walking Festival, que se desarrollara hasta el domingo 4 de Julio con más de 500 personas inscritas en las diferentes actividades. En esta edición se han programado 20 rutas de senderismo, algunas tan emblemáticas como el Camino Real desde Beret por los pueblos, el Balcon del Valle de Toran o los 7 pueblos de la Irissa con la Mina Victoria. Además, se suman a las novedades de este año la travesia desde los Lagos de Colomers a los de Saboredo o La Ruta de la Trashumancia por el Port de Riushasta Valarties, entre otras.

Tambien habrá ocasión para conocer las plantas medicinales del Valle a través de dos talleres que se llevarán a cabo, y de apuntarse a una observación astronómica de nuestro cielo. Asimismo, los participantes saborearán los productos locales con las degustaciones que han preparado los productores araneses: quesos, cerveza artesana, embutidos, dulces, pintxos especiales, una delicia después del esfuerzo. Sin olvidar la visita al parque de fauna del Aran Park en Bossost, la cultura en las iglesias románicas del valle y sus museos, y la relajación en las aguas termales de Arties.  

El sábado 3, Arties será protagonista de los actos nocturnos del Festival. A una cena al aire libre, le seguirá un concierto ofrecido por el grupo MontcorbiSounds formado por músicos locales, de la recientemente creada Asociacion de Musicos de la Val d’Aran. Tras el concierto podremos observar el cielo de Arties a través de los telescopios mientras degustamos unos licores típicos y escuchamos un poco de música para relajar.  

From24 to 30 august the third edition of the Val d’Aran Walking Festival will take place, the great hiking event of the Val d’Aran. Walkers and nature lovers from all over come every year to enjoy the landscapes, culture, heritage and gastronomy of Aran. A team of professional guides is in charge of leading the routes through emblematic places.

In this third edition, 27 mountain hiking routes of different levels and routes have been designed, and 5 thematic hiking routes, one of which is by night. The packages include all the services and activities of the Festival and can be for the whole week, 5, 4, 3 days or a weekend.

Among the excursions there will be no lack of classics to such emblematic places as the Colomers Lakes, the Historical Route of Port de Vielha, the Camin Reiau that links the villages of the Valley, or stargazing.

The excursions will be combined with cultural visits to the Romanesque heritage and ethnographic museums of the Val d’Aran. There will also be gastronomic tastings of local products as well as tasting of artisan beer in Bossòst, and other typical drinks of the Val d’Aran.

At the beginning of the linear excursions, transport will be provided from the meeting point in Vielha, as well as taxis on the excursions in the National Park. In the circular type excursions, the access at the beginning of the excursion is done with the own car.

The Festival is sponsored by Foment de Torisme Val d’Aran, Conselh Generau d’Aran and Ajuntament de Naut Aran. It has the collaboration of the Town Councils of Vielha, Bossòst and Les, craftsmen and producers of the valley and various sports companies. IDAPA is also among the collaborators.

Download here the Program of the 3r Val d’Aran Walking Festival

Information and reservations:

CAMINS – festival@camins.net Telefonos: 973,64.24.44 – 616.33.56.91

Avenida Pas d’Arro, 5 – Bajos. www.camins.net

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The mountain race through the Val d’Aran, the Trail Molières, which will be held on 13 July, has open registrations through the website. With three courses -Maratón de Molières, Montpius Skyrace and Tuca Trail-, it is probably the most alpine Marathon in the Pyrenees.

Registrations can only be made through the website until 2 July and no in-person registrations will be allowed on the day of the event. The organisation has offered 500 places for the Molières Marathon and 500 for the Montpius Skyrace and 250 for the Tuca Trail. From the organization it is recommended to all the participants to be in possession of the federative license that includes this type of tests.

Routes

• MOLIÈRES MARATHON – 43 km. x 4,200 d+. More than 95% of the race are trails and roads. A circular knife style course with corrigible zones and technical zones that will make runners enjoy themselves.
• MONTPIUS SKYRACE – 24 km. x 1,800 d+. A complete pure skyrun race with spectacular and unique views of Aneto and Maladeta.
• TUCA TRAIL – 11 km. x 800 d+. Explosive race through the forest of Tuca, next to Vielha that mixes all kinds of terrains and roads, but mainly woody tiraderas inside the leafy forest of firs of the mountain of Tuca.

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The 2nd Val d’Aran Walking Festival, to be held from 1 to 7 July, organized by Camins with the support of the Club Alpi Aranes, has almost ready this year’s program. Walkers can already register for this event which will have more hiking excursions of all levels and more cultural and gastronomic visits to publicize the products of the brand guarantee Val d’Aran.

