The hiking levels

Here you will find explained the evaluation method that we use to differentiate the degrees of difficulty for the hiking routes.

• Very Easy - green: suitable for families

  • ELEVATION DIFFERENCE: small <300 m
  • EXPOSURE OF PASSAGES: small, almost non-existent
  (with risk of slipping or falling from the path)
  • FREQUENCY OF EXPOSED PASSAGES: it does not exists
  (with or without cables)
  
  

• Easy - blue: suitable for beginners

  • ELEVATION DIFFERENCE: medium 300 – 600 m
  • EXPOSURE OF PASSAGES: Small or medium. Either there are none, or there may be a few areas with short passages exposed.
  (with risk of slipping or falling from the path)
  • FREQUENCY OF EXPOSED PASSAGES: Either it doesn't exist or it's small.
  (with or without cable arrangement)
  

• Moderate - red: suitable for those with some experience

  • ELEVATION DIFFERENCE: Big 600 - 900 m
  • EXPOSURE OF PASSAGES: Small or medium. There is one or more short passages.
  (with risk of slipping or falling from the path)
  • FREQUENCY OF EXPOSED PASSAGES: Small or medium.
  (with or without cables)
  

• High - black: suitable for the experienced

  • ELEVATION DIFFERENCE: Very big >900 m
  • EXPOSURE OF PASSAGES (with risk of slipping or falling from the path): Big or very big.. There are many passages equipped with metal cable.
  • FREQUENCY OF EXPOSED PASSAGES: Medium or large.
  (with or without cables)

• Alpine - !: suitable for experienced mountaineers

  Mountain route not arranged for hiking, at the lower limit of the routes for rock climbing and mountaineering.