Forests
The forests are one of the jewels of the Val d'Aran, once again, due to its northern orientation and its Atlantic climate, but within a Mediterranean region. The deciduous forests in the lower areas of the Valley transform into lush coniferous forests as the altitude increases and according to its southern or northern orientation. As a result, the hazlenut and chestnut trees, the wild cherry trees, and the ash, oak and beech trees offer the hiker the opportunity to experience the bucolic effects of light with the intense greens of spring and the picturesque and varied shades of ochre in the autumn. At the same time the magestic and slender fir trees open the path above 1800 meters of altitude to the resistent and powerful black pine trees.
- This precious circular route of 3 hours begins in the Bausen village and goes through beautiful landscape and a lush forest of thousand year old beech trees.
- These can be reached from the village of Bossost along the Portilhon highway which goes in the lush forest of fir trees mixed with deciduous tree. From its highest point, at the Coth de Baretja, there is a spectacular view of Bossost and Lower Aran.
- The access to this point can be done from the villages of Gausac, Es Bòrdes and Aubert along a paved road easily navigated which penetrates the beautiful Baricauba forest with a turn off to the Bassa d'Oles (pond) and another which goes to the Artiga de Lin.
- In the parking of the Pla de Beret (which can be reached from Baqueira) the GR-211 trail starts on one side and a dirt road for 4x4 on the other. This later trail goes on the right side of the Noguera Pallaresa river and winds through a beautiful fir tree and black pine forest which goes beyond Montgarri.
- It is one of the most important beech and fir tree forest of the Iberic Peninsula with a combination of greens offering the visitor a unique summer color.