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Essential guidebook of walks and climbs in the Pyrenees, one of Europe's finest mountain ranges. The guide includes 170 day walks, multi-day walks, climbing routes and mountaineering ascents, and covers all valleys and peaks on both sides of the border with France and Spain, with through routes and peaks to bag.
The guidebook divides the range into 21 sections, including Andorra, the Ordesa National Park, the Carlit Massif, Gavarnie and the Cirque du Lescun to name a few. Each area includes practical information on travel, accommodation and mountain refuges, as well sketch mapping. Between short, half-hour walks, to 12-day treks and 25 summits, this guidebook will help any walker, climber or trekker experience the best of the Pyrenees.
The active walker, trekker and climber is spoilt for choice. There are exquisite valleys and passes to wander and summits of 3000 m and more within the reach of most hill walkers. The landscape is full of diversity and contrast, with Alpine-style peaks, small glaciers, deep gorges and more than 1000 mountain lakes. The range is also known as the 'flower garden of Europe', and the wildlife includes various species rarely seen elsewhere on the continent. Since the first edition appeared in 1978, Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees has become accepted as the authoritative guide to the range and has been continuously updated and in print. For centuries the Pyrenees were dismissed as holding little of importance to the climber and mountain walkers ignored them almost completely. But all that has changed and the Pyrenees have now become the focus of attention for mountain activists of all degrees of commitment.
Introduction
The mountains
National parks
Vegetation
Wildlife
Getting there
Weather
Equipment
Refuges, gîtes and camping
Maps
Emergency services
Using the guide
Information at a glance
1 Cirque de Lescun
Route 1 Lescun – Refuge de Labérouat
Route 2 Lescun – Pic d’Anie
Route 3 Lescun (Parking Nabia) – Lac de Lhurs
Route 4 Lescun – Cabane de Pédain
Route 5 Cabane de Pédain – Cabane d’Ansabère
Route 6 Lescun – Cabane d’Ansabère
Route 7 Cabane d’Ansabère – Pic d’Ansabère
Route 8 Lescun (Pont Lamary) – Lac d’Ansabère – Ibón de Acherito
Route 9 Cabane d’Ansabère – Col de Burcq – Refuge d’Arlet
Route 10 Cirque de Lescun and the Frontier Ridge
Route 11 Lescun to Refuge d’Ayous via Etsaut
2 Pic du Midi d’Ossau
Route 12 Lac de Bious-Artigues – Refuge d’Ayous
Route 13 Lac de Bious-Artigues – Col de Suzon – Refuge de Pombie
Route 14 Lac de Bious-Artigues – Col de Peyreget – Refuge de Pombie
Route 15 Ossau Valley (Caillou de Soques) – Refuge de Pombie
Route 16 Col du Pourtalet (Anéou Pastures) – Refuge de Pombie
Route 17 Refuge de Pombie – Pic du Midi d’Ossau
Route 18 Ayous Lakes Circuit
Route 19 Tour of Pic du Midi d’Ossau
Route 20 Extended Tour of Pic du Midi
3 Balaïtous
Route 21 Ossau Valley (Caillou de Soques) – Refuge d’Arrémoulit (via Passage d’Orteig)
Route 22 Ossau Valley (Caillou de Soques) – Refuge d’Arrémoulit (via Lac d’Artouste)
Route 23 Lac d’Artouste – Refuge d’Arrémoulit
Route 24 Refuge d’Arrémoulit – Pic Palas
Route 25 Refuge d’Arrémoulit – Col du Palas – Port du Lavedan – Refuge de Larribet
Route 26 Plan d’Aste – Lac de Suyen – Refuge de Larribet
Route 27 Plan d’Aste – Refuge Ledormeur
Route 28 Plan d’Aste – Refuge de Migouélou
Route 29 Lac d’Artouste – Col d’Artouste – Refuge de Migouélou
Route 30 Refuge d’Arrémoulit – Col d’Arrémoulit – Refugio de Respomuso
Route 31 Sallent de Gallego (Puente de la Fajas) – Refugio de Respomuso
Route 32 Tour of the Balaïtous Region
Route 33 Lac du Tech (Vallée d’Arrens) – Lac de Pouey-Laün
Route 34 Refuge d’Arrémoulit – Balaïtous
Route 35 Refuge de Larribet – Balaïtous
4 The Gourette Massif
Route 36 Gourette – Lac d’Anglas
Route 37 Gourette – Lac d’Uzious – Lac du Lavedan
Route 38 Gourette – Lac du Tech – Arrens-Marsous – Gourette
5 Vallée d’Estaing
Route 39 Circuit of Lac d’Estaing
Route 40 Lac d’Estaing – Lac du Plaa de Prat
