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Cola de Caballo via the Soaso Steps from the Ordesa Meadow

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Cola de Caballo via the Soaso Steps from the Ordesa Meadow

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Cola de Caballo via the Soaso Steps from the Ordesa Meadow

05:18

17.8km

480m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2024

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Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido

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Start point

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2.18 km

Beech Forest

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This peaceful forest provides shade and coolness on hot summer days. It preserves a bit of autumn on the ground, where the dry leaves are crowded, contrasting with the greenery …

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3.69 km

Spectacular waterfall considered by many visitors the most beautiful in Ordesa. A small path allows access to a viewpoint located at the base of the waterfall and thus contemplate the spectacular water fall with maximum safety.

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6.69 km

Soaso Steps Waterfalls

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This place of incredible beauty is made up of numerous waterfalls that follow one another in a staggered manner from the Cirque de Soaso to the Pradera de Ordesa. Along …

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7.79 km

Soaso Cirque

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This glacial cirque, the destination of the most popular route in the Ordesa Valley, is as impressive from above as it is from below. At the foot runs the Arazas …

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8.86 km

Cola de Caballo Waterfall

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Cascada de la Caballo (Ponytail) is a beautiful waterfall that is relatively easy to reach via the valley path. That's why you have to expect a lot of people, especially …

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17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

4.76 km

716 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.73 km

6.71 km

2.22 km

1.82 km

314 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

27°C

12°C

12 %

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Comments

September 22, 2022,Caminata PARQUE NATURAL DE ORDESA

An excursion that we had yet to do. At last! Yesterday the last day of summer we did it. From Jaca we set off towards the Ordesa Natural Park, we arrive at the car park, and from there we begin the 11km walk to Cola de Caballo. We made a stop to rest, take some photos and start our way …

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June 10, 2023,🇪🇦4:50h Cola de Caballo/PN de Ordesa y Monte Perdido (19km, 700Hm)

The day before yesterday on the beach, yesterday in the desert of Bardenas Reales (only "hike by car" there, but real hiking would be something. Badlands of New Mexico in northern Spain) and today in the Pyrenees. From Torla (very nice mountain town) we didn't have to take a bus (necessary in summer), but could drive straight through to the …

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April 21, 2025,Hike

I am very impressed with the Cola de Caballo waterfall.
I think it is the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen.
The route to get there is all uphill, but at least you'll return going downhill.
Besides, along the way you will see four or five other beautiful waterfalls.
Don't worry because the entire trail is well marked, and …

July 28, 2024,Ordesa-Tal🥰

When I saw the pictures of the Ordesa Valley last year, I really wanted to go here. This valley has been a national park for over 100 years. The national park has since been expanded around Monte Perdido and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.

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May 3, 2023,Valle de Ordesa - Cola de Caballo

This beautiful tour leads from Pradera de Ordesa through the Ordesa Valley to the Cola de Caballo waterfall at the end of the valley. The path leads past other impressive waterfalls through a very beautiful beech forest. The tour is easy to walk but exhausting due to its length. It goes almost continuously over a road, only towards the end …

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September 11, 2023,Caminata valle de Ordesa, Monte perdido.

What can I say about this beautiful valley?? Its start from a few early hours, light rain define the charm with which it began, almost alone and with that cool morning and the lack of light made this rediscovery, a pleasure in capital letters.

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March 25, 2024,Ordesa, valle rio Arazas, cola de caballo, clavijas de Goriz.

This route is linear and only shows the return route from the Cola de Caballo Waterfall to the Pradera parking lot, in the heart of Ordesa.

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May 23, 2024,Ordesa - Cola de Caballo

The idea was to access the horsetail via the Senda de los Cazadores, but this path is only open in the summer season due to the risk of falling snowfields on the route.

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