Cabana d'es Ribertes
The place
Small pastoral hut (refugio libre) at 1850 m in the Aragonese Pyrenees, Ribagorce / Sobrarbe sector (province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain). A remarkable position on the high Aragonese summer pastures, on the fringe of the great Posets-Maladeta and Monte Perdido massifs. Basic open-access building, a rustic stopover for shepherds and hikers travelling the trails of the upper Ribagorce. A mineral landscape of the central Aragonese high Pyrenees: subalpine meadows, glacial lakes (ibons), spectacular limestone gorges. Emblematic wildlife: Pyrenean chamois, marmot, bearded vulture, Egyptian vulture, Cantabrian brown bear occasionally reported. A stage on the trails linking the valleys of Bielsa, Benasque and Tena, in the buffer zone of Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (UNESCO World Heritage since 1997). Conditions of use to be confirmed with the local manager (often a community of shepherds or the Aragonese municipality).
Getting there
High Aragonese summer pastures, Bielsa-Benasque-Tena trails. Ordesa-Monte Perdido buffer zone.
The setting
Central Aragonese Pyrenees (Ribagorce/Sobrarbe), close to Posets-Maladeta and Monte Perdido UNESCO site.