The classic excursions to such emblematic places as the lakes of Colomers, the Historical Way of Port de Vielha, the Camin Reiau that joins the villages of the Valley, or the observation of stars will not be absent. In addition, this second edition presents several novelties:

Visit to the Victoria Mine in Arres next to Musèus Val d’Aran, where we will discover the mining heritage of the valley.
Crossing the Coth de Baretja, magical place and natural passage between the French valley of Luchon and the village of Bossòst.
Visit to the Interpretation Centre of the Artiga de Lin and the new guarded Refuge of the Pla de la Artiga.
New hiking excursions to the Lakes of Saboredo, the Bassa de Arres, and the Tuc de Aubas, fantastic viewpoint of the massif of Aneto.
Workshop of Medicinal Plants of the Val d’Aran.
Introduction to Nordic Walking along the valley paths.
Visit to Aran Park, a wildlife park with wolves, marmots, deer, bears, vultures, and other species of the Pyrenees.
Visit to the new artisan brewery of Bossòst, with beer tasting included.
And, to end the Festival, the Historical Way of the Port of Bonaigua, which links Vall d’Aneu with Val d’Aran, as part of the Camins Vius programme.
The Festival is sponsored by Foment de Torisme Val d’Aran, Conselh Generau d’Aran and Ajuntament de Naut Aran. It has the collaboration of the Town Councils of Vielha and Bossòst, artisans and producers of the valley and various sports companies. The collaborators also include the Mountain Federations of Catalonia, Spain and Europe, as well as the IDAPA body and the Aigüestortes National Park.

The first Val d’Aran Walking Festival took place last year and was attended by more than 600 people to the different hiking, cultural and gastronomic activities.

Information and reservations

CAMINS – festival@camins.net Telefonos: 973,64.24.44 – 616.33.56.91

Avenida Pas d’Arro, 5 – Bajos. www.camins.net

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This event is held on July 14 and includes three races of different distances, routes and difficulties.

The Vielha – Molières Trail is a sporting event that includes three pure mountain races and will take place on July 14. This is the second edition of this meeting, which last year brought together more than 700 trail-running enthusiasts with the aim of enjoying and running through the Aranese mountains and crowning several peaks.

RECORRIDOS

TUCA TRAIL – 11 km. x 600 d+
Explosive race through the Tuca forest, next to Vielha. It mixes all kinds of land and roads, but mainly woodsheds inside the leafy fir forest of the Tuca mountain. An ideal race to get started in the world of trail, or to exploit the speed of each one. It is allowed for running from the age of 14.

MONTPIUS SKYRACE – 23 km. x 1.700 d+
Full race of pure skyrun. Crown 4 peaks of más of 2,000 meters, with impressive ridges, to después descend to Vielha again. The peak of the Montpius of 2,270 meters marks the highest point of the race, and from there you can enjoy spectacular and unique views of the Aneto and the Maladeta. A race with 1,700 meters of positive slope with a final part of the route through the Tuca Forest to enjoy a fast descent to Vielha.

MOLIÈRES MARATHON – 42 km. x 4,100 d+
Race of high montaña where 5 peaks of más of 2.000 meters are crowned; among them the Molieres of 3010, roof of the Valley of Aran and of the race. A large part of the race takes place at an altitude of over 2,000 metres, and the start and finish line is in Vielha, at 974 metres. Circular race through the montaña, in the middle of the axial Pyrenees with más of 95% of the routes and paths, with corrible zones and zones técnicas that harán enjoy the runners.

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Más información: http://www.trailmolieres3010.com/#hero

Organized by Volentaris d’Aran, this race from the Baish Aran to Mijaran has its origins in the desire to recover the ancient Pyrenean roads between the villages of the valley. The race, whose XXIst edition will take place on August 27, runs mainly by mountain trails in wooded areas and has already established itself as a traditional sports activity of Aranese summer. The route passes through 15 villages in the Val d’Aran, from Es Bordes to Vielha.

Tests

Caminada 15 pobles

15 and 21 Km walks departing from Es Bordes and 5Km walk departing from Montcorbau.

Corsa 15 pobles

21.5 Km race leaving from Es Bordes

XVIII Trophy Roland Giné

Youth Mountain Running short haul: 5Km leaving from Montcorbau

II Trofeo Arturo Riba

11,20 Km race leaving from Es Bordes

There will be aid stations in Arres, Vilamòs, Pont d’Arròs, Vila, Betlan, Mont and Vielha.

Awards

In addition to trophies for the top three finishers in male and female category, it will also be awarded the Trophy Maribel and Inigo to the more veteran runner.

More information in the web Corsa 15 pobles