GR10..Hendaye ..Lac Artigues (Gabas)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 162.12 mi
- Elevation gain
- 45,577 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 39,295 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,164 ft
- TrailRank
- 64
- Min elevation
- 3 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 days 15 hours 27 minutes
- Time
- 10 days 8 hours 45 minutes
- Coordinates
- 44768
- Uploaded
- June 26, 2020
- Recorded
- June 2020
near Hendaye, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France)
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Itinerary description
GR10
The first quarter section of the GR10(260km)
Had the intention of walking to half way point ..to Luchon, but hurt my shin on a rock and had Horse fly bite on the same place..swollen foot, so had to stop..will continue as soon .
Such an amazing walk , that has been planed for a while..the route i took was basically following a GPX file on my device..easy to follow and the way markers are clear.
I made two mistakes..one i missed the small turning right at the bridge just before Bidarray and lost Gps signal in the woods..
Second mistake after arriving at the Gorge de Kakouetta , i turned right on the D113 following the GR10 trail, where i should have turned left to find supplies at a shop few km down the road.Adding a few tiresome kms to the walk
The Basque region is mainly over grassy hills and fern tracks, a few steep at time but nothing to difficult..
I carried all for tent ,sleeping and cooking, also because of the Covid problem , i carried at least 3 days food at all times as some of the small shops were shut, not knowing where to re supply was an issue..so a loaded pack at all times..including 3 lts water ..
Although water can be found all on the trail as long as you have a water filter system or tablets...
The only section , as noted in most books is the pass from Bidarray to St Etienne de Baigorry no water for most of the section, not untill near the bottom, on a hot day , carry as much as you can, steep climbs.
Lost GPS as end of the trail..big thunder /electrical storm on the decent from col d, Ayous.
After arriving at Etsaut i took a rest for two days to give my leg a chance to repair..but after another long day, was time to stop..next time.!!
Day 1
Hendaye to Sare
34km
Day 2 Sare to Bidarray
36km
Day 3 Bidarray to St Etienne
29km
Day 4 St Etienne to Kaskoleta
24km
Day 5 Kaskoleta to Iraty
22km
Day 6 Iraty to col de Anhaou
32 km
Day 7 Col de Anhaou to Pierre st Martin (refuge Jeandal)
30km
Day 8
Pierre st Martin to Borsce
34km
Day 9 after 2 day break Borsce to Lac Artigues
20 km
Total 260 km
The first quarter section of the GR10(260km)
Had the intention of walking to half way point ..to Luchon, but hurt my shin on a rock and had Horse fly bite on the same place..swollen foot, so had to stop..will continue as soon .
Such an amazing walk , that has been planed for a while..the route i took was basically following a GPX file on my device..easy to follow and the way markers are clear.
I made two mistakes..one i missed the small turning right at the bridge just before Bidarray and lost Gps signal in the woods..
Second mistake after arriving at the Gorge de Kakouetta , i turned right on the D113 following the GR10 trail, where i should have turned left to find supplies at a shop few km down the road.Adding a few tiresome kms to the walk
The Basque region is mainly over grassy hills and fern tracks, a few steep at time but nothing to difficult..
I carried all for tent ,sleeping and cooking, also because of the Covid problem , i carried at least 3 days food at all times as some of the small shops were shut, not knowing where to re supply was an issue..so a loaded pack at all times..including 3 lts water ..
Although water can be found all on the trail as long as you have a water filter system or tablets...
The only section , as noted in most books is the pass from Bidarray to St Etienne de Baigorry no water for most of the section, not untill near the bottom, on a hot day , carry as much as you can, steep climbs.
Lost GPS as end of the trail..big thunder /electrical storm on the decent from col d, Ayous.
After arriving at Etsaut i took a rest for two days to give my leg a chance to repair..but after another long day, was time to stop..next time.!!
Day 1
Hendaye to Sare
34km
Day 2 Sare to Bidarray
36km
Day 3 Bidarray to St Etienne
29km
Day 4 St Etienne to Kaskoleta
24km
Day 5 Kaskoleta to Iraty
22km
Day 6 Iraty to col de Anhaou
32 km
Day 7 Col de Anhaou to Pierre st Martin (refuge Jeandal)
30km
Day 8
Pierre st Martin to Borsce
34km
Day 9 after 2 day break Borsce to Lac Artigues
20 km
Total 260 km
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