GR10 - Traversée des Pyrénées

Description

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  1. Name GR10 - Traversée des Pyrénées (GR10)
  2. Length of trail 866 km, 538 miles
  3. Length in days 58 days
  4. Start of trail Hendaye
  5. End of trail Banyuls-sur-Mer
  6. Traildino grading SW, Strenuous walk, mountain trail
  7. Hut tour grading T2, Mountain walk

GR10, Pyrenees

GR10, Hendaye (Atlantique) - Banyuls-sur-Mer (Mediterranean) through the Pyrenees, 866 km, 7 weeks

Few trails have the magic sound the GR10 has. Crossing the Pyrenees from west to east is a major accomplishment and a life-time experience. The GR20 in Corsica may be the most difficult of the Grand Randonnées; some passages are tricky indeed. The GR10 however, is hard to complete in one go. In the Pyrenees all the valleys are perpendicular to the main ridge, which means you have to go up and down, from one valley to the other. Therefore, thru-hiking the GR10 is hard.

There are those who believe in the Alps and others who believe in the Pyrenees. They rarely agree. The Pyrenees are greener, softer, lonesome, the proponents would advocate. Okay, but you get soaked all summer, the opponents would argue.

The Pyrenees are build from solid granite and some limestone in the west. You will find out yourself when scrambling these large boulders, hurting your knees with too large steps to take. Ice has had a prominent influence - although nowadays barely a glacier is left: many beautifully situated lakes, large and small, ornament the high altitudes.

Another feature are the dense forests the hiker crosses. In them, dead villages are quit common. Once, large populations lived here. But they left. With them sheep flocks and brown bears. Bears have been reintroduced, but with mixed success and support.

Hiking the path is facilitated by the many Gîtes d'Étappe in the small villages. Often, small shops still cater for the necessary provisions. Many cabanes, or bothies, still survive. Do not expect any luxury however, though company from mice is common. Tourism boomed in many parts, especially the Nature Parks, but is completely absent elsewhere.

Note the Pyrenees have many smaller, often circular trails, or variants to the GR10, often no less attractive. Note also that an even harder trail exists: the Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne, following the main ridge. This HRP requires some mountaineering skills and can be undertaken from july onwards. The GR10 is by and large safe. On the Spanish side the GR11 explores some of the better parts of these mountains. The Spanish side gets much less rain. On the other side, the trail here is probably harder than the French side.

Select some tracks
[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa, 149km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa 01), 13km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa 02), 11km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa 03), 17km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa 04), 20km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa 05), 14km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa desde Tortuero a Torrelaguna), 29km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa desde Bustarviejo a Manzanares El Real), 26km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa desde Navacerrada al Puerto de la Fuenfría), 12km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa desde el Puerto de la Fuenfría a San Lorenzo del Escorial), 32km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa desde San Lorenzo del Escorial a Pelayos de la Presa), 41km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa desde Pelayos de la Presa), 13km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa 32), 19km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa 34), 16km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Variante por La Pedriza), 13km
.[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Variante por el Cordel de la Pedriza), 6.8km
.GR 10 De Valencia a Lisboa Etapa Abejuela, 19km
.GR 10.1 Rubiales - Orihuela del Tremedal, 87km
La traversée des Pyrénées
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.1, 103km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.2, 101km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.3, 110km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.4, 106km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.5, 105km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.6, 100km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.7, 99km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.8, 104km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.9, 98km
.La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.9 - variante, 0.9km
[GR 10.1]
.[GR 10.1], 3.4km
.[GR 10.1], 1.4km
GR 10-F, 12km
GR 10 -variante, 20km
GruBrìa Dorsale GR10 Valassina (Seregno-Monza), 10km
[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa Abejuela - Arcos de las Salinas), 20km
[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa Arcos de las Salinas - Camarena de la Sierra), 9.6km
[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa Camarena de la Sierra - Riodeva), 16km
[GR 10] De Valencia a Lisboa (Etapa Riodeva - Villel), 19km

