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Introduction
Contents
Sample Route
Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - PVC
Published
29 Mar 2010
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852843649
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ISBN (10)
1852843640
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.7cm
Weight
310g
Pages
224
No. Maps
50
No. Photos
59
Originally Published
1 Aug 2002

The GR10 Trail

Coast to Coast through the French Pyrenees by Paul Lucia

Guide to walking the long-distance GR10 across the Pyrenees from Atlantic to Mediterranean. Taking 50 days to complete and divided here into sections tackled in a fortnight's holiday, with details of accommodation and transport. The GR10 is one of a number of official long-distance paths (Grandes Randonnées) in France. More...

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Seasons

Early June through to the end of September, although care should be taken over high passes early Read More... in season. High season July and August.

Centres

Various centres along the route offer good facilities. St Jean-Pied-de-Port, St Engrace, Read More... Cauterets, Bagneres-de-Luchon, Fos, Siex, Vicdessos, Arrles-sur-Tech, Banyuls-sur-Mer.

Difficulty

Trekking the GR10 coast to coast, with its 49,000m of ascent and descent, the vagaries of the Read More... weather, navigation difficulties and replenishment of supplies and water is a serious undertaking. For those properly equipped and prepared, it is a superb mountain expedition. A tent is not required.

Must See

Pic du Midi d’Ossau, the Vignemale North Face, the sheer unrivalled beauty and charm of the Read More... scenery, and the hospitable pastoral villages nestling in the hillsides.
 
 
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Les Sentiers de Grande Randonnée Ref. 1090 – Pyrénées Ariégeoises (Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre, 1998)

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