This blog describes my 24-day traverse of the Pyrenees from Atlantic to Mediterranean, July 2011.
The Pyrenean Haute Route is around 800km with 42,000 metres of ascent.

Map of the route | Schedule

Stages:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24

Friday, February 4, 2011

Maps

I've now acquired the 10 maps required for the HRP, published by Rando Editions at 1:50,000:

1. Pays Basque Ouest, Carte No.1
Hendaye - Arizkun

2. Pays Basque Est, Carte No.2
Aldudes - Refuge de Belagua

3. Bearn, Carte No.3
Lescun - Candanchu - Refuge de Pombie - Refuge Wallon - Refuge de Baysselance

4. Bigorre, Carte No.4
Refuge Wallon - Refuge de Baysselance - Gavarnie - Heas - Parzan

5. Luchon, Carte No.5
Biados - Hospital de Benasque - Hospital de Vielha

6. Pica d'Estats, Carte No.22
Hospital de Vielha - Salardu - Pla de Boet

7. Haute-Ariege, Carte No.7
Port de Bouet (Andorra) - l'Hospital pres l'Andorre - Refuge des Bouillouses

8. Cerdagne-Capcir, Carte No.8
l'Hospital pres l'Andorre - Refuge des Bouillouses - Eyne - Refugi de Ull de Ter

9. Canigou, Carte No.10
Refugi de Ull de Ter - Canigou - Amelie les Bains

10. Roussillon, Carte No.11
Amelie les Bains - Col du Perthus - Banyuls-Sur-Mer

Pyrenean Haute Route

Also known as the Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne, or HRP for short.

The route is much the same length as the GR11, ie. around 800km, however the stats indicate slightly more climbing, with a bit over 40,000 metres, and the route is not waymarked to anywhere near the same extent, so route finding could be a bit more tricky.


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