Did you know that just over half an hour southeast of Pamplona, you can walk through a deep gorge that you fly over griffon vultures and other birds of prey?
This is the Lumbier Gorge, one of the natural places that you can visit on a trip through Navarre.
You will be in a nature reserve which extends for just over a kilometer between the vertical cliffs of the defile created by the erosion of Irati river.
On your walk through this beautiful natural enclave you will have the opportunity to see, in addition to the aforementioned vultures, other birds of prey like Egyptian vultures, hawks o swifts.
For get to the Lumbier Gorge you have to exit the A21 towards the town of Lumbar, and go to the parking lot at the entrance to the gorge.
The simplest thing is to do the so-called short walk, with a route of only 2,6 kilometers, round trip.
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What to see in the Lumbier Gorge
This walk follows the path of the old Irati railway, of which you can still see some signage and the poles that once supported the power lines.
This green path Enter the narrow gorge and the path will take you through two sections of very dark tunnels.
The advice for your walk is to look towards the cliffs of the gorge, where you will find vulture nests, in addition to being able to see the flyover of birds of prey.
This short walk ends, once you have crossed the gorge, in the so-called Devil's bridge.
From there, if you have time and desire, you can do the so-called long haul, which returns to the parking lot at the top of the gorge.
This long haul It has a total length of 5,5 kilometers, and will take you about two hours to complete.
Photos Foz de Lumbier
In advance of your visit, below you have more photos of the Lumbier Gorge, with images of the gorge, the path along the old railway line, and the flyover of various birds of prey.
Map: How to get to the Lumbier Gorge
Here you have a map where you can see how to get to the Foz de Lumbier on your trip through Navarra
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