Route 41 Lac d’Estaing – Col d’Ilhéou – Refuge d’Ilhéou
Route 42 Lac d’Estaing – Lac du Barbat
6 Vallée du Marcadau
Route 43 Cauterets – Pont d’Espagne – Chalet-Refuge du Clot
Route 44 Chalet-Refuge du Clot – Refuge Wallon
Route 45 Pont d’Espagne – Refuge Wallon
Route 46 Refuge Wallon – Grande Fache
Route 47 Refuge Wallon – Port du Marcadau
Route 48 Refuge Wallon – Pic de Cambalès
Route 49 Refuge Wallon – Col de Cambalès
Route 50 Marcadau Lakes Circuit
Route 51 Refuge Wallon – Col d’Arratille
Route 52 A Tour of the Arratille Valley
Route 53 Refuge Wallon to Gavarnie
7 Vignemale
Route 54 Pont d’Espagne – Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube
Route 55 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube – Refuge de Bayssellance
Route 56 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube – Petit Vignemale
Route 57 Hourquette d’Ossoue – Pointe Chausenque
Route 58 Gavarnie (Barrage d’Ossoue) – Refuge de Baysellance
Route 59 Refuge de Bayssellance – Vignemale
Route 60 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube – Col des Oulettes – Torla
Route 61 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube – Refuge d’Estom
8 Vallée de Lutour
Route 62 Cauterets – La Fruitière
Route 63 La Fruitière – Refuge d’Estom
Route 64 Refuge d’Estom – Lac Glacé
Route 65 La Fruitière – Refuge Russell
9 Gavarnie
Route 66 Gavarnie – Plateau de Bellevue – Gavarnie
Route 67 Gavarnie – Hôtellerie du Cirque – Gavarnie
Route 68 Gavarnie – Refuge des Espuguettes
Route 69 Gavarnie – Refuge des Espuguettes – Piméné
Route 70 Gavarnie (Col de Tentes) – Pic de Tentes – Pic de la Pahule
Route 71 Gavarnie – Refuge de la Brèche
Route 72 Col de Tentes – Port de Boucharo – Refuge de la Brèche
Route 73 Gavarnie – Refuge de la Brèche
Route 74 Refuge de la Brèche – Pic du Marboré
Route 75 Refuge de la Brèche – Tour du Marboré
Route 76 Refuge de la Brèche – Casque du Marboré
Route 77 Refuge de la Brèche – Pic du Taillon
Route 78 Refuge de la Brèche – Refugio de Góriz
10 Ordesa National Park
Route 79 Torla – Pradera de Ordesa
Route 80 Pradera de Ordesa – Refugio de Góriz
Route 81 Pradera de Ordesa – Circo de Soaso – Faja de Pelay – Ordesa
Route 82 Pradera de Ordesa – Faja los Canarellos – Ordesa
Route 83 Refugio de Góriz – Collado de Arrablo – Añisclo Canyon – Puente de San Úrbez
Route 84 The Spanish Canyons Tour
Route 85 Refugio de Góriz – Monte Perdido
Route 86 Valle de Pineta – Monte Perdido
Route 87 Valle de Pineta – Llanos de La Larri
11 Estaubé, Troumouse and Barroude
Route 88 Barrage des Gloriettes – Cabane d’Estaubé
Route 89 Héas – Lacs des Aires – Le Cot
Route 90 Héas – Hourquette d’Héas – Hourquette de Chermentas – Cirque de Barroude
Route 91 Cirque de Barroude – Pic de Port-Vieux – Port Vieux – Cirque de Barroude
12 Réserve Naturelle de Néouvielle
Route 92 Barèges – Refuge de la Glère
Route 93 Barèges (Pont de la Gaubie) – Lac dets Coubous
Route 94 Barèges (Pont de la Gaubie) – Cabane d’Aygues-Cluses
Route 95 Barèges (Pont de la Gaubie) – Col de Madamète – Pic de Madamète – Lac dets Coubous – Pont de la Gaubie
Route 96 Barèges (Pont de la Gaubie) – Col de Madamète – Chalet-Hôtel de l’Oule
Route 97 Barèges (Pont de la Gaubie) – Hourquette Nère – Refuge de Bastan
Route 98 Chalet-Hôtel de l’Oule – Refuge de Bastan
Route 99 Artigues (Col du Tourmalet road) – Refuge de Campana de Cloutou
Route 100 Vallée de Couplan – Chalet-Hôtel de l’Oule
Route 101 A Walking Circuit of Lac de l’Oule
Route 102 A Circuit of Lac d’Aumar
Route 103 A Néouvielle Lakes Circuit
13 Lac d’Oô and the Cirque d’Espingo
Route 104 Granges d’Astau – Lac d’Oô – Refuge d’Espingo
Route 105 Refuge d’Espingo – Refuge du Portillon
Route 106 Refuge d’Espingo – Port d’Oô – Refugio de Estós
14 The Posets Massif
Route 107 Eriste – Refugio Ángel Orús
Route 108 Benasque – Refugio de Estós
Route 109 Refugio de Estós – Pico de Posets
Route 110 Refugio de Estós – Pico de Posets via SE Arête
Route 111 Puente Nuevo de San Chaime – Ibónes d’Escarpinosa
Route 112 Refugio de Estós – Puerto de Gistain – Refugio de Viadós
Route 113 Refugio de Viadós – Collado de Eriste – Refugio Ángel Orús
