GR10 week8 hiking in the Pyrenees Orientales, 2011 |
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Saturday October 1 you arrive in Vernet les Bains where you spend the night in a hotel
(half board).
You can fly with Ryanair
from London to Carcassonne.
You can also fly with Ryanair
from London to Perpignan.
Pick-up by the Bergtopper Van in Perpignan and Carcassonne.
Sunday October 2, The Bergtopper Van will bring
you after breakfast to Mantet where you start your hike. It is about 5h45, and
700 meters difference of altitude. You spend the night in a refuge (half board).
Monday October 3, after your breakfast in Marialles you
start your hike. The stretch is about 6 hours and 700 meters difference of altitude.
You spend the night in another refuge (half board).
Tuesday October 4, Today you go to Arles sur Tech,
a nice place at the river de Tech. The stretch is about 7 hours and you end with a descend of
1500 meters.
Tonight you sleep (probably) in a gite in Arles.
Wednesday October 5, is a short day so you have some time
to take a look in Arles.
The stretch is about 4 hours and you go through the woods.
You spend the night in a gite.
Thursday October 6, the hike of today is about 6 hours and
700 meter difference in altitude. You end in a gite where you spend the night.
Friday October 7, You start your hike after your breakfast.
This day is about 7 hours with 900 meters difference in altitude.
You spend the night in the gite of Ouillat.
Saturday October 8, The last hike of the week and of the whole GR10!
This day is an easy one, about 7 hours. The whole day you have a great view on the
Mediterranean See.
Once you have arrived in Banyuls you can take a very large beer on one of the many
terraces here. If you have done the whole GR10 with the Bergtoppers you will get a very nice
reward. You spend the night in a hotel (half board).
Sunday October 9 After breakfast the Bergtopper Van will bring you to
Carcassonne, Perpignan or Vernet les Bains.
Ryanair flies from Carcassonne to London.
Ryanair flies from Perpignan to London.