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Guide to Pyrenean Haute Route HRP trek through France and Spain

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Introduction
Contents
Sample Route
Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - PVC
Published
9 Mar 2012
Edition
Second
ISBN
9781852845551
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ISBN (10)
1852845554
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 2.1cm
Weight
390g
Pages
320
Originally Published
7 Apr 2009

The Pyrenean Haute Route

by Ton Joosten

Detailed guide to 800km trek along the Franco-Spanish border, from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer. The unwaymarked route is described in 45 days, with 500 GPS waymarks, information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels and campsites and variant routes to avoid difficult sections. Also ascents of ten classic Pyrenean summits beside the route. More...

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Activities

trekking, backpacking, mountain-climbing, scrambling

Seasons

Best months: July and August. August can be extremely warm, however, and thunderstorms are an Read More... everyday hazard! In June most high mountain passes are still covered with snow but it's a good time for both the first section and, from mid-June on, the final section (if you avoid Pic Carlit). Late August and the first days of September often bring a short period of extremely bad weather but afterwards the first half of September can be exceptionally beautiful. There will be frost at night from the second half of September. Snowfall in the high mountains is not uncommon in September. Be ready for anything!

Centres

runs from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer, with nearest major towns: Bayonne, Pau, Tarbes, Foix, Read More... Perpignan and Toulouse

Difficulty

Each day walk and variant is graded on a scale of 1 to 4, from E for exceptionally challenging Read More... (moderate scrambling, exposure, glaciers) to 3 for short, easy, waymarked routes. Most are graded 2 and represent a good day's walk with significant ascent and descent but no major obstacles in good weather.

Must See

the 10 summits: Grande Fache, Vignemale, La Taillon, Pimene, Pic Perdiguere, Pico de Aneto, Read More... Montardo d'Aran, Mont Roig, Pic de Certascan and Pica d'Estats; the national parks: Parc National des Pyrénées Occidentales and Parc National d’Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici; mountain lakes, cirques, canyons, peaks and pine forests.
 
 

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 second edition of this guide is fully updated, with three minor changes to the route, which is described in five sections: through the Basque territory (9 days); highlights of the Parc National (7 days); Gavarnie to Salardu (9 days); Salardu to l’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre (10 days); and through the Eastern Pyrenees (10 days).

•    800km of spectacular and challenging trekking through the highest and best of the Pyrenees
•    the unwaymarked route described in 45 day stages, now with 500 GPS waymarks to help with route-finding
•    practical information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels and campsites
•    variant routes to avoid the trickier sections and ascents of ten classic Pyrenean summits for days off!
 

 
 
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