Las Peñas de Riglos destination risk · checked against official sources 11 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time

Las Peñas de Riglos Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?

A fire that started at lunchtime on Monday 10 August in the Hoya de Huesca is still active. Five villages are out of their homes, the A-132 is cut and the San Juan de la Peña complex is shut.

Short answer: The fire took hold at 12.37 on Monday 10 August in the municipality of Las Peñas de Riglos, in the Hoya de Huesca. The Gobierno de Aragón declared operational situation 2, level 1 of its forest fire plan PROCINFO, and the Unidad Militar de Emergencias sent 40 personnel with six engines, a water tanker and a bulldozer alongside more than 200 regional staff and 14 aircraft. Villalangua, Salinas de Jaca, Ena and Centenero were emptied on Monday, about 120 people, most taken to the Monte Oroel sports hall in Jaca and seven to the one at Ayerbe. Arbués was added during the night, and the count reported on Tuesday morning ran between 156 and 170 depending on the source. Bailo and Alastuey are on standby, with their mayors warned. Mar Vaquero, the vice-president of Aragón, said the night had been productive for the crews because the weather helped, and that those conditions had not stopped the fire advancing. It was still described as active on Tuesday morning, with the left flank reaching the A-132 in places between Villalangua and Puente la Reina and a shift to a southerly wind forecast that could push the head on. Fernando Beltrán, the government delegate in Aragón, said he would ask central government to declare the area seriously affected by a civil protection emergency.

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What is still disrupted in Las Peñas de Riglos

Checked against Gobierno de Aragón, with the vice-president Mar Vaquero and the government delegate Fernando Beltrán on 2026-08-11. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.

Check locally: Las Peñas de Riglos fire still active. Started at 12.37 on Monday 10 August. Operational situation 2, level 1 of PROCINFO. The left flank spread overnight while the right flank barely moved, and a southerly wind change was forecast for Tuesday morning that could push the head on. No authority has called it stabilised, controlled or out. (as of 2026-08-11)
Still closed: Villalangua, Salinas de Jaca, Ena, Centenero and Arbués evacuated. About 120 people left on Monday 10 August, most to the Monte Oroel sports hall in Jaca and seven to the Ayerbe sports hall. Arbués was added overnight, taking the reported total on Tuesday morning to between 156 and 170. Bailo and Alastuey are on standby. (as of 2026-08-11)
Still closed: A-132 closed between Santa María de la Peña and Puente la Reina de Jaca. Closed from kilometre 40 to kilometre 70 on Monday 10 August. On Tuesday morning the fire had reached the road in places between Villalangua and Puente la Reina. (as of 2026-08-11)
Still closed: A-1603 cut from Bernués and from Santa Cruz de la Serós. Reported by COPE on Tuesday 11 August and not confirmed by a second outlet this run. (as of 2026-08-11)
Still closed: San Juan de la Peña monastic complex closed until further notice. Reported by COPE on Tuesday 11 August as a precaution while the fire runs. Not confirmed by a second outlet this run. (as of 2026-08-11)

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Who is out of their home

Villalangua, Salinas de Jaca, Ena and Centenero were evacuated on Monday 10 August and Arbués overnight. Bailo and Alastuey are on standby. Evacuated people are at the Monte Oroel sports hall in Jaca and at the Ayerbe sports hall.

The roads

The A-132 was closed from kilometre 40 at Santa María de la Peña to kilometre 70 at Puente la Reina de Jaca, and the fire had reached it in places between Villalangua and Puente la Reina on Tuesday morning. COPE reported the A-1603 cut from Bernués and Santa Cruz de la Serós.

San Juan de la Peña

COPE reported the monastic complex closed until further notice as a precaution. Ring before you drive up there, because that is the one visit in this area people plan a day around.

What to look for next

Estabilizado is the first word that means anything has changed, then controlado and then extinguido. They come from the Gobierno de Aragón and 112 SOS Aragón, not from the fire going quiet on satellite.

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Jaca,Taking in evacuated people at the Monte Oroel sports hall rather than being threatened. Nothing in the town has been reported closed.
Ayerbe,Also housing evacuated people, on the southern side of the fire. No closure reported in the town itself, though the A-132 north of it is cut.
Huesca,The provincial capital, well south of the fire and unaffected. It is the sensible base if your route north is blocked.

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What is still disrupted in Las Peñas de Riglos

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