Saturday June 24, 2010
Distance: 18 km in total.
Type: in several parts.
Difficulty: Easy .
Hikers: Isabel and Jose Carlos.
advantage we spent the weekend in Ochagavía in the Valley of Salazar, one of the two valleys that form the Irati jungle in the Pyrenees, we dedicate a day to visit this amazing environment lost its beautiful forests.
Irati The Jungle is or 
n large territory (17,195 ha) that since ancient times has had a aprovechami ent livestock and forestry and hunting . It is situated in a basin surrounded by mountains, located largely in the valleys Aezkoa and Salazar. With a large natural and ecological value, is considered one of the largest do-haye fir Euro pa. La Selva's up mainly beech and, to a lesser extent, spruce and grassland quality.
The day the divide in 3 tours that tell you then we left Ochagavía and the first thing we have to do is climb up the mountains of Abodi, the NA-2102, is 15 km curves hell, especially if you auto-caravan, it is Justice, which leaves you in the parking lot Tapla , there you can access your summits are the Go ñiburu , Abodi , Idorrokia are small tours from 6 to 10 km , but to much cold air and is fully exposed, as the forests are coming down the valley, so I just stopped to take some pictures, is an impressive profile Aragon Pyrenees and decided to go down.
The rise is bad, but the descent is not better, a little tired of driving by those dollars, we stopped at the first parking lot to find and walk a bit to stretch my legs.
ROUTE 1
As I said, parked in the parking d first and down to the jungle, we walk a runway introduced into the impressive forest, there was route signs only environmental explanation, but that ent orno led us to delve to see what we found, we find the gr-11, which is reached on track after crossing the Pyrenees, the track seemed to lead to any site, so falling back to continue with self- caravan. Walk 5 km round trip linear, with 150m of altitude, deserved the penalty for beauty of the place.
continue along the road, and we finally got to c ASETA information or Irati house, after another 12 km of winding road and after passing a 2 nd parking. In the house we bought a map with all routes in the area and the young man recommended a couple of routes. Worth buying the map, although it is all very well marked.
ROUTE 2
This route is marked as SL-NA 63A goes from the house Irati that is conditioned to eat, I even make fire thing I was surprised, I thought that was forbidden in summer, rising by an impressive first path, which takes on the right track about 300m from the house of Irati, the path nscurre work by an impressive hayedal that after a good rolling hills, is flat to the forester's house, right on the edge of the reservoir Irabia.
In the reservoir lunch, after having gone above and 4 km to the dam it was time to regain strength, the landscape at the edge of the reservoir is idyllic.
The return is a path, if all well marked, leaving the house forest walk back 
a trail to the top and then the track main river next to Irati in the shade of huge trees , surrounded by other hikers. In total we have traveled 8.2 km and 250m gap, in this piece.
Go back to the car-trailer, and Elizabeth I was pleasantly surprised by his courage and pace on the walk, decide that enough is enough, their environment is water and not so used to walking. I however have seen a couple of places that are not far and I want to visit.
ROUTE 3
On the trail marked com or SL-NA 62A cascade leads to the hub, this and s an old trail that goes to France, along the river Urbaltzeta. In a little over 1.5 km and ind waterfall, stop a photic and back down to the parking greeting to Elizabeth in the car caravan, and butt 61A SL-NA, which less than 1km climb to the shrine of Our Lady Snow , I visit out there and decide to go down the same place, and to conclude the day. In this piece I have traveled about 4.5 km with about 150m of vertical.
I know it's a bit messy, but anyway, the advice is to go and explore this stunning area, is one of the most beautiful forests and alive I've seen ever, and I am delighted that Elizabeth finally out in the blog, and you love wing station. Removing the road, which is to be patient, a perfect day in a spectacular forest.
Until next time ....
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