Hotel Solé
Why we like it: Family hotel opened in 1951, the year the train arrived, with 40 rooms, a restaurant, a garden and a summer pool, on the avenue by the station.
Duration1 night
Best timeApril – June and September – October; July and August for the river
Budget€150–230 pp
Getting thereTren dels Llacs from Lleida
The plan
The plan, hour by hour
Designed for a Saturday in the Tren dels Llacs season. The return ticket lets you come back on a regular RL2 train within the following six days, so on Sunday you do not depend on the tourist train. Book the ferrata or rafting before buying the train.
Saturday
- 110:40Tren dels Llacs from Lleida
The historic train leaves Lleida at 10:40, stops in Balaguer at 11:10 and reaches La Pobla at 12:35. In July and August it is replaced by the panoramic one, at 10:47.
- 212:45Lunch opposite the station
The Miraltren is across the street and opens until 15:30, except on Thursdays.
- 315:30Hotel and Modernista walk
Leave your backpack at the hotel and walk along the Avinguda de Verdaguer to the Molí de l'Oli and the Casa Mauri.
- 420:30Dinner at El Raier
Open in the evening on Friday and Saturday, from 20:30 to 22:30. Book online.
Sunday
- 109:00Ferrata or river
In July and August, the Roca Foradada ferrata with a Collegats Outdoor guide, from €65, or rafting and canyoning at Collegats with the same company, from age 8. The rest of the year the ferrata is done independently, with your own equipment and experience.
- 2afternoonReturn on the RL2
Go back to Lleida on the regular train with the same ticket; check the Sunday timetable on the FGC website.
The Tren dels Llacs is usually done as a round trip in a day, but its ticket lets you come back on a regular train within six days. With that, a night in La Pobla de Segur turns the excursion into a car-free mountain weekend: Saturday is for the train and the town, Sunday for the rock or the river.
Where to sleep
The Hotel Solé is on Avenida de l'Estació, a few steps from the platform: it opened in 1951, the year the train arrived, has its own restaurant and a pool in summer. If you prefer the old town, the Fonda Can Fasèrsia, on Carrer Major, is a traditional inn with a Catalan-cuisine dining room. Neither publishes prices: ask when booking.
Ferrata or river
The Roca Foradada ferrata climbs the pierced crag you see from the village and mixes easy stretches with K5 sections: with a guide, absolutely, if you have no experience. It is closed from 15 December to 1 April. The rafting and canyoning at Collegats only run in July and August, Monday to Saturday: in summer, do the river on Saturday afternoon or choose a ferrata Sunday.
With children
The train suits ages four or five and up. The ferrata is not for small children; the rafting, from age 8 according to the company. With kids, Sunday can be just the walk and the Espai Raier, which in summer opens in the morning opposite the station.
Map
The stops, in order
What to do
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Plan the trip
La Pobla de Segur, step by step
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
When to go to La Pobla de Segur
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Where to stay
Where to stay in La Pobla de Segur
Fonda Can Fasèrsia
Why we like it: A traditional inn on Carrer Major in the old town, with rooms from €22, apartments, a Catalan-cuisine dining room and a bike room.
From €22
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Services for this trip
Where to eat
Where to eat in La Pobla de Segur
Restaurant El Raier
What to order: whatever is in season; the menu follows the region's produce
Miraltren
What to order: the menu of the day, which changes with the market
Tips
Worth knowing first
Buy Sunday's activity first
If you want the ferrata with a guide, book it first with Collegats Outdoor and then buy the train.
A rafting Sunday
Collegats Outdoor does not work on Sundays. If you want the river, change the order: rafting on Saturday afternoon, if they give you a time, or a two-night trip.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can I come back another day with the Tren dels Llacs ticket?
Yes, on a regular train on the line within the following six days.
Do I need a car?
No. Train out, everything on foot in the town and train back; for the ferrata and rafting, ask the company about the meeting point when booking.
When can it be done?
On the Tren dels Llacs's seasonal Saturdays; in 2026, from 11 April to 31 October.
How much does it cost?
About €150 to €230 per person with train, one hotel night, meals and one guided activity.