The Pyrenean Haute Route - A Trekker's Guidebook

Guidebook to the Pyrenean Haute Route (HRP), one of Europe’s most beautiful and challenging walks. Taking the highest practical line through the Pyrenees on both French and Spanish sides of the main ridge, the route is 800km long. The guidebook breaks it into 42 stages, and adds 10 major peak ascents along the way. Full village and facility details.

The Pyrenean Haute Route

High level trail through the Pyrenees

Author

Ton Joosten

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852844264

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Price

£15.00

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (2)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (5)

Seasons

Mid-June to mid-September. Some risk of snow on high passes in June, and temperatures fall in September. August can be hot and thundery.

Centres

Starts at Hendaye on the Atlantic and finishes at Banyuls sur Mer on the Mediterranean. Avoids centres as much as possible, but rarely far from facilities.

Difficulty

A long and challenging trek through some wild and remote country. Limited waymarking, rescue remote.

Must See

Pic du Midi, the regions between Ordesa and Gavarnie, summit ascents including the Vignemale and Pico de Aneto. But the experience of this 800km trek must be the big attraction.

The Pyrenean Haute Route is probably the most beautiful, spectacular and challenging walk in the Pyrenees, and has become one of the classic walks in Europe. Unlike the GR10 and GR11, the Haute Route crosses the French–Spanish border many times, exploring both sides of the mountain range and staying as close as possible to the main ridge of the Pyrenees. As a result the Haute Route leads the trekker through landscapes of immense variety and impeccable beauty.

The guide includes:

800km of spectacular and challenging trekking through the highest and best of the Pyrenees
the unwaymarked route described in 42 day trails
70 pages of mapping and route profiles, plus outstanding photography
practical information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels and campsites
variant routes and the ascents of ten classic summits.