Map

Map of GR10

Books

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • GR3: Les Monts du Forez FFRP Topo-guide No. 334
  • Les Monts du Forez, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 334, covering in all 259kms along the GR3 and its variant, with additional descriptions of 21 day walks in the region. Current edition of this title was published in April 2016.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format, the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2018
  • Val d`Azun à pied ST10
  • Val d`Azun à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. ST10, with 18 day walks of varying length and difficulty in the French Pyrenees south-west of Argelès-Gazost, plus a tour which includes part of the GR10 long-distance footpaths. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 and/or 1:50,000,... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2020
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2020
  • Les Abers - le Chemin de Phares GR34/GR34F
  • Les Abers - le chemin de phares, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 347, covering the coastal route in north-western Brittany between Morlaix, Brest, and le Fau, plus 4 walks on the Ile d`Ouessant. Current edition of this title was published in September 2017.Between Morlaix and Brest, where the sea has dug deep furrows in the land. More than 20 days of... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • Corse entre Mer et Montagne
  • Corse entre Mer et Montagne, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 065, covering various trails across the mountains of Corsica which provide shorter and/or easier alternatives to the popular but longer and more strenuous GR20. Current edition of this title was published in April 2016.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES:... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • A Travers la Montagne Corse - PNR de Corse GR20
  • À Travers la Montagne Corse, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 067, covering one of Europe’s most popular and demanding long-distance hiking walking trails, the 200km/125 miles-long high-level route across the mountains of Corsica. Current edition of this title was published in March 2014.To see other titles in this series please click on the series... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2021
  • Tour de l`Oisans et des Ecrins - Parc National des Ecrins GR54/GR541
  • Tour de l`Oisans et des Ecrins, FFRP topoguide, Ref. No. 508, covering the 11 to 13 days long tour of the Ecrins massif along the GR54, including the local section of the GR5. Variants along GRs 54A, 54B, 54C, and 541 offer less demanding circuits of two to three days. Current edition of this title was published in April 2014.To see other... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2015
  • GR59/GR59A/GR559/GR509: L`Echappée jurassienne FFRP Topo-guide No. 390
  • L`Echappée jurassienne, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. 390, covering 293km-long route which combines several hiking trails across the heart of the French Jura between Dole in the north and Saint-Claude in the south, along the.GR59, 59A, 559 and 509. The route includes many of the Jura’s best natural locations: Grande Saline and Saline Royale... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • Cote d`Emeraude - Les Chemins du Mont-Saint-Michel GR34/GR37
  • Côte d`Emeraude: Les Chemins du Mont-St-Michel, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 345, covering in all 636km of GR routes in western Brittany: the coastal path between Mont-St-Michel, St-Malo and St-Brieuc, plus circuits linking Rennes with the coast. Current edition of this title was published in March 2019 ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2012
  • GR93/GR94 Tours dans les Hautes-Alpes FFRP Topo-guide No. 940
  • Tours dans les Hautes-Alpes, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 940, covering 691km of hiking routes along the GR93 and GR94 in the French Alps west of Gap. The routes can be combined, as required, into shorter or longer circuits. Current edition of this title was published in June 2012.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre)... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • Côte de Granit rose - Trégor morlaisien GR34/GR34A,B,D/GR380
  • Côte de Granit rose - Trégor morlaisien, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 346, covering 608kms of routes along the northern coast of Brittany between Saint-Brieuc and Morlaix, including inland circuits. Current edition of this title was published in May 2018.Pink Granite Coast and Bruyères coast: you are in Armor. It is the ”country by the sea”, with... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2015
  • GR654 Chemins de St-Jacques: Vézelay - Périgueux FFRP Topo-guide No. 6542
  • Chemins de St-Jacques: Vézelay - Périgueux, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 6542, covering the 744km route along the GR654 the Way of St. Jamezs from Vézelay via Limoges to Périgueux. Current edition of this title was published in March 2015.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • Sentiers de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle - Via Le Puy - Geneve - Le Puy GR65
  • Chemins de St-Jacques: Geneva - Le Puy-en-Velay, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 650, covering a 360km section of the GR65 along one of the routes of the Way of St. James across France. Current edition of this title was published in March 2016.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • La Grande Traversee du Jura GR5/GR9/GTJ
  • La Grande Travesée du Jura, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 512, covering the GTJ along the Jura Mountains in France from Nommay to Culoz, plus several variants off the main route including parts of the GR5 and GR9 – in all 509kms of hiking trails. Current edition of this title was published in March 2017.The GR509 offers hikers a path punctuated by... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2015
  • GRP: Tours et Ronde du Canigó FFRP Topo-guide No. 6600
  • Tours et Ronde du Canigó, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 6600, covering 395kms of routes in the eastern Pyrenees, including a tour of Canigou itself and sections of the GR10. Current edition of this title was published in June 2015.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format, the... Read more
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Maps

