Tickets for the Vero Walkways

Where and when

The access to the Río Vero walkways is on Calle Iglesia, opposite the Town Hall, inside Alquézar's old town. The ticket office and information point is there, where the guide-informants check tickets and explain the route before you start. Access opens at 8:30 and the last entry is at 17:00. The route is a circular mountain path of 3 km and 175 m of ascent, one-way, which takes about two hours.

The website warns on its front page of one-off closures, for example for maintenance work, when access is not possible all day. Check it before going, together with the AEMET forecast it links to.

Tickets

Tickets are bought online, on the walkways' website, and arrive as a PDF by email: it is enough to carry them on your phone. Sales open month by month: at the start of each month the following month goes on sale.

• From age 12: €5.
• Members of the Aragonese Mountaineering Federation: €2.
• Up to and including age 11: free, but each child needs their own ticket, because it also covers their insurance.

There are no other reductions, for large families, groups, youth card or retirement. The ticket includes the route's maintenance fee and insurance for incidents during the walk.

Money is not refunded if you cannot go, but you can ask for a date change. There is a refund if the route cannot be done safely because of the weather or an incident. If someone arrives with prohibited footwear, there is no refund.

Rules worth knowing beforehand

Footwear. Mountain or trekking footwear, high or low cut, or trail shoes are required. Trainers with a patterned, gripping sole are also accepted. You may not enter in dress shoes, flat-soled shoes, with heels or platforms, flip-flops, sandals, ballet pumps or ugg-type boots. The ticket office lends some pairs, with no guarantee there will be any.

Children. The route can be done with children, although the terrain is rugged and some stretches are slippery. Babies up to 4 years old or under 15 kg must go in a harness or back carrier; without one, access is not permitted. The recommended minimum age is 8.

Swimming. There are no swimming areas on the route. Between the Picamartillo cave and the waterfall weir you can cool off for a moment, but not spread out towels, and going down to the waterfall is not allowed.

Older people. They can do it, but the route is not suitable for anyone with knee, hip, back, heart or breathing problems.

With a guide and in a group

If you want it explained to you, there are interpretive guided visits with mountain guides, of about 3 hours, on geology, flora, fauna and uses of water: €18 from age 16, €12 for ages 8 to 15 and free for under-8s, although they are not recommended for them. Organised groups book by email; at Easter, the 1 May long weekend and 15 August no group bookings are accepted.

For questions, the walkways' phone number, during opening hours, is 682 932 809, and the email is [email protected]. The tourist office also provides information, and for emergencies on the route, call 112.