A guidebook to walking the GR10 Sentier des Pyrenees trail between Hendaye on the Atlantic coast and Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean. Covering 954km (593 miles), this long-distance trail through the French Pyrenees takes around 7 weeks to walk and is suitable for hikers with some long-distance trekking experience.
The route is described from west to east in 55 stages, each between 7 and 27km (417 miles) in length. Bad weather alternatives have also been included.
1:100,000 maps included for each stage Detailed information on facilities and accommodation along the route Advice on planning and preparation Highlights include Pic du Midi dOssau
After taking early retirement from his career as a physics and sports teacher, Brian Johnson found time for three thru'-hikes of the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2700-mile round-Britain walk and a single summer compleation of the Munros (Scotland's 3000ft mountains), as well as climbing all of the Corbetts (Scotland's 25002999ft mountains) and Grahams (Scotland's 20002500ft mountains). He also completed a 2200-mile cycle tour of Spain and France and multi-week canoe tours in Sweden, France, Spain and Portugal. A keen climber and hiker, he led school groups in Britain, the Alps, the Pyrenees and California and completed ten traverses from Atlantic to Mediterranean on the Pyrenean Haute Route, GR11 and GR10. As a fanatical sportsman and games player, he competed to a high standard at cricket, hockey, bridge and chess. His crowning achievement was winning the 1995/96 World Amateur Chess Championships. Sadly, Brian passed away in 2021.
