to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Stage 6 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Gîte d’étape Kaskoleta
Stage 7 Gîte d’étape Kaskoleta to Gîte d’étape Chalets d’Iraty
Stage 8 Gîte d’étape Chalets d’Iraty to Logibar
Stage 9 Logibar to Sainte-Engrâce (Senta)
Stage 10 Sainte-Engrâce (Senta) to Refuge Jeandel
Stage 11 Refuge Jeandel to Lescun
Stage 12 Lescun to Etsaut
Section 2 Etsaut to Bagnères-de-Luchon
Stage 13 Etsaut to Gabas
Stage 14 Gabas to Gourette
Stage 15 Gourette to Arrens-Marsous
Stage 16 Arrens-Marsous to Refuge d’Ilhéou
Stage 17 Refuge d’Ilhéou to Cauterets
Stage 17A Refuge d’Ilhéou to Pont d’Espagne (via Col de la Haugade)
Stage 18 Cauterets to Refuge des Oulètes de Gaube
Stage 18A Cauterets to Luz-Saint-Sauveur (via Col de Riou)
Stage 19 Refuge des Oulètes de Gaube to Chalet-refuge la Grange de Holle
Stage 20 Chalet-refuge la Grange de Holle to Luz-Saint-Sauveur
Stage 21 Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Barèges
Stage 22 Barèges to Refuge-Hotel de l’Oule
Stage 23 Refuge-Hotel de l’Oule to Vielle-Aure
Stage 24 Vielle-Aure to Germ
Stage 25 Germ to Lac d’Oô
Stage 26 Lac d’Oô to Bagnères-de-Luchon
Section 3 Bagnères-de-Luchon to Mérens-les-Vals
Stage 27 Bagnères-de-Luchon to Artigue
Stage 28 Artigue to Fos
Stage 29 Fos to Refuge de l’Étang d’Araing
Stage 30 Refuge de l’Étang d’Araing to Eylie-d’en-Haut
Stage 31 Eylie-d’en-Haut to Maison du Valier, Pla de la Lau
Stage 31A Eylie-d’en-Haut to Bonac
Stage 32 Maison du Valier, Pla de la Lau to Esbintz
Stage 32A Bonac to Esbintz
Stage 32B Col de la Core to Estours Valley
Stage 33 Esbintz to Refuge d’Aula
Stage 33A Esbintz to Saint-Lizier using the Tour du Val du Garbet
Stage 34 Refuge d’Aula to Rouze
Stage 35 Rouze to Saint-Lizier-d’Ustou
Stage 36 Saint-Lizier-d’Ustou to Aulus-les-Bains
Stage 37 Aulus-les-Bains to Refuge des Étangs de Bassiès
Stage 38 Refuge des Étangs de Bassiès to Marc
Stage 39 Marc to Goulier
Stage 40 Goulier to Siguer
Stage 41 Siguer to Plateau de Beille
Stage 42 Plateau de Beille to Refuge du Rulhe
Stage 43 Refuge du Rulhe to Mérens-les-Vals
Section 4 Mérens-les-Vals to Banyuls-sur-Mer
Stage 44 Mérens-les-Vals to Refuge des Bésines
Stage 45 Refuge des Bésines to Refuge des Bouillouses
Stage 46 Refuge des Bouillouses to Planès
Stage 47 Planès to Refuge du Ras de la Carança
Stage 48 Refuge du Ras de la Carança to Mantet
Stage 49 Mantet to Refuge de Mariailles
Stage 50 Refuge de Mariailles to Refuge des Cortalets
Stage 51 Refuge des Cortalets to Gîte-refuge de Batère
Stage 52 Gîte-refuge de Batère to Gîte d’étape l’Ecogîte de la Palette
Stage 53 Gîte d’étape l’Ecogîte de la Palette to Las Illas
Stage 54 Las Illas to Col de l’Ouillat
Stage 55 Col de l’Ouillat to Banyuls-sur-Mer
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Facilities table
Appendix C Sources of information
Vallée de la Canau (Stage 19)
AUTHOR’S PREFACE
Having walked the Pyrenean High-level Route and GR11 many times, I was apprehensive that the GR10 would be the poor relation to these coast to coast routes across the Pyrenees. However, I was delighted to find the GR10 to be every bit as good as these two magnificent routes.
The first Cicerone guide to the GR10 by Alan Castle was published in 1990. His work was taken on by Paul Lucia whose new guide was published in 2002. Unfortunately Paul died in 2007 and, despite updates by Ton Joosten, it was time for a new guide as the GR10 had gradually evolved, with improvements to the route and changes to accommodation and other facilities. This completely new guide includes all changes made to the route up to 2015.
It is now just about possible to walk the GR10 without camping or using bothies and this guide is organised into 55 stages for the benefit of those who are using accommodation along the route. Walkers who, like the author, prefer wild camping in the mountains will find much greater flexibility in their planning.
Brian Johnson
INTRODUCTION
Mont Valier from ponds below the Bouche d’Aula (Stage 34)
The north face of Vignemale from Oulètes de Gaube (Stages 18 and 19)
The Pyrenees, the mountain chain which forms the border between France and Spain, stretches over 400km from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean