You can join it at Tavascan and come back to the GR11 from the Juclar refuge. Refuge – Gîte de étape Mas de la FargassaAlleen voor wandelaars GR10- GR11- HRP ! On the GR10 most people walk W-E, on the GR11 it is more balanced I think, but still mostly W-E. I was hoping you could provide some advice for an upcoming trip. Eke I gnerall: beautiful and diverse nature. Maybe some refuge huts? Experienced hiker for short distances, probably a little time-restricted, definitely going to be wild camping, and very much after as much solitude as possible. Annual leave days are limited so we need to fly in from Ireland & the UK and get on the trail quickly to maximize time we have to enjoy the mountains. Also you won’t meet crowds on the GR11 except near certain refuges. Otherwise the GR 10 in general stays below the level of the GR 11. The best time for hiking on the GR 10 is late spring/early summer and late summer/early fall. Very useful, thanks for sharing! All of the staffed hostels/refuges have matrasses and blankets but many of the free, unstaffed huts don’t have either. [To clarify my comment above: we won’t have a car, so we’re looking for trailheads accessible by public transport. Water supplies? Can you recommend any particular sections (be as specific as you like)? Is it necessarry to carry a matrass and blanket or are these available in the huts/refuges along the route? The Pyrenean Way (GR10) is still in first place. I am a bit torn in which section to choose of either the GR10, GR11 or HRP. As the profiles show, both paths start out similarly in the Basque country, before the GR 11 begins take on height after 250km or so. Since you are setting out on 25 June you won’t need crampons if you take either the GR10 or GR11. While he was unable to walk Brian did many multi-week canoe tours in Sweden, France, Spain and Portugal and has also completed a 2200-mile cycle tour of Spain and France. See comments on snow conditions in the Pyrenees my other site. Do you have any recommendations for a shorter trip accessible by public transportation? Steve. Thank you for this useful information. My friend is experienced but that can not be sad about me, bud we are in a good shape. How about the Tour d’Andorre. Weather. Thank you! It’s great description. The classic is the GR10, 9 days, see my other site pyreneanway.com. I’m considering walking (part of) the HRP next summer. The GR11 is wilder, more remote, need to carry food for three days at times, rougher terrain and less well marked. Gr10,gr11 and GR12. warmen Duschen. Man kann stundenlang laufen, ohne nur einmal auf die Karten schauen zu müssen. 1 slaapzaal met 14 slaapplaatsen incl. You could walk a section of any of the three routes and use public transport or taxis to get back to your car – as you will see from this page on accommodation for walkers in the Pyrenees many of the hostels have car access. GR11: The Spanish equivalent mirrors its French counterpart, running through some of the best scenery south of the watershed. Dave. It already increases my heart rate and longing for the vacation , Could you recommend a possibility to join some of the routes in Andorra region for 4-8 day trip ending on public transport with possibility to go back to Andorra or Barcelona? Hi Dave We want to camp wild and will therefore have heavy backpacks with which we cannot do difficult climbing passages. We have a car, but we don’t like day hikes. I am concerned about the requirements for ice axe and crampons! I thought it was a really great 14 days. Juni 2017 19. The GR10 sticks to the French side of the border, while the GR11 is the Spanish equivalent. So you are likely to encounter snow showers towards the end of your trip. Let me know if I haven’t covered all the points. De GR10 is een lange-afstand-wandelpad ofwel GR van kust tot kust dwars door de Franse Pyreneeën van Hendaye aan de Atlantische Oceaan naar Banyuls-sur-Mer aan de Middellandse Zee (ca. What are the options? From my researches I know that the GR10 is greener, wetter, much busier, has more ascent and descent and is better marked than the GR11. Grade: Hard – Long Ascents: 700m to 1000m each day Walking Time: 7 to 10 hours each day Descents: 100m to 1200m each day Terrain: Way-marked paths which can be steep, rocky and loose underfoot.Some short sections are very steep and may be considered by some to be exposed. Get back to me if you have any more questions, though I will be away until Monday. Perhaps you would be better off staying in a hotel in a town (Cauterets, Bagnères-de-Luchon) and doing day walks from there. Gr10,gr11 and GR12. Have fun. Below, on the north-facing slope lies the Selva de Irati, dominated by the ubiquitous Orhi peak, the first 2,000m-high mountain of the range from the west. The problem with making a comparison is that my memory is selective. 2700km, Atlantic to Mediterranean: 164 days hiking. The last few years I have been doing some multi-day treks less challenging than these trails (Westweg in the black forest) and shorter more challenging hikes/scrambles (Zugspitze, Bernese Alps) and I would like to combine the two and do a more mountainous multi-day excursion. These routes are clearly marked with an obvious red-and-white marker stripe, and they generally follow good, well-travelled paths. Well, behind you are essentially dying of PDF, just pick it. How is it possible to book a bed for so long time? Hi, Es waere schoen, wenn ich euch mal bei mir meldet wenn ihr die Tour oder einen Teil davon selbst laufen wollt. We’d like to sleep in a tent but understand that may not always be allowed on these routes. Do you help me with some advice. I haven’t done it as such though I have walked various sections. When I arrived in St Jean I then walked back to Hendaye via the GR10. Any advice would be gratefully received. If I'm looking for spectacular, jaw dropping scenery and views, would GR10, GR11 or HRP be better? 