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Shorter Treks in the Pyrenees: 7 great one and two week circular treks [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 280 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 172x116x16 mm, kaal: 330 g, 80 colour photos and 130 maps and profiles
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-May-2019
  • Kirjastus: Cicerone Press
  • ISBN-10: 1852849304
  • ISBN-13: 9781852849306
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 280 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 172x116x16 mm, kaal: 330 g, 80 colour photos and 130 maps and profiles
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-May-2019
  • Kirjastus: Cicerone Press
  • ISBN-10: 1852849304
  • ISBN-13: 9781852849306
Teised raamatud teemal:
A guidebook to seven short treks of 412 days in the Pyrenees, covering both sides of the FranceSpain border. Showcasing the regions 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 (28 hours). They cover the Basque Country, Pic du Midi dOssau and the western Pyrenees, Vignemale and La Alta Ruta de los Perdidos, Réserve Naturelle de Néouvielle, Carros de Foc, Montagnes dAx 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
Summary of the treks 7(2)
Overview map 9(4)
Map key
11(2)
Preface 13(2)
Introduction 15(18)
Overview of the treks
16(2)
Weather and when to go
18(1)
Wildlife
19(2)
Access
21(2)
Accommodation
23(2)
Equipment
25(1)
Camping
26(1)
Water
27(1)
Swimming
27(1)
Fuel
28(1)
Culture and language
29(1)
Using this guide
30(3)
Route 1 Tour of the Basque Country
33(45)
Stage 1 St-Piean-Pied-de-Port to Saint-Etienne-de-Baigorry
36(4)
Stage 2 Saint-Etienne-de-Baigorry to Bidarray
40(4)
Stage 3 Bidarray to Ainhoa
44(6)
Stage 4 Ainhoa to Sare
50(3)
Stage 5 Sare to Bera (Vera de Bidasoa)
53(4)
Stage 6 Bera to Elizondo
57(6)
Stage 7 Elizondo to Aldudes
63(4)
Stage 8 Aldudes to Burguete (Auritz)
67(5)
Stage 9 Burguete to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port
72(6)
Route 2 PIC Du Midi D'Ossau And The Limestone Peaks Of The Western Pyrenees
78(30)
Stage 1 Etsaut to Camping du Lauzart (Lescun)
80(4)
Stage 2 Camping du Lauzart (Lescun) to Refugio de Linza
84(3)
Stage 3 Refugio de Linza to Refugio de Cabardito
87(4)
Stage 4 Refugio de Gabardito to Refugio de Lizara
91(4)
Stage 5 Refugio de Lizara to Col du Somport
95(3)
Stage 6 Col du Somport to Refuge de Pombie
98(4)
Stage 7 Refuge de Pombie to Refuge d'Ayous
102(3)
Stage 8 Refuge d'Ayous to Etsaut
105(3)
Route 3 Tour De Vignemale And La Alta Ruta De Los Perdidos
108(43)
Stage 1 Cauterets to Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube
111(5)
Stage 2 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube to Refuge des Granges de Holle (Gavarnie)
116(5)
Stage 3 Refuge des Granges de Holle to Refuge des Espuguettes
121(3)
Stage 4 Refuge des Espuguettes to Refugio de Pineta
124(4)
Stage 5 Refugio de Pineta to Refugio de Goriz
128(4)
Stage 6 Refugio de Goriz to Refuge de la Breche de Roland
132(3)
Stage 7 Refuge de la Breche de Roland to Refugio de Bujaruelo
135(2)
Stage 8 Refugio de Bujaruelo to Banos de Panticosa
137(4)
Stage 9 Banos de Panticosa to Refugio de Respomuso
141(3)
Stage 10 Refugio de Respomuso to Refuge Wal Ion
144(3)
Stage 11 Refuge Wallon to Cauterets
147(4)
Route 4 Reserve Naturelle De Neouvielle
151(18)
Stage 1 Bareges to Artigues
153(5)
Stage 2 Artigues to Refuge de Campana de Cloutou
158(3)
Stage 3 Refuge de Campana de Cloutou to Lac d'Oredon
161(4)
Stage 4 Lac d'Oredon to Bareges
165(4)
Route 5 CARROS DE FOC
169(27)
Stage 1 Refugi dera Restanca to Refugi Joan Ventosa i Calvell
173(3)
Stage 2 Refugi Joan Ventosa i Calvell to Refugi d'Estany Llong
176(3)
Stage 3 Refugi d'Estany Llong to Refugi de la Colomina
179(3)
Stage 4 Refugi de la Colomina to Refugi JM Blanc
182(3)
Stage 5 Refugi JM Blanc to Refugi Sant Maurici Ernest Mallafre
185(4)
Stage 6 Refugi Sant Maurici Ernest Mallafre to Refugi de Saboredo (via Refugi d'Amitges)
189(3)
Stage 7 Refugi de Saboredo to Refugi dera Restanca (via Refugi de Colomers)
192(4)
Route 6 Tour Des Montagnes D'Ax And The Tour Des Perics
196(28)
Stage 1 Ax-les-Thermes to Orlu
198(3)
Stage 2 Orlu to Refuge d'en Beys
201(3)
Stage 3 Refuge d'en Beys to Refuge de Camporells
204(4)
Stage 4 Refuge de Camporells to Refuge des Bouillouses
208(2)
Stage 5 Refuge des Bouillouses to Refuge des Besines
210(5)
Stage 6 Refuge des Besines to Auberge du Nabre (Merens-les-Vals)
215(2)
Stage 7 Auberge du Nabre (Merens-les-Vals) to Refuge de Rulhe
217(3)
Stage 8 Refuge de Rulhe to Ax-les-Thermes
220(4)
Route 7 The Icons Of Catalonia: Puicmal And Canigou
224(42)
Stage 1 Eyne to Nuria
228(4)
Stage 2 Traverse of Puigmal
232(2)
Stage 3 Nuria to Refugi de UN deTer (via Refugi de Coma de Vaca)
234(4)
Stage 4 Refugi de Ull de Ter to Chalet de las Conques
238(3)
Stage 5 Chalet de las Conques to Refuge de Saint-Guillem
241(4)
Stage 6 Refuge de Saint-Guillem to Refuge de Batere
245(3)
Stage 7 Refuge de Batere to Refuge des Cortalets
248(3)
Stage 8 Traverse of Canigou
251(2)
Stage 9 Refuge des Cortalets to Refuge de Marailles
253(3)
Stage 10 Refuge de Marailles to Mantet
256(3)
Stage 11 Mantet to Refuge du Ras de la Caranca
259(2)
Stage 12 Refuge du Ras de la Caranca to Eyne
261(5)
Appendix A Route summary tables 266(5)
Appendix B Sources of information 271(2)
Appendix C Bibliography 273
Since taking early retirement from teaching, Brian Johnson has found time for multiple epic hikes. A keen climber and hiker, he has led school groups in Britain, the Alps, the Pyrenees and California and has completed ten traverses from Atlantic to Mediterranean on the Pyrenean High-Level Route, GR11 and GR10.