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 (4–17 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 d’Ossau
Über den Autor
Stuart Butler, who has lived for most of his life at the western end of the French Pyrenees, is a journalist, guidebook author and award-winning photographer. His areas of speciality are the Pyrenees, Himalya and East Africa. He has written over a hundred guidebooks for Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and Bradt, as well as a number of specialist hiking and wildlife watching guides on the Himalaya, France and Spain. He writes frequently about conservation, the environment and hiking for the BBC, Geographical magazine, New York Times, Sierra magazine and the i newspaper. He’s also the tourism manager of the Nashulai Maasai Conservancy ( nashulai.com ), a community wildlife reserve in Kenya. He also works with the Himalayan trekking and tour company, Third Rock Adventures ( thirdrockadventures.com ) and manages Nashulai Journeys ( nashulaijourneys.com ), a specialist eco-tourism company with a focus on hiking holidays. Stuart is married with two children, who also enjoy hiking in the Pyrenees. His website is stuartbutlerjournalist.com and walkingwiththemaasai.com .
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