Summer is the prime season for hiking in Chistau. With the snow finally gone from the high mountains, experienced hikers and mountaineers can reach the valley’s highest summits. This is the season of the three-thousand peaks!
Among the most popular — though never truly “easy” — are peaks such as Bachimala Peak, the Culfredas Peaks, La Forqueta Peak, Tuca de Lardana (Posets) and the three Eristes Gran Eriste, Eriste Norte and Eriste Sur.
Two other spectacular summits fall just short of the 3,000-metre mark but are more than worthy of the effort: Punta Suelza and Cotiella.
Spring in Chistau is beautifully unpredictable, changing dramatically depending on how snowy the winter has been and how far the season has progressed.
Many of the valley’s highest peaks still hold snow well into spring, and together with the magic of the thaw, this creates the perfect time to explore Chistau’s mountain lakes.
Among the most accessible are Basa de La Mora, the Barbaricia Mountain Lakes, the Pixón Mountain Lake, the Ibón del Sen and the Millares Mountain Lakes.
One particularly beautiful alpine mountain traverse links the Sahún Pass with Viadós, passing by more than ten mountain lakes along the way— including several of those mentioned above.
Autumn is the time of year the people of Chistau keep for themselves in the mountains.
The days are still long enough, the intense summer heat has faded, and the trails become far less crowded. .
Combined with the most beautiful light of the year, it’s a perfect season for almost any mountain adventure. The only exception might be the route to Basa de la Mora, whose water level tends to drop considerably after summer, taking away a little of the magic from the final reward.
Alongside all the routes mentioned above, autumn is also an ideal time to hike to the valley’s historic mountain passes, such as La Madera Pass, the La Pez Passor Chistau and la Forqueta passes.