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Tour of the Canigó Hiking Circuit
  • A 64-km long tour of Canigó (Canigou), the highest mountain in the eastern Pyrenees, presented by Editorial Alpina on a contoured, GPS compatible map at 1:25,000, with a booklet providing descriptions of its recommended stages.The map has contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading. The tour which follows sections of the GR10, the HRP... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2017
  • Le Chemin du Piemont Pyreneen - vers Saint-Jacques-de-Compostell
  • Le Chemin du Piémont Pyrénéen, FFRP topoguide, Ref. No. 780, covering the GR78 - the Way of St. James along the northern side of the Pyrenees from Carcassonne to Roncesvalles on the Spanish side, with an alternative variant to cross the mountains along the Col du Somport. Current edition of this title was published in May 2017.The route, the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • Tours et Traversées du Vercors - du Diois et les Baronnies GR9/GR91
  • Tours et Traversées dans Vercors, le Diois et les Baronnies, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. 904, covering in all over 1000 km of routes and circuits along the GR9, GR91, GR93, GR95, GR429 and GRs de Pays between Grenoble, Die and Brantes in Provence north of Mt Ventoux. Topographic mapping from the IGN is accompanied by detailed route descriptions,... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Pays Basque West Rando Editions 1 SUPERCEDED
  • The westernmost section of the French Pyrenees between the Atlantic coast and St-Jean-Pied-de-Port on a contoured and GPS compatible map at 1:50,000 from Rando Editions with topographic base provided by the IGN, highlighting local and long-distance hiking trails, cycle and mountain bike routes, etc. Coverage along the Atlantic coast starts at... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2016
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Massif des Vosges - Plaine d`Alsace IGN Top200 201
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2019
  • Pyrénées Orientales et tours du Capcir, du Carlit et de Cerdagne GR10/GR36
  • More than 30 days of hiking, including 12 to join Banyuls in Mérens-les-Vals.Pyrénées Orientales, FFRP topoguide, Ref. No. 1092, covering the fourth and last section of the GR10 along the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean – a 196-km long walk from Mérens-les-Vals to Banyuls-sur-Mer. The guide also covers a 177-km trail along the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Massif Central IGN Top200 204
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Pyrenees East IGN Top200 206
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
  • Pyrenees Eastern
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Canigou-Garrotxa Rando Editions 10
  • Canigou Massif and the surrounding region of the French Pyrenees on a contoured and GPS compatible map at 1:50,000 from Rando Editions with topographic base provided by the IGN, highlighting local and long-distance hiking trails, mountain biking routes, etc. Topography is vividly presented by contours at 20m intervals enhanced by shading and... Read more
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • High Jura - Northern Alps IGN Top200 202
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
  • Haut-Jura / Alpes du Nord
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Béarn - Aspe - Ossau - Pyrenees National Park Rando Editions 3
  • French Pyrenees of the Béarn region, from Tardets-Sorholus to the western part of the Pyrenees National Park including the Ossau and Balaïtous massifs, on a contoured and GPS compatible map at 1:50,000 from Rando Editions with topographic base provided by the IGN, highlighting local and long-distance hiking trails, cycle and mountain bike... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
  • Bearn - Aspe - Ossau - Pyrenees NP
  • Uitstekende wandelkaart met veel toeristische informatie en bijzonder gedetailleerd. Wandelroute en hutten / campings zijn ingetekend, met hoogtelijnen. Andere dorpen op deze kaart: Etsaut - Col du Somport - Fabrèges - Col du Pourtalet - la Pierre Saint Martin - Arette - Arudy - Laruns - Arrens Marsous - Argelès Gazost (Frankrijk - Pyreneeen)... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
  • Wandelkaart 03 Béarn - Bearn | Rando Editions
  • Uitstekende wandelkaart met veel toeristische informatie en bijzonder gedetailleerd. Wandelroute en hutten / campings zijn ingetekend, met hoogtelijnen. Andere dorpen op deze kaart: Etsaut - Col du Somport - Fabrèges - Col du Pourtalet - la Pierre Saint Martin - Arette - Arudy - Laruns - Arrens Marsous - Argelès Gazost (Frankrijk - Pyreneeen)... Read more
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Southern Alps IGN Top200 203
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
  • Alpes du Sud
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
2020
  • Tours et Traversées du Massif des Bauges GR96
  • Tours et Traversées du Massif des Bauges, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 902, covering 500kms of routes in the French Alps between Annecy, Aix-les-Bains, Chambéry and Albertville. Current edition of this title was published in May 2015.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format,... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2020
  • Tour et travers�es du Massif des Bauges GR96/GRP
  • Tours et Traversées du Massif des Bauges, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 902, covering 500kms of routes in the French Alps between Annecy, Aix-les-Bains, Chambéry and Albertville. Current edition of this title was published in May 2015.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format,... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2020
  • Wandelgids 902 Tours et traversée du Massif des Bauges GR96 | FFRP
  • Tours et Traversées du Massif des Bauges, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 902, covering 500kms of routes in the French Alps between Annecy, Aix-les-Bains, Chambéry and Albertville. Current edition of this title was published in May 2015.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format,... Read more
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
2021
  • Le long des Chateaux de la Loire GR3/GR3B
  • Le long des Châteaux de la Loire, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 333, covering 552km route along the Loire from Bonny-sur-Loire across Orléans, Blois and Tours to Angers. Current edition of this title was published in May 2018.The Loire is world famous for its castles and gardens, now classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. The site of the Loire... Read more
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2021
  • Le long des ch�teaux de la Loire GR3/GR3B
  • Le long des Châteaux de la Loire, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 333, covering 552km route along the Loire from Bonny-sur-Loire across Orléans, Blois and Tours to Angers. Current edition of this title was published in May 2018.The Loire is world famous for its castles and gardens, now classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. The site of the Loire... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2021
  • Wandelgids 333 Les Chateaux de la Loire a Pied GR3 & GR3B | FFRP
  • Le long des Châteaux de la Loire, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 333, covering 552km route along the Loire from Bonny-sur-Loire across Orléans, Blois and Tours to Angers. Current edition of this title was published in May 2018.The Loire is world famous for its castles and gardens, now classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. The site of the Loire... Read more
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