| Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne | |
| Duration | 45 days |
|---|---|
| route | 800 km |
| Altitude difference | 40 km |
| difficulty | slightly difficult |
| begin | Atlantic |
| aim | Mediterranean Sea |
The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne is a high mountain hiking trail that runs from Hendaye on the Atlantic across the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean. Even if it includes some easier stretches, the path can still be described as difficult. As I said, it is a high mountain hiking trail.
background
preparation
Since the beginning (Basque Country) and the end (Languedoc) do not really belong to the high mountains and the snow cover disappears earlier, it is possible to start the path from the beginning to mid-June. In general, however, it is sufficient to start at the beginning of July, so that after about six weeks of walking you should have completed the HRP by the end of August.
equipment
getting there
Route description
The following is a description of the HRP, divided into the three categories West, Central and East Pyrenees. More detailed information about the route, sleeping places, shopping or the supply of water are given in the descriptions of the individual stages, which each connect two larger towns and take around five to ten days.
Western Pyrenees
Collado de Eraiz - Col du Somport
Route: 50 km, Altitude meters: xx m, Duration: 4 days
Central Pyrenees
Lescun - Gavernie
Route: xx km, Altitude meters: xx m, Duration: 10 days
Gavernie - Maladeta
Route: xx km, Altitude meters: xx m, Duration: 7 days
Maladeta - Andorra
Route: xx km, Altitude meters: xx m, Duration: 8 days
Eastern Pyrenees
Sleep
security
literature
literature
- Georges Véron: Pyrenees: High Level Route. Goring, West Col Productions, 1991, ISBN 0-906227-48-8 .
- Sound Joosten: The Pyrenean Haute Route. Cicerone Press, 2009; 2nd edition: 2016, ISBN 9781852845551 .
