Top 15 Huts and Cabins around Villanúa

A good place to rest. Refurbished and in use in 2026.

No cell phone reception in or around the hut. There's a free hot shower!

A refuge located in the Aragüés-Jasa Valley, one of the four valleys of the Natural Park declared in 2006. Located at the western end of the Aragonese Pyrenees and covering an area of 34,000 hectares, it encompasses a great diversity and richness of both fauna and geology, making it a great place for studying and practicing nature activities.

The crossing of the Campon stream marks the entrance to the beautiful Lecherines Bajo sheepfold or Plano de la Balsa, a highland plain of pastures surrounded by a magnificent crown of limestone ridges and stone towers. The sheepfold is splendid in a grandiose cirque of glacial origin; before arriving at it, it does not seem that a plateau of such proportions could exist at the foot of the peaks. And it is very welcoming, in the centre there is a shelter and nearby is the cattle watering trough. In winter there are no flocks, everything is covered in snow, there are bushes scattered between the white hills and frozen corridors cutting the snow ramps to the edge of the mountains. In one of the channels, near the Peña Blanca pass, is the Lecherines ice cave, a grotto to visit in spring, when the combination of cold and thawing creates sculptures and ice columns inside the cavity. The route ends at the porch of the Lecherines Bajo Shelter enjoying the warm rays of the midday sun. The GR-11.1 trail continues straight ahead and climbs towards Lecherines Alto and the López Huici Military Refuge, near the Magdalena pass.

The path passes by Fuente de los Abetazos and continues along the Villanúa forest track towards the Gabardito sheepfold. On the Carnicerías mountain there is a monumental pine tree at the turn-off for the Carnicerías peak (1,464 m). The path post indicates ten minutes to the metal house that marks the summit, but with snow the time is unpredictable because the terrain is uncomfortable and chaotic. The visit to the summit is worthwhile to contemplate the Canfranc Valley from a bird's eye view. The track returns to the main path at the giant tree and at the edge of the forest there is the post that indicates the entrance to the Gabardito sheepfold, just after passing the start of the descent path through the pegs of the Agüare ravine. The mountain becomes friendly and welcoming, there are no trees and in the clearing the eastern towers of the Aisa mountain range appear for the first time during the climb. The path continues straight ahead along the GR-11.1, the milestones are usually covered by snow and the reference is the Gabardito Refuge. The long-distance path passes by the refuge but the footprint can be on any side seeking to soften the hill of the sheepfold to enter the Añaza ravine and begin the second section of the route. The red and white marks of the path are painted on the trunks of the trees and in some places they take a while to appear, it is advisable to follow the virtual line of the track or follow the footprint opened by the passage of other mountaineers when possible. The path skirts the mountain inside a pine forest for a kilometre and new steep slopes begin to avoid the Campon ravine, on the edge of the Western Valleys Natural Park.

Taking shelter is possible, but sleeping inside is not

Lizara - 1540 m Access by car Open all year 75 places Llanos de Lizara, Aragües del Puerto , La Jacetania, Huesca Tel. : 974 348 433 • rlizara@gmail.com • www.refugiodelizara.com The refuge is located at the end of the Aragüés - Jasa valley, in the Valles Occidentales Natural Park, on the so-called Lizara plain and under the imposing Bisaurín. Due to its accessibility by vehicle and its surroundings, the refuge is a magnificent point for the development of introductory activities to the different mountain sports. The Lizara refuge has been certified with ISO 14001 since October 2004, thus supporting an environmental management model. The Valles Occidentales Natural Park, where the refuge is located, was declared in 2006, in an environment that combines medium and high mountains. In winter, a cross-country track is set up on the Llano de Lizara, which is managed from the refuge itself. Certification according to ISO 14001 was a pioneering experience in Spain and the Pyrenees in terms of mountain refuges, where a model of environmental management is supported with the installation of renewable energy sources, the regular practice of selective waste collection and environmental awareness campaigns.

Forest Shelter, on the hill, two benches at the entrance and a window (semi-walled) inside.