GR11 Sendero Pirenaico

Description

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  1. Name GR11 Sendero Pirenaico (GR11)
  2. Length of trail 840 km, 522 miles
  3. Length in days 56 days
  4. Traildino grading SW, Strenuous walk, mountain trail
  5. Hut tour grading T2, Mountain walk

GR11 Sendero Pirenaico

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.

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☐▽GR11 - Senda Pirenaica
☐▽GR11 Traçat principal - Sender del Pirineu
☐.GR11 E01 - Cap-de-Creus - Port-de-la-Selva, 16km
☐.GR11 E02 - Port-de-la-Selva - Sant-Quirze-de-Colera, 27km
☐.GR11 E03 - Sant-Quirze-de-Colera - Requesens, 23km
☐.GR11 E04 - Requesens - La-Vajol, 26km
☐.GR11 E05 - La-Vajol - Albanya, 26km
☐.GR11 E06 - Albanya - Sant-Aniol, 19km
☐.GR11 E07 - Sant-Aniol - Beget, 16km
☐.GR11 E08 - Beget - Setcases, 23km
☐.GR11 E09 - Setcases - Nuria, 20km
☐.GR11 E10 - Nuria - Planoles, 19km
☐.GR11 E11 - Planoles - Puigcerda, 27km
☐.GR11 E12 - Puigcerda - Engorgs, 19km
☐.GR11 E13 - Engorgs - Encamp, 25km
☐.GR11 E14 - Encamp - Arinsal, 20km
☐.GR11 E15 - Arinsal - Refugi de Vallferrera, 15km
☐.GR11 E16 - Refuge Vall-Ferrera - Tavascan, 26km
☐.GR11 E17 - Tavascan - La Guingueta-d'Aneu, 24km
☐.GR11 E18 - la Guingueta-d'Àneu - Refugi Ernest Mallafré, 17km
☐.GR11 E19 - Refugi Mallafré - Refugi Colomers, 12km
☐.GR11 E20 - Refuge Colomers - Hospice de Vielha, 18km
☐▽GR11 Variantes - Senda Pirenaica
☐.GR11-7 - Coll de la Marrana - Nuria, 13km
☐.GR11-8 - Nuria - Font-de-l'Home-Mort, 9km
☐▽Caminho do Atlântico
☐.Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Adraga - Maçãs), 7.5km
☐.Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Cabo Raso - Abano), 4.2km
☐.Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Maçãs - Magoito), 1.3km
☐GR 11 Senda Pirenaica, 833km
☐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, 40km
☐GR 11.3 Variante de Lesaka, 12km
☐▽Enlace GR 11 - GR 12
☐.E.GR 11-GR 12 Lesaka-Bustitza, 14km
☐.E.GR 11-GR 12 Lakaingo lepoa - Bustitza, 26km
☐.E.GR 11-GR 12 Bustitza - Uztakorta, 21km
☐GR 11.19, 7.8km
☐GR 11.10, 26km
☐Rota do Atlântico, 10km
☐GR 11 Senda Pirenaica, 834km
☐GR 1D - Du GR 1 au GR 11, 3.6km

Opinions

Rate 8.8 | 4 votes | No 6. 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
  • 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
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GR11 Sendero Pirenaico

