# Estrecho and Arripas Waterfalls

What to do en Ordesa Valley · Ordesa Valley

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/things-to-do/estrecho-waterfalls · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h
- Para quién: Families

A one-hour walk each way with 100 m of climb through Ordesa's beech forest to the Arripas, Cueva and Estrecho waterfalls; return along the other bank.

What it is
It is the easiest walk in the Ordesa valley and the first one worth doing: from La Pradera to the Arripas, Cueva and Estrecho waterfalls, along the valley floor and among beeches and firs. The National Park gives it one hour each way and 100 m of climb. You can come back along the other bank of the Arazas river, so you get a circular walk of about two hours without repeating the path.
The route step by step
Itinerary 2 of the National Park's official trail leaflet describes it like this:

Start. At the far end of the La Pradera car park you take the wide Soaso path.
Through the beech forest. The path enters a forest of beeches and firs with a lot of box, crosses the Cotatuero ravine and passes several meadows, the "lañas".
Arripas waterfall. You reach the viewpoint of the Arripas waterfall. You continue along the track and take a branch off to the right.
La Cueva and El Estrecho. Before starting back, go to the two waterfalls on the left: La Cueva and El Estrecho, where the Arazas is squeezed into the rock.
Return along the other bank. You cross the Arazas on a bridge above the Arripas waterfall and go down the left bank of the river. You leave the Sarratieto bridge to one side and cross by the one on the Senda de los Cazadores to return to La Pradera.

It is a wide, well-marked path, with little slope. If you want more, the same path continues to the Cola de Caballo, past the Gradas de Soaso.
How to get to La Pradera
At Easter, the May long weekend, from 19 June to 20 September and on several autumn weekends and long weekends, cars cannot go beyond Torla: you go up on the Torla bus from the free car park next to the visitor centre. In 2026 the first left at 6:00, and at 7:00 for much of the autumn; every half hour from 6:00 to 8:00 and then every 15 or 20 minutes. The ticket costs €6 return, €5 for over-65s and is free for under-10s. It cannot be booked or bought online. If there are 1,800 people in the valley at the same time, the trips up are suspended.
The rest of the year you drive up to La Pradera, whose car park fills up at weekends. On foot from Torla, along the Turieto path, it is about 2 hours each way and 300 m of climb.
When to go
From spring to autumn. In June the waterfalls carry more water; in October the beech forest changes colour. In winter there can be snow and ice on the path: ask at the Torla visitor centre before going up.
Water, food and services
At La Pradera there is a restaurant, where the ticket for the bus down is also sold, cash only. On the path there is nothing: bring water and something to eat. The forest gives shade for almost the whole walk.
With children or a dog
It is the valley's route for going with children: short, with little climb and a waterfall at the end of each stretch. For the youngest, a baby carrier is better than a pushchair. Dogs may go, always on a lead: loose dogs are forbidden throughout the National Park. On the bus they travel in the hold, in a carrier, for €2 return, and can only board at the Torla car park.
If the weather changes
In a storm, don't go near the falls or the riverbanks: the Arazas rises fast and the stones are slippery. If it rains hard, go back the way you came, the wider path. Don't leave your return until the last bus.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.648, -0.03

## Cerca de aquí

- [Faja de Pelay](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/things-to-do/faja-de-pelay), a 931 m
- [Ordesa Viewpoints by 4x4 from Broto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/things-to-do/ordesa-viewpoints-4x4), a 2.3 km
- [Cola de Caballo via the Gradas de Soaso](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/things-to-do/cola-de-caballo), a 3.8 km
- [Góriz Refuge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/where-to-stay/goriz-refuge), a 4.2 km
- [Climbing Monte Perdido](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/things-to-do/monte-perdido-climb), a 6.1 km
- [Restaurante El Duende](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/where-to-eat/el-duende-restaurant), a 6.9 km
- [Guided snowshoeing in Ordesa and around](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/things-to-do/ordesa-guided-snowshoeing), a 7.0 km
- [Hotel Bujaruelo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley/where-to-stay/hotel-bujaruelo), a 7.2 km

## Consejos

### Take the first bus
From 6:00 to 8:00 one leaves every half hour; first thing the path is almost empty.

### Come back along the other bank
Cross above the Arripas waterfall and go down the left bank: you see the river from the other side without repeating the path.

### Bring cash
The ticket for the bus down at La Pradera can only be paid in cash.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to reach the Estrecho waterfalls?
One hour each way from La Pradera, with 100 m of climb, according to the National Park. With the return along the other bank, about two hours.

### Can you go with small children?
Yes. It is the shortest, flattest route in the valley, and the outward path is wide.

### Can you drive up to La Pradera?
Only when the bus is not running. At Easter, in summer and on several autumn dates you go up by bus from Torla.

Destino: [Ordesa Valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ordesa-valley.md)