Shorter Treks in the Pyrenees - seven great one and two week circular treks
Discover the Untamed Beauty of the Pyrenees – One Step at a Time...
Whether you're a seasoned trekker looking for your next adventure or a nature lover seeking a more accessible challenge, 'Shorter Treks in the Pyrenees' is your perfect companion. This expertly crafted guidebook features 7 inspiring circular treks, each designed to be completed in one to two weeks—ideal for those with limited time but a big appetite for wild, rugged landscapes.
Covering both the French and Spanish sides of the mountain range, these treks combine high mountain passes, dramatic valleys, glacial lakes, and charming alpine villages. From peaceful shepherd trails to more adventurous high routes, there’s something here for walkers of varying experience levels.
OVERVIEW
A guidebook to seven short treks of 4–12 days in the Pyrenees, covering both sides of the France–Spain border. Showcasing the region’s spectacular scenery, the treks follow mountain paths, with boulder fields and easy scrambling on higher routes. Accommodation is available in mountain refuges and villages, though wild camping is also possible.
The routes range from 70 to 224km and are presented in day stages of between 7 and 33km (2–8 hours). They cover the Basque Country, Pic du Midi d’Ossau and the western Pyrenees, Vignemale and La Alta Ruta de los Perdidos, Réserve Naturelle de Néouvielle, Carros de Foc, Montagnes d’Ax and Les Pérics, and Puigmal and Canigou in Catalonia.
- Clear route description and 1:100,000 mapping
- Information on accommodation and facilities for each trek stage
- Access, maps and route variants and alternatives for each trek
- Advice on planning and preparation
- Optional detours to climb neighbouring peaks
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Overview map
- Map key
- Summary of the treks
- Preface
- Introduction
- Overview of the treks
- Weather and when to go
- Wildlife
- Access
- Accommodation
- Equipment
- Camping
- Water
- Swimming
- Fuel
- Culture and language
- Using this guide
- Route 1 Tour of the Basque Country
- Stage 1 St-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
- Stage 2 Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry to Bidarray
- Stage 3 Bidarray to Ainhoa
- Stage 4 Ainhoa to Sare
- Stage 5 Sare to Bera (Vera de Bidasoa)
- Stage 6 Bera to Elizondo
- Stage 7 Elizondo to Aldudes
- Stage 8 Aldudes to Burguete (Auritz)
- Stage 9 Burguete to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- Route 2 Pic du Midi d’Ossau and the limestone peaks of the western Pyrenees
- Stage 1 Etsaut to Camping du Lauzart (Lescun)
- Stage 2 Camping du Lauzart (Lescun) to Refugio de Linza
- Stage 3 Refugio de Linza to Refugio de Gabardito
- Stage 4 Refugio de Gabardito to Refugio de Lizara
- Stage 5 Refugio de Lizara to Col du Somport
- Stage 6 Col du Somport to Refuge de Pombie
- Stage 7 Refuge de Pombie to Refuge d’Ayous
- Stage 8 Refuge d’Ayous to Etsaut
- Route 3 Tour de Vignemale and La Alta Ruta de Los Perdidos
- Stage 1 Cauterets to Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube
- Stage 2 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube to Refuge des Granges de Holle (Gavarnie)
- Stage 3 Refuge des Granges de Holle to Refuge des Éspuguettes
- Stage 4 Refuge des Éspuguettes to Refugio de Pineta
- Stage 5 Refugio de Pineta to Refugio de Góriz
- Stage 6 Refugio de Góriz to Refuge de la Brèche de Roland
- Stage 7 Refuge de la Brèche de Roland to Refugio de Bujaruelo
- Stage 8 Refugio de Bujaruelo to Baños de Panticosa
- Stage 9 Baños de Panticosa to Refugio de Respomuso
- Stage 10 Refugio de Respomuso to Refuge Wallon
- Stage 11 Refuge Wallon to Cauterets
- Route 4 Réserve Naturelle de Néouvielle
- Stage 1 Barèges to ArtiguesStage 2 Artigues to Refuge de Campana de Cloutou
- Stage 3 Refuge de Campana de Cloutou to Lac d’Orédon
- Stage 4 Lac d’Orédon to Barèges
- Route 5 Carros de Foc
- Stage 1 Refugi dera Restanca to Refugi Joan Ventosa i Calvell
- Stage 2 Refugi Joan Ventosa i Calvell to Refugi d’Estany Llong
- Stage 3 Refugi d’Estany Llong to Refugi de la Colomina
- Stage 4 Refugi de la Colomina to Refugi JM Blanc
- Stage 5 Refugi JM Blanc to Refugi Sant Maurici Ernest Mallafré
- Stage 6 Refugi Sant Maurici Ernest Mallafré to Refugi de Saboredo (via Refugi d’Amitges)
- Stage 7 Refugi de Saboredo to Refugi dera Restanca (via Refugi de Colomèrs)
- Route 6 Tour des Montagnes d’Ax and the Tour des Pérics
- Stage 1 Ax-les-Thermes to Orlu
- Stage 2 Orlu to Refuge d’en Beys
- Stage 3 Refuge d’en Beys to Refuge de Camporells
- Stage 4 Refuge de Camporells to Refuge des Bouillouses
- Stage 5 Refuge des Bouillouses to Refuge des Bésines
- Stage 6 Refuge des Bésines to Auberge du Nabre (Mérens-les-Vals)
- Stage 7 Auberge du Nabre (Mérens-les-Vals) to Refuge de Rulhe
- Stage 8 Refuge de Rulhe to Ax-les-Thermes
- Route 7 The icons of Catalonia: Puigmal and Canigou
- Stage 1 Eyne to Núria
- Stage 2 Traverse of Puigmal
- Stage 3 Núria to Refugi de Ull de Ter (via Refugi de Coma de Vaca)
- Stage 4 Refugi de Ull de Ter to Chalet de las Conques
- Stage 5 Chalet de las Conques to Refuge de Saint-Guillem
- Stage 6 Refuge de Saint-Guillem to Refuge de Batère
- Stage 7 Refuge de Batère to Refuge des Cortalets
- Stage 8 Traverse of Canigou
- Stage 9 Refuge des Cortalets to Refuge de Marailles
- Stage 10 Refuge de Marailles to Mantet
- Stage 11 Mantet to Refuge du Ras de la Carança
- Stage 12 Refuge du Ras de la Carança to Eyne
- Appendix A Route summary tables
- Appendix B Sources of information
- Appendix C Bibliography
OTHER INFORMATION
- ISBN: 9781852849306
- Published: 15 May 2019
- Edition: First
- Pages: 280
- Size: 17.20 x 11.60 x 1.55cm
- Weight: 330g
- Format: Paperback
- Authors: Brian Johnson
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