Macarulla family trails log 333,213 visits, 73,350 in 2025

Since their phased launch in 2021, the Macarulla — Petits senders màgics family trails have been visited 333,213 times in total, with 73,350 of those visits recorded in 2025, Andorra Turisme reports.

The earliest routes remain the most popular: On són els bolets? in Canillo has attracted 105,498 visits and El Bosc dels Menairons in La Massana 76,434. The 2022 additions, La poció de la Bruixa Quela (Escaldes) and Rastres i Petjades (Encamp), have drawn 72,534 and 46,135 visitors respectively. More recent launches — Els amics de l’Estevet (Andorra la Vella) and Piero i la reina Pitavola (Ordino) in 2024 — have 15,129 and 10,376 visits, while El món trapella d’en Llimoi in Sant Julià de Lòria, opened in 2025, has recorded 7,107 visits.

Andorra Turisme says the busiest months are August, September and July, and that weekends — particularly Saturdays and Sundays — see the highest footfall. Satisfaction surveys rate the routes 9.3 out of 10, a score the agency cites as evidence that the initiative is well established with both local families and visitors.

The trails are free to access and are designed to introduce children to nature and walking through play and discovery. To take part in the routes’ games, families need a specific booklet for each trail, available at tourist offices for €1. The booklets explain each route’s story, guide families through local traditions, beliefs and natural features, and include a QR code that can be scanned at the end to download a completion certificate; nearly 1,000 families have done so.

Andorra Turisme developed the Macarulla routes in collaboration with the parish councils to provide accessible, family-focused outdoor experiences across the country.