Canyon Otin und Mascun Inferior in Aragón v4-a3-III 3/5*

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Country: España / Spain

Region: Aragón

Subregion: Huesca

Town: Bierge

v4 a3 III

6h

1h45

2h45

1h30

1000m

760m

240m

45m

2x50m

13

on Foot

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Summary: machine translated ➜

Long access; long way back (via Mascun Inferior); high summer mostly dry; impressive canyon; beautiful ground rock formations, partly bacon rock passages, be sure to take enough to drink, the circling vultures emphasize the remoteness even more, 2x approx. 40m rappel, caution at dry pools regarding exit possibility.

Summary: machine translated ➜

Long access; long way back (via Mascun Inferior); high summer mostly dry; impressive canyon; beautiful ground rock formations, partly bacon rock passages, be sure to take enough to drink, the circling vultures emphasize the remoteness even more, 2x approx. 40m rappel, caution at dry pools regarding exit possibility.

Access: machine translated ➜

About 0min From the village of Rodellar --> exit of the road at Camping Mascun.

Approach (1 h 45): machine translated ➜

approx. 1h45min-2h From the village take the hiking trail that goes past the small group of houses and leads down to the stream Mascun --> follow the signs 'Otin' --> first a long walking passages next to the stream --> then left up a steep gravel path (sign 'Otin') --> after about 30min. Steep ascent you have a beautiful view --> from now on it remains flatter --> you pass a stone wall --> it goes briefly downhill, past 2 large oak trees --> you follow the path until you are below the small group of houses (Otin) --> at the small fork you follow the path to the streambed.

Tour (2 h 45): machine translated ➜

about 2.5-3h The most beautiful tour is certainly when the canyon has water --> at the beginning it goes over small rappel (pools) to an approx. C45 which can also be subdivided (overhanging) --> the subdivision can be designed individually (several possibilities); C45 (r.) + C30 (r.) + R35 (l.) + R25 (l.) + C25 (r.) + R35 (r.) + R25 (r.) + C25 (r.) + C25 (r.) + C30 (r.) + R35 (l.) + R25 (r.) + R35 (r.) + R35 (r.) + C30 (r.) + C25 (r.) + C25 (r.)) + C25 (r.) or C30 (r.) + R35 (li.) or C30 (r.)+ R25 (li.)+ C25 (r.) --> big rock which you pass on the left side in the creek --> after a short walking and climbing passage the canyon becomes narrower --> double rappel (narrow cascade C15 (re.) --> walking and climbing in a narrower section of the gorge --> short rappel about 5m --> there are several rappels that should be inspected beforehand because the mostly dry pools often have a complicated exit --> most places are easy to see but very different --> at the end there is another beautiful overhanging rappel C40 and C25 in large pools --> after this point rappel left into the Barranco Mascun.