Route 114 Tour of the Posets Massif
15 Vallées de la Pique and du Lis
Route 115 Vallée du Lis – Refuge du Maupas
Route 116 Refuge du Maupas – Lac Célinda
Route 117 Vallée du Lis – Lac Vert – Lac des Grauès – Vallée du Lis
Route 118 Hospice de France – Refuge de Vénasque – Port de Vénasque
Route 119 Hospice de France – Pas de la Montjoie – Pas de l’Escalette – Puerto de la Picada – Port de Vénasque – Hospice de France
16 The Maladeta Massif
Route 120 Hospital de Benasque – Ibón de Gorgutes
Route 121 Hospital de Benasque – Forau dels Aigualluts
Route 122 Hospital de Benasque – Refugio de la Renclusa
Route 123 Refugio de la Renclusa – Pico de Aneto
Route 124 Refugio de Coronas – Pico de Aneto
Route 125 Refugio de la Renclusa – Pico de la Maladeta
Route 126 Refugio de la Renclusa – Pico de la Maladeta
Route 127 Refugio de la Renclusa – Pico de Alba
Route 128 Refugio de la Renclusa – Pico Forcanada
Route 129 Hospital de Benasque – Refugi Sant Nicolau
17 Aigüestortes West – The Besiberri Massif
Route 130 Refugi Sant Nicolau – Port de Rius – Collado de Lac de Mar – Refugi de la Restanca
Route 131 Refugi Conangles – Estany Gran de Besiberri – Refugi de Besiberri
Route 132 Vall de Sant Nicolau – Aigüestortes – Refugi d’Estany Llong
Route 133 Refugi d’Estany Llong – Estany Redó – Refugi d’Estany Llong
Route 134 Refugi d’Estany Llong – Portarró d’Espot
Route 135 Estany de Cavallers – Refugi Ventosa i Calvell
Route 136 Refugi Ventosa i Calvell – Besiberri Nord
Route 137 Tour of the Agulles de Travessani
Route 138 Refugi Ventosa i Calvell – Montardo d’Aran
Route 139 Refugi Ventosa i Calvell – Coll de Crestada – Refugi de la Restanca
Route 140 Salardú/Banhs de Tredòs – Refugi de Colomèrs
18 Aigüestortes East – Encantados
Route 141 Espot – Refugi JM Blanc
Route 142 Espot (Prat de Peiro) – Refugi E. Mallafré
Route 143 A Circular Tour of Estany Sant Maurici
Route 144 Refugi E. Mallafré – Gran Encantat
Route 145 Estany de Sant Maurici – Refugi d’Amitges
Route 146 Refugi d’Amitges – Agulle d’Amitges
Route 147 Capdella/Embalse de Sallente – Refugi Colomina
19 Haute Vallée du Garbet
Route 148 Aulus-les-Bains – Cascade du Fouillet – Aulus-les-Bains
Route 149 Aulus-les-Bains – Étang de Guzet – Cascade d’Ars – Aulus
Route 150 Aulus-les-Bains (Le Garbettou) – Plateau de Garbettou – Étang du Garbet
Route 151 Aulus-les-Bains (Coumebière) – Port de Saleix – Refuge de Bassiès
20 Andorra
Route 152 Grau Roig – Estanys dels Pessons
Route 153 Soldeu – Estanys del Siscaró – Pont de la Baladosa – Soldeu
Route 154 Soldeu (Pont de la Baladosa) – Collada de Juclar
Route 155 Soldeu (Pont d’Incles) – Pont de Bonavida – Port d’Incles – Étangs de Fontargente
Route 156 Soldeu – Canillo
Route 157 Ransol – Refugi dels Coms de Jan
Route 158 Arcalís – Estanys de Tristaina
Route 159 Arinsal – Refugi de Coma Pedrosa
Route 160 Refugi de Coma Pedrosa – Pic de Coma Pedrosa
Route 161 Les Escaldes – Refugi de l’Illa
Route 162 A Circuit of Andorra’s Frontier Peaks
21 The Carlit Massif
Route 163 Orlu (Pont de Bisp) – Refuge d’En Beys
Route 164 Refuge d’En Beys – Porté-Puymorens
Route 165 l’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre – Refuge des Bésines
Route 166 Walking Tour of the Vallée de Lanous
Route 167 Porté-Puymorens – Pic Carlit
Route 168 Chalet-Refuge des Bouillouses – Pic Carlit
Route 169 The Carlit Lakes Tour
Route 170 Tour du Carlit
Appendix A Useful addresses
Appendix B Bibliography
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Route index
Kev Reynolds is a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer. A prolific compiler of guidebooks, his first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978; he has since produced many more titles for the same publisher, with others in the pipeline. A member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, the Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club, his passion for mountains and the countryside remains undiminished after a lifetime's activity, and he regularly travels throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures.
