The GR10 Trail. Brian Johnson

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