Upper Esera

Area: Benasque  (Spanish central Pyrenees)

Put In: Hospital de Benasque
Take out: Senarta camping Area
Distance: 7-8km
Time: 4-5h
Gradient:
Best volume: 10 m3/s
Check out levels in Internet: No possible

Best season: Late spring May-June
Whitewater stars. ****
Scenary:****

 Take care: Every winter the avalanchas change the riverbed trowing trees to the riverbed blocking the navigation

20 m waterfall, look runable... but

Description: The river starts at Llanos del Hospital,10 km above Benasque. We start with very low water level and runing some easy drops until 20m waterfall, Gorgas de Alva (not runned jet). Portage, river rigtht with 20m rope or river left easy to be climbed until a small path which is on top. Follw the path and walk down until the iron bridge in front of the waterfall. This place should be a good put in if you are not interested in the 20m drop. 15 min walking from Baños de Benasque upstream sould send you directly to Gorgas de Alba.

After the gorge made by slides and drops we will arrive to Baños de Benasque and continue until Llanos de Senarta (Take out). There is still one portage (river left) and some awesome rapids.

Last slide. Xabi

Txomin negotiating the landing