![]() Regarding signs on the trail, the GR11 is not always well signposted. Regarding the elevation gain, some legs have more than 1000m height difference. Every leg informs you about the highest point when this is an important issue to be considered. The highest points on the trail attain 2500m. If so, you need to make that leg shorter to accommodate the ascent.Īs stated above, the GR11 passes through a great variety of landscapes, from high and steep mountains in Catalonia and Aragon, to gentler mountains in Navarra, Basque Country and East Catalonia (next to the Mediterranean sea) You might like to climb some peaks that are near the trail. It depends on your fitness level, the kind of accommodation you feel comfortable in (some people prefer not to stay at unstaffed huts) and the duration of your holidays. We have divided the GR11 into 35 sections (legs), but it can be walked in 40-45 legs, or even more. I will tell you about the attainable peaks in the description of every walk. ![]() Variants were created to allow walkers to benefit from the most interesting areas which the GR11 crosses, or to get closer to some peaks. To find out more, take a look at some of the books in the Books section. Some of them are mentioned in the article. The GR11 has a lot of variants we will not describe in this article. It depends on your fitness level and on the season. However, it is up to you to decide how many days you will spend. The first 13 belong to the Eastern Pyrenees (Catalan and Andorran Pyrenees),ġ5 to the Central Pyrenees (Western part of the Catalan Pyrenees and the Aragonese Pyrenees)Īnd 6 to the Western Pyrenees (Navarrese and Basque Pyrenees). The GR11 can be walked in both directions, but in this post we will describe the trail from the Mediterranean Sea to the Cantábrico Sea. The GR11 was finished in 1986 and is 750km. GR stands for Gran Recorrido (long path, in English). ![]() It is a route of outstanding beauty and landscape diversity that crosses the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean Sea to the Cantábrico Sea. The GR11 is the star of all the trails in the southern Pyrenees.
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