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#133 of 300 · Pyrenees

GR10 Pyrenean Traverse

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Pyrénées-Orientales)

The French Pyrenees end to end, from the Atlantic at Hendaye to the Mediterranean at Banyuls, through Basque hill country, the high cirques and lakes around Cauterets and Luchon, remote Ariège valleys and the Catalan Canigou massif.

Distance
866 km
Point to point
Ascent
48,000 m
High point 2,509 m
Time
55 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jun–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Hendaye
Finish: Banyuls-sur-Mer

Route

Topographic map of GR10 Pyrenean Traverse, from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-MerHendayeSareAïnhoaBidarraySaint-Jean-Pied-de-PortLescunGouretteCauteretsLuz-Saint-SauveurVielle-AureBagnères-de-LuchonFosAulus-les-BainsMérens-les-ValsMantetArles-sur-TechLe PerthusBanyuls-sur-MerStart: HendayeFinish: Banyuls-sur-Mer© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Hendaye
  2. Sare
  3. Aïnhoa
  4. Bidarray
  5. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
  6. Lescun
  7. Gourette
  8. Cauterets
  9. Luz-Saint-Sauveur
  10. Vielle-Aure
  11. Bagnères-de-Luchon
  12. Fos
  13. Aulus-les-Bains
  14. Mérens-les-Vals
  15. Mantet
  16. Arles-sur-Tech
  17. Le Perthus
  18. Banyuls-sur-Mer

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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