LIAT: A MINING WALK IN TIME

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At 9:00 in the morning you stay in the Parking of Salardú, where we will travel by car on the dirt track of Liat, about 8 km. It is recommended that the vehicles be of type 4x4, (there is the possibility of contracting taxi service for the group).

The duration of the route is about 5 hours, as we will stop to describe and interpret both the morphology of the landscape, as well as the mining resources of the area, tell a little history of mining the Aran Valley and discover the harsh conditions in which the miners had to work. We will have the opportunity to live in our meats, the experience of entering one of the mouths and feeling some of the minerals that were extracted.

Included:

  • Half Mountain Guide Services entitled and expert Geologist
  • Pre-departure advice

 

 Not included:

  • Transfers to and from the meeting point
  • Snacks/drinks during the day

 

 General Information:

  • It is advisable to have the valid mountain federal license valid for the practice of hiking in the Pyrenees.
  • Hiking is an extraordinary pass time but it involves risks. Each member of this journey takes full responsibility of what could happen.
  • The mountain guide reserves the right to modify the program depending on weather conditions, group factor or any other cause that in his opinion may be decisive.
  • Boots/mountain shoes
  • Telescopic poles

 

  • Backpack 15-20l. 

 

  • Appropriate comfortable clothing
  • Waterproof windbreaker
  • Cap/Hat
  • Sun cream factor 50+
  • Lip protection 50+
  • Sunglasses

 

  • Water 5l
  • Snacks (sandwich, nuts, bars,…)

 

  • Documentation
  • Mobile

For the outdoor activity that you plan to be successful it is very important that it accommodates to your level, both physical and technical. Here we present some guidelines so that you can get an idea of what your level is according to the programs we propose. However, we recommend reaching to us so we can help you personally and adapt the program to your conditions.

Next Dates :

June to October

Description

Through the Unhòla Valley and towards the lakes of Liat first, we will ascend till 2300m altitude to find the abandoned mines of Liat exploited in the 20th century. We will enter one of the ores and we will tell everything related to the exploitation and extraction of minerals that was carried out then. We will also go through different rocky materials and explain their differences, plus everything about the spectacular landscape that surrounds us, the lakes of glacial origin, their geomorphology, the Calhaus waterfall, the goethite area and the meanders in the Unhòla river (red river) due to the presence of iron oxide. During the tour a geological explanation of how the Pyrenees and the visited site were formed will be given.

LEVELS :

FITNESS
1
TECHNICAL
2

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