GR11 Sendero Pirenaico
Description
- Name GR11 Sendero Pirenaico (GR11)
- Length of trail 840 km, 522 miles
- Length in days 56 days
- Traildino grading SW, Strenuous walk, mountain trail
- Hut tour grading T2, Mountain walk
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Sendero Pirenaico, GR11 (Es). 840 km, . Through the Spanish Pyrenees, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
The GR11 mirrors the GR10. The GR10 runs through the French Pyrenees, the GR11 is on the Spanish side.
The Pyrenees mountains are beautiful. Origin, culture, geology and climate differ significantly from the Alps. The Spanish side of the Pyrenees differs substantially from the French side. True, there is more rain, but then the Spanish side is less affected by the Atlantic.
The GR11 is supposed to be a little harder than the GR10. This has something to do with the terrain one walks through: the trails are more rough, the boulders larger and more frequent. As on the French side, you will have to deal with serious altitude differences.
The variation when crossing from west tot east (or vice versa) is large. The Basque way of life in the West is totally different from the Catalan customs.
The route is well marked and documented. Anyone with a good condition and some knowledge of hiking in the mountains will be able to start and finish the GR11. In peak season it is advisable to book the cabins in advance.
Select some tracks
☐GR 15.1 San Úrbez - Vió - Buerba - Buisán, 13km
☐GR 11 nueva variante, 4.6km
☐GR-11 Aneto-Senda Pirenaica, 11km
☐GR-11.20 Variant del Sender del Pirineu, Espot- el Pont de Suert, 63km
☐GR 11.1 Senda Pirenaica - Variante 1, 54km
☐GR 11.3 Variante de Lesaka, 12km
☐Rota do Atlântico, 9.9km
☐GR11 E9, 1.1km
☐PR-HU 189 Bielsa - Javierre - Parzán - Enlace GR 11, 4.7km
☐GR 11.2 variante Senda Pirenaica, 21km
☐GR 11.5 Senda Pirenaica variante 5, 27km
☐GR 11.4 Senda Pirenaica variante 4, 13km
☐GR 1D - Du GR 1 au GR 11, 4.3km
Opinions
Rate
8.8 |
4 votes |
No 5. in Spain
- benandlara
- Rate 9
- Positive Only did the middle half to do the mountains and skip the first and last 10 stages...Proper wilderness camping in Southern Europe
- Negative The intense tourist spots were manageable but the crowded Huts where it intersected other trails made you want to grab your tent and hike on.....I walked in September and lost a couple of days to heavy snow and a couple of the food resupply points had closed for the season...."we reopen the shop at Christmas" didn't help.... this forced you to use the huts for food
- Lennart July 2016
- Rate 9
- Henk Nouws July 1999
- Rate 9
- Positive In a way, it is more spacious on the Spanish side compared to the French side. Both sides of the Pyrenees are beautiful, but different.
- Negative Ordesa: very crowded. Some parts of the trail were very hard. You must be strong and healthy.
- Joke ter Weele July 1999
- Rate 8
- Positive Beautiful mountain scenery
- Negative Pretty arduous, especially descents
Map
Links
Facts
Reports
- Trekking the Pyrenees by the HRP: trek variants, the GR10, the GR11, & the HRP for discovery of Pyrenean mountains
This website will be an important guide for you when crossing the Pyrenees via the high route. The authors did the entire trail over the years.
- Bedbug's 2008 GR11: La Senda Journal
Trip report on trailjournals.com.
- Cimes et Sommets - Pyrénées - Bienvenue (French)
These guys hiked part of the HRP and GR11 in Spain. Read their trip tips and trip diary.
- Photo Gallery Travel Log Trekking Walking Pyrenees Trekking Trail Pyrenean Trail Atlantique Val d´Aran Cataluña (HRP GR10 GR11)
Beautiful pictures.
- Pyrenees Survey
Several accounts of hikes along the GR10 and GR11 in the Pyrenees.
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books
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2018
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Bol.com
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2018
Belgium
2018
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De Zwerver
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2018
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2018
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Bol.com
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2012
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2012
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- Bol.com, Belgium
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Bol.com
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- The Pyrenees: The High Pyrenees from the Cirque de Lescun to the Carlit Massif
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Bol.com
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Bol.com
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2010
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2010
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