Cinca Waterfall

The Cinca Waterfall is one of Spain's highest waterfalls, with a drop of 200 to 250 metres from the walls of the Pineta glacial circus, in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. Water from the source of the Cinca River plunges down the north face of Monte Perdido in a vertical sheet that, during snowmelt, becomes a white curtain visible from kilometres away.

The route starts from the Parador de Bielsa (parking at the head of the Pineta Valley, 1,280 m) and climbs a 4 km trail to the waterfall base (1,670 m). The elevation gain is 390 m on a well-marked path, with steep sections in the last kilometre.

The Pineta Valley is the wildest and least visited sector of Ordesa. The glacial circus is an amphitheatre of vertical walls topped by Monte Perdido (3,355 m) and the Cilindro de Marboré. The waterfall is fed directly by the glacier.

The route can be combined with the ascent to Llanos de La Larri (alpine meadow at 1,550 m) in a 4-5 hour circuit.