Discover Arguisal: Valley Views, Trails and Cultural Heritage

Arguisal combines a viewpoint overlooking the valley with an 18th-century church and named routes for walking and mountain biking. Depending on your interests, the focus can be on landscapes, religious architecture or outdoor activities. The specific features of the village and the different route details can help you choose your destination.

Valley Views and Landscapes

Arguisal is located at an altitude of 884 m and is a viewpoint overlooking the valley. From the Mirador de Arguisal, there are views of Tierra de Biescas and the start of the Valle de Tena. The village also lies on the slopes of 1,580 m-high Monte Güé and at the entrance to the glacial area of the Gállego Valley. The viewpoint offers the views described; Monte Güé and the Gállego Valley provide further context for Arguisal’s landscape.

Church and Local History

The Church of San Martín de Tours in Arguisal is a folk-style religious building dating from the 18th century. Its single-nave, rectangular layout ends in a flat-ended, east-facing chancel. A barrel-vaulted portico stands in front of the southern entrance; on the eastern gable is a belfry with a single round-arched opening. The floor plan, entrance and bell structure each give the church its own architectural features.

During restoration work, the roof was replaced and the walls and floor were repaired. Arguisal’s festival traditions include San Martín on November 11 and Santo Domingo on August 4. If you would like to plan your trip around either festival, check the current event dates.

On the edge of the village is a group of buildings comprising a spring, a livestock watering trough and a washhouse. This traditional rural infrastructure complements the religious building with another aspect of built heritage. If you are interested in rural life and its facilities, you can take in all three parts of the ensemble together.

On Foot or by Mountain Bike

For a hike, the linear route “De Arguisal a Escuer por el Cajicar” is one option. A description from 2021 gives the hike “De Arguisal a Escuer por el lavadero y el cajicar en otoño” as 2.8 km there and back, with 60 m of positive elevation gain. The distance therefore covers both legs of the route; the elevation figure indicates the positive elevation gain. These two route details apply to this hike and should not be attributed to the linear route.

The “Castillo de Escuer” mountain biking route passes through Arguisal and Escuer. It is 23.5 km long and has 750 m of elevation gain. Much of it follows forest tracks through beech, pine and oak forests. After leaving Escuer, the route crosses the N-260 and returns to Biescas along the right bank of the Río Gállego. Route conditions may vary by season; take this into account when planning and check conditions before setting out.

The routes with stated distances differ in both activity and length: the hike covers 2.8 km there and back, while the mountain biking route is 23.5 km long and has 750 m of elevation gain. When planning, you can first choose between a hike and a mountain biking route.

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