GR10: Merens-les-Vals to Llo
This hike is my come-back to the Pyrenees and to the GR10. It was also an early come-back – early June. We chose this route as we had only a few days to hike and needed a good public transport connection with Toulouse.
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GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 9: Lac d’Espingo – Bagnères-de-Luchon
I woke up in the middle of the night wondering who turned the light on. Oh wait, I’m in the middle of the mountains, wild camping next to a lake. What the hell…?
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 8: Germ – Lac d’Espingo
So long, valley villages! Today I’m heading back to the mountains, the big ones.
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 7: Saint-Lary Soulan – Germ
Today is one of those days when elevation is not extreme (although still 1200m up!) and the trail passes numerous villages while keeping the mountains in the distance.
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 6: Lac d’Aubert – Saint-Lary Soulan
Today is a long day, with 27km waiting for me. The good news is that I only need to go up during the first half of the day and then it’s mostly down. 2200m down 😀
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 5: Gîte de Saint-Justin – Lac d’Aubert
High on sugar (and groceries), I left Bareges and through silent valleys headed towards Neouvielle nature reserve, famous for its numerous lakes.
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 4: Luz – Gîte de Saint-Justin
Today I’m having an easy day. I need to recover from a few long days in the high Pyrenees and mentally I feel drained. According to the GR10 itinerary, my destination is Bareges village, which is only 12km away. Nice!
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 3: Refuge des Granges de Holle – Gavarnie
Today I was planning to divert from GR10 to cross to the Spanish side of the Pyrenees. Plans are meant to be broken though and I didn’t make it to Spain. Day 3 was actually the most stressful of the whole Pyrenees trip. So what happened?
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 2: Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube – Refuge des Granges de Holle
It’s day #2 and it was a long day. Many kilometers, many experiences. it started with quite a long climb to Hourquette d’Ossoue (2734m), which is the highest pass on GR10.
GR10 in the French Pyrenees. Day 1: Cauterets – Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube
I was excited, nervous, focused, curious – a hurricane of emotions went through my head as I headed to the beginning of the trail. After years of hiking with Edo, it was kind of weird to be alone.
French Pyrenees (GR10): Cauterets to Luchon
Pyrenees mountains are quite steep and green, while clouds tend to linger above the valleys until late lunch. Overall, I fell in love with this region and felt that it has its own unique landscape and vibe.
GR5 trail (Geneva lake to Nice) review: what I liked and what to keep in mind
Together with my boyfriend, I walked GR5 in the summer of 2021. In this post, I’d like to share with you my reflections on this adventure: what I liked about this hike and what to keep in mind in case you are considering walking GR5 as well.