From Arnes to Matarraña

 Magnificent tour of the north-western ports, real port Beseit, amid spectacular scenery and wild. We visit the lonely hermitage of San Miguel Espinalvà. You can take the route to see the famous Parrissal the gouges. Leave Arnes Beseit direction. The trip can be done by bike or car. From Beseit, located in the region Matarraña Catalan in Aragon, take the path that leads to the diversion Parrissal cold, used to track the rise. There, parked the car and starts the route (km 0). It goes back passallís Matarraña and the way to a hill that has a good view of the ravine Formenti. The floor plan Riquet and at 5.8 km, is a fork. Continue along the right and crosses the stream leaving the house Formenti of the same name on the left. At 7.7 miles you cross the stream of Joanot and straight, begin to rise. The trail continues to climb and a refuge to Ansiset neck. Just after passing the neck leaving a detour to the right and left track. Continue straight ahead to pass the Clotes Ventura, at km 11.5, and 12.9 km to reach the neck of the Cross, which is 1225 m. Se above the port. On the right, heading south, take the trail cold. At 15.3 km Pinar plan is passed and continue right to the main track, leaving the GR-7 left. Reach the neck of Tombadors (km 18). Here we leave the track Cold and a deviation immediate left and follow the detour to the right, going around planning. At 19.4 km left a deviation to the left, a little later a right and begins a gentle descent. Beyond passing diversion of farms in Mulberry. You can see the hermitage of San Miguel de Espinalvà. At km 22.3 there is a turnoff on the left which should continue after returning from the shrine. The chapel is half ruined, but has a beautiful view. We take the low road and said that the beginning is a little uneven. Follow the path to pass under San Miguel. Further on the left hand side, next to a pond, a path that leads to neck Ansiset, the road rise to Ports. At 25.2 km you reach another fork, have plummeted: to follow left to right and left of the hill Massanera. At 27.3 km you reach the house of the friar, abandoned. The trail, leaving it to the right, marked by a little path that goes down and has a difficult stretch. Further down we come to another abandoned house, the house Red passed near some caves and lower sections with steep slope to the bottom of the valley of the penalty. At 28.5 km you reach the river Pena track and turn right. It follows the valley to the main track, leaving secondary turnoffs. Further, before reaching a tunnel next to the reservoir (34.4 km), turn right, crossing the river and skirts the reservoir of the penalty. At km 37.9 there is a fork to follow right up to Beseit. Cross the village and again Arnes or follow the directions to the Parrissal starting point (km 45), as appropriate. End of itinerary. Counties: Terra Alta Distance: 45.0 miles Gradient Ascent: 1000.0 m Descent Altitude: 1000.0 m Signage: No Duration: 4 h 30 min Topics: Sports | Nature     Criteria of usage of these routes   See restaurants here See hotels here Source: Government of Catalonia. Directorate General of Tourism / Data Update: 24/03/2006 

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