GR10 week5 trekking in the Haut Pyrenees and Ariege

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From Fos to Couflens
This fifth GR10 week starts in the Haut Garonne and goes the first day to the Ariege. Both is Pyrenees Centrales and the stretches you are walking here are also beautiful while you go up till 2200 meters. Highlights are the refuge d'etang d'araing, the etang d'ayes and the village Seix.

dal riberot Saturday September 11, You arrive in Fos where you spend the night in a gite (half board).
You can fly with Ryanair from London to Pau. The price will be around 80 pound for a return.
You can also fly with Easyjet from London to Toulouse. The price will be around 65 euro for a return.
Pick-up by the Bergtopper Van in Pau and Toulouse.

Sunday September 12, You start hiking after breakfast. This day is about 7h40, 1600 meters going up and 200 going down. You end in the refuge etang d'araing where you spend the night (half board). This day your luggage is transported to the gite in Eylie where you sleep on monday.
Monday September 13, Today is a short day. So you can relax in the morning and in the afternoon. The track is about 4 hours. You start climbing for 200 meters and then you descend till 1000 meters. You spend the night in the gite in Eylie.
Tuesday September 14, After breakfast you start hiking. You follow the GR10 till the parking Pucelle. Here the Bergtoppers Van will bring you back to the gite in Eylie where you spend the night. This day is about 5 hours and 800 meters difference in altitude.
Wednesday September 15, The Bergtoppers Van will bring you to the parking where you ended yesterday. The track is about 5 hours and has 800 meter difference in altitude. You end on a very nice place from where you can walk to a beautiful Cascade in 3 hours (return time). From the parking the Bergtopper Van will bring you to the hotel in Sentein where you spend the night (half board).
Thursday September 16, after an early breakfast the Bergtopper Van will bring you to the Riberot where you start a very nice hike to the Bergtoppers (half board). The stretch is about 7 hours, 900 meters ascending and 1000 meters descending.

atang d'ayes Friday September 17, today you can choose: an early breakfast and go to Seix to explore or have a relax morning and go later to Seix. In Seix you find several shops and you can take money from the wall.
The stretch is about 2 hours and 600 meters descending but you can also extend your hike.... You spend the night in the gite in Cos.
Saturday September 18, today the hike is a little longer. You walk to the paradise and form there to almost 2000 meters. From there you go down via the Col de Pause to Couflens. The Bergtoppers Van can help you a little this morning. The stretch is almost 9 hours, 1400 meters up and 1200 meters down. You spend the night in the gite Cos.

Sunday September 19 The Bergtopper Van will bring you back to Pau, Toulouse or Luchon after breakfast.
Ryanair flies from Pau to London.
Easyjet flies from Toulouse to London.

General
The lunch is not included with the price. The Bergtopper can take care for the lunch, for 7 euro a lunch. We sleep 6 times in a gite. If the Bergtopper takes care for the food, this is possible for 17 euros 50 a day (breakfast and dinner, including consumptions). Most of the time it is also possible to take half board in the gite. This will cost you about 25 euros (breakfast and dinner) and must be mentioned in advance. On the other hand, it is very cozy to prepare dinner together......
If the Bergtopper takes care for all the food (6 x lunch, 4 x breakfast and 4 x dinner), it will cost you and extra 115 euros.
In the refuges you can take a packed meal for 10 euros