Books

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Macizo de Monte Perdido - Valle de Ordesa - Pineta Editorial Alpina
  • Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park at 1:25,000 in a set of two GPS compatible recreational maps in an extensive and very popular series from Editorial Alpina, providing more detailed coverage of this popular hiking area.Contours are at 10m intervals, with relief shading and vegetation colouring. An overprint highlights waymarked PR hiking... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park Editorial Alpina
  • Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park at 1:40,000 on a GPS compatible recreational map in an extensive and very popular series from Editorial Alpina, including a booklet with English language descriptions of several walks, climbs, etc.Contours are at 20m intervals, with relief shading and altitude colouring. An overprint highlights waymarked... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
  • Ordesa y Monte Perdido Parc Natural map and hiking guide 2018
  • Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park at 1:40,000 on a GPS compatible recreational map in an extensive and very popular series from Editorial Alpina, including a booklet with English language descriptions of several walks, climbs, etc.Contours are at 20m intervals, with relief shading and altitude colouring. An overprint highlights waymarked... Read more
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Cicerone Press
United Kingdom
2010
  • The Pyrenees
  • A resource book covering the finest walks, treks and climbs in the High Pyrenees for 400km between France and Spain, from the Cirque de Lescun, on the edge of the Basque country in the west, to the Carlit massif and the Cerdagne to the east of Andorra. It is the first in our World Mountain Ranges series. Read more
  • Also available from:
  • Stanfords, United Kingdom
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  • De Zwerver, Netherlands
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
2010
  • The Pyrenees: The High Pyrenees from the Cirque de Lescun to the Carlit Massif
  • The Pyrenees is accomplished walker Kev Reynolds’ large-format Cicerone guide to one of Europe’s most famous and impressive mountain ranges. The guide gives a valley-by-valley description of the High Pyrenees from west to east and is a very useful reference to help identify the best locations for walking, mountaineering, skiing and climbing.... Read more
The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2010
Bol.com
Netherlands
2010
  • The Pyrenees
  • A resource book covering the finest walks, treks and climbs in the High Pyrenees for 400km between France and Spain, from the Cirque de Lescun, on the edge of the Basque country in the west, to the Carlit massif and the Cerdagne to the east of Andorra. The book is divided into five regional chapters: the Western Valleys; Cirques and Canyons;... Read more
Bol.com
Belgium
2010
  • The Pyrenees
  • A resource book covering the finest walks, treks and climbs in the High Pyrenees for 400km between France and Spain, from the Cirque de Lescun, on the edge of the Basque country in the west, to the Carlit massif and the Cerdagne to the east of Andorra. The book is divided into five regional chapters: the Western Valleys; Cirques and Canyons;... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2010
  • Wandelgids - Klimgids - Klettersteiggids The Pyrenees | Cicerone
  • Prachtige en volledige wandel- en klimgids van de Hoge Pyreneën in Frankrijk, Andorra en Spanje. Per deelgebied worden m.b.v. duidelijke kaartjes en route informatie de verschillende tochten beschreven. Geschikt voor iedere bergwandelaar. Er is informatie over accomodatie in opgenomen, evenals allerlei praktische en gebiedsinformatie. First in... Read more
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Cicerone Press
United Kingdom
2018
  • The GR11 Trail
  • The GR11 traverses the Spanish Pyrenees from Irún on the Atlantic coast to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean, and often enjoys better weather than its French counterpart, the GR10. Leading over high passes and through sweeping valleys, the 820km route is presented in 47 stages. Trekkers require experience of high mountains. Read more
  • Also available from:
  • The Book Depository, United Kingdom
  • Bol.com, Netherlands
  • Bol.com, Belgium
  • De Zwerver, Netherlands
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2018
Bol.com
Netherlands
2018
  • The GR11 Trail
  • This comprehensive guidebook to the GR11 trail, which runs 820km from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, provides everything trekkers will need to take up the challenge - detailed route description, excellent photographs, lots of background information and unique custom-produced maps. This glorious traverse of the Pyrenees, on the Spanish side,... Read more
Bol.com
Belgium
2018
  • The GR11 Trail
  • This comprehensive guidebook to the GR11 trail, which runs 820km from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, provides everything trekkers will need to take up the challenge - detailed route description, excellent photographs, lots of background information and unique custom-produced maps. This glorious traverse of the Pyrenees, on the Spanish side,... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2018
  • Wandelgids GR 11 Spaanse Pyreneeen - Through the Spanish Pyrenees | Cicerone
  • Uitstekende wandelgids van dit geweldige gebied. goed beschreven met veel praktische informatie om de route te kunnen lopen, inclusief redelijke kaarten. Beschrijving van de GR 11, het lange afstandswandelpad aan de Spaanse kant van de Pyreneeën. This comprehensive guidebook to the magnificent GR11 trail, which runs 820km from the Atlantic to... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2012
  • The Pyrenean Haute Route
  • This handy guidebook contains route descriptions for the Pyrenean Haute Route. It zig-zags across the Franco-Spanish border and stays close to the main ridge of the Pyrenees. It covers 800km and has a total of 40km ascent, so is only suitable for experienced mountain walkers. The route is split over 45 day stages and is largely unwaymarked. Read more
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  • Bol.com, Belgium
  • De Zwerver, Netherlands
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2012
  • The Pyrenean Haute Route
  • The Pyrenean High-Level Route is probably the most beautiful, spectacular and challenging trek in the Pyrenees. Unlike the GR10 and GR11, the trek from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer crosses the French Spanish border many times, exploring both sides of the mountain range and staying as close as possible to the main ridge of the Pyrenees. The 800km... Read more
Bol.com
Belgium
2012
  • The Pyrenean Haute Route
  • The Pyrenean High-Level Route is probably the most beautiful, spectacular and challenging trek in the Pyrenees. Unlike the GR10 and GR11, the trek from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer crosses the French Spanish border many times, exploring both sides of the mountain range and staying as close as possible to the main ridge of the Pyrenees. The 800km... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2016
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Through The Spanish Pyrenees
  • Walking the GR11 (La Senda) trek, as described in this guidebook, takes you through Spain's Pyrenees from the Atlantic at Iruns to the Mediterranean at Calaques, and is one of the world's great trekking routes. The Spanish Pyrenees present a wonderland to the holidaymaker, whether backpacker, botanist, canoeist, cyclist, entomologist,... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Through The Spanish Pyrenees
  • Walking the GR11 (La Senda) trek, as described in this guidebook, takes you through Spain's Pyrenees from the Atlantic at Iruns to the Mediterranean at Calaques, and is one of the world's great trekking routes. The Spanish Pyrenees present a wonderland to the holidaymaker, whether backpacker, botanist, canoeist, cyclist, entomologist,... Read more
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Maps

