by Stuart Butler (Author)
A guidebook to walking the 954km (593 mile) GR10 Sentier des Pyrenees trail between Hendaye on the Atlantic coast and Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean. This long-distance trail through the French Pyrenees is suitable for hikers with some long-distance walking experience and is best experienced July through October.
- Presented in 55 stages of 7-27km (4-17 miles), for a fit walker the trek could be walked in 45 days
- Highlights include Pic du Midi d'Ossau, Vignemale, Gavarnie, Ari鑒e, Canigou massif
- 1:100,000 mapping provided for each stage
- Detailed information on planning, facilities and accommodation
Author Biography
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.