950 kilometer). De GR10 wordt goed onderhouden, beter dan de GR11. I presume you mean HRP (Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne) not HRT. As the profiles show, both paths start out similarly in the Basque country, before the GR 11 begins take on height after 250km or so. Have fun. I’m 65 but still in good shape. Generally, facilities in unstaffed huts are better in Spain than France, so if you have a choice plan to spend more time in Spain than France (I calculate I crossed the border 28 times!). My brother and I are travelling to northern Spain in the first week of October and were hoping to spend a few days in the mountains. We were thinking of combining sections of GR11, GR10 and not too technical portions of HRP depending on snow conditions. Hi Christine The wildest bits are in the centre, but that means that if you want to do a linear walk it is more difficult to get back to the start. Hi, my friend and me are planning to hike a bit of Pyrenees. I hop this helps. Don’t worry about thunderstorms excessively. We plan to hike for 4-6 days in late August. Have fun, Steve. Gefällt 30 Mal. From Toulouse you can catch a train to either Tarascon-sur-Ariège or to Mérens-les-Vals. At the Mediterranean end, the GR 11 descends earlier, while the GR 10 keeps relatively high until just before plunging into the sea. What kind of fuel exactly? In any case you have plenty of options. Many thanks for any replies! You’ll find guest houses and refuges open to you all along the trail. You could combine some of these Pyrenees cross-frontier walks, or even better walk the Senda de Camille, the Muntanyas de Libertat or the Porta del Cel. Although the Vall de Nuria itself isn’t wild as soon as you get out onto the frontier ridge it is quite different, as the nine crosses commemorating the shepherds who died there attest. Alternatively, from Mérens, walk to the Rulhe hostel and then over to Andorra. Hello People I am planning to walk either the GR10 or the GR11 in mid to late June. Pyrenean coast to coast classics. An Kreuzungspunkten muss man sich allerdings selbst orientieren, denn ausgeschildert als HRP ist der Weg nicht. So which route did I like best? https://travesiapirenaica.com/en/gr11/gr11.php – a very useful site to view and help you plan, in English as well. The luxuriant Basque fields shade literally into the woods of Iraty. It will very Page 1/22 We are experience walkers but will be heavy with a tent and rations. Is either full route walkable beginning very early October? I don’t want to propose something that would be inappropriate. This is a good idea, as the HRP route through Andorra is better than the GR11 (wilder). How long are the walks? In any case, the HRP is not a trajectory, more a concept and everybody I met was hiking a different route. You might not require more times to spend to go to the book launch as skillfully as search for them. Hi Steve. I love your website by the way and it has been very helpful to me in the past so thanks for that too. You can also diverge onto the GR11, at Mariailles and back onto the GR10 at Las Illas… Wat de GR11 betreft kan ik dan zeggen dat er iets minder frequent markeringen worden aangebracht en dat ze minder goed worden onderhouden (overschilderd) in vgl met de GR10. The route can be circular (GR10 (entry point)/GR11 and maybe a bit of HRP if not too technical) but we will have cars available to drive to the starting (and ending point)). The GR11 climbs up to the Sierra de Berrendi and winds all the way along the hilltop ridge of the Sierra de Abodi as far as the Alforjas Pass. Both fiction and non-fiction are covered, spanning different genres (e.g. This page is to help u guys who are still in school with Geo,Mlit,Lscnc,Agric,L.O.English,Sets But in the mountains it isn’t length which matters. What do you think? The route is signposted practically in its entirety with red and white stripes. I have a question. August 2018. by admin. Which route would you recommend for beauty, moderate-hard difficulty, swimming spots and a section that could be done in 8-10 days or so? My girlfriend and I are flying into Barcelona in late September this year and are looking for a ~10 day backpacking route through the Pyrenees. See my page on snow reports for the Pyrenees and comments. Your websites are really helpful. (from the Netherlands), You don’t need a tent if you plan your huts carefully. Now I would like to spend a few days in the mountains with my girlfriend. Nach reichlicher Reifung und einer intensiven, durchwegs erfüllenden Vorbereitung ist es nun soweit: wir wollen den GR20 in Korsika… Weiter lesen. Are there any spots you can recommend to cross over to the HRT and get back to GR11? Hi Steve! Unlike the HRP, it spends most of its time on the (slightly) lower outer massifs, with more regular stops in villages for some comfort, culinary variety and replenishment. Hi, thank you so much for this. You need to tell me more. HRP – 23 plus 8km along the frontier ridge N of Núria. But you need water tablets or a filter. Hi Steve! Hi Steve! Hello Hana It’s the climbing that counts. GR11: The Spanish equivalent mirrors its French counterpart, running through some of the best scenery south of the watershed. Vous pouvez aussi vous abonner sans commenter... 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