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Spain: 100K Catalan Topographic Survey
  • Catalonia on seven large topographic survey maps at 1:100,000 from the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, each providing very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography.Relief is presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by additional hill-shading and spot heights; additional colouring... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Comarques Centrales
  • Comarques Centrales, the foothills of the Catalan Pyrenees including Ripoll, Olot, Berga, Vic, Solsona, etc, at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography.Maps in this series have... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2017
  • GR11 - Senda Pirenaica Map-Set Editorial Alpina
  • GR 11: from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The set consists of 21 1:50,000 topographic maps, including the 43 stages of GR 11. The Stage profiles give average walking times, distances and ascent/descent, location of refuges, campsites and hotels. Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • GR 11: La Senda
  • GR11 long-distance footpaths along the Spanish side of the Pyrenees in a French language guide from Rando Editions, with extracts from the publisher’s topographic series at 1:50,000 highlighting the route and mountain refuges.The guide divides the route into 40 sections and covers it from the Mediterranean, starting at Cap de Creus on the Costa... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Terres de l`Ebre
  • Terres de l`Ebre map at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography. Maps in this series have relief presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by additional hill-shading and spot... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Pla de Lleida
  • Pla de Lleida map at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography. Maps in this series have relief presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by additional hill-shading and spot... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Southern Alps IGN Top200 203
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Pirineu Occidental
  • Pirineu Occidental, the western part of the Catalan Pyrenees, at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography.Maps in this series have relief presented by contours at 40m intervals,... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Posets and la Maladeta Massifs Adrados Map
  • Posets and Maladeta Massifs in the central part of the Spanish Pyrenees on a double-sided, contoured and GPS compatible map at 1:25,000 from Adrados Ediciones, with vivid presentation of the topography, hiking or ski trails, campsites and refuges, etc. Coverage extends from Plan and the Zinqueta River west of the Poset massif, across the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • La Senda de Camille Editorial Alpina
  • La Senda de Camille, the Pyrenean Bear Trail, a 104-km circuit in the central Pyrenees, on a contoured GPS compatible map at 1:25,000 from Editorial Alpina, plus a booklet providing information on mountain refuges. The route, which crosses over from the Spanish side to the Parc National des Pyrénées in France and incorporates part of the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Camp de Tarragona
  • Camp de Tarragona map at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography. Maps in this series have relief presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by additional hill-shading and spot... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Pyrenees West IGN Top200 205
  • Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200,000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours and vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western and central part of the Pyrenees, extending across... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Barcelona and Environs
  • Barcelona and Environs map at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography. Maps in this series have relief presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by additional hill-shading and... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Pirineu Oriental - Girona - Costa Brava
  • Pirineu Oriental - Girona - Costa Brava map, covering the eastern part of the Catalan Pyrenees and the coast southwards to Pineda de Mar at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography.... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Carros de Foc Hiking Circuit Editorial Alpina
  • Carros de Foc (Chariots of Fire) Hiking Circuit, a five to seven day long hiking route in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, shown on a 1:25,000 map from Editorial Alpina. The map, from the publishers of an extensive hiking series for the Spanish Pyrenees, has contours at 20m intervals, relief shading, and vegetation... Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
  • Carros de Foc 2019
  • Carros de Foc (Chariots of Fire) Hiking Circuit, a five to seven day long hiking route in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, shown on a 1:25,000 map from Editorial Alpina. The map, from the publishers of an extensive hiking series for the Spanish Pyrenees, has contours at 20m intervals, relief shading, and vegetation... Read more
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