Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees

Overview map
Map key
Preface to the seventh edition

Introduction
The mountains
National parks
Vegetation
Wildlife
Getting there
Weather
Equipment
Refuges, g and amp;icirc;tes and camping
Maps
Emergency services
Using the guide
Information at a glance

1 Cirque de Lescun
Route 1 Lescun - Refuge de Lab and amp;##xe9;rouat
Route 2 Lescun - Pic d and #039;Anie
Route 3 Lescun (Parking Nabia) - Lac de Lhurs
Route 4 Lescun - Cabane de P and amp;##xe9;dain
Route 5 Cabane de P and amp;##xe9;dain - Cabane d and #039;Ansab and amp;##xe8;re
Route 6 Lescun - Cabane d and #039;Ansab and amp;##xe8;re
Route 7 Cabane d and #039;Ansab and amp;##xe8;re - Pic d and #039;Ansab and amp;##xe8;re
Route 8 Lescun (Pont Lamary) - Lac d and #039;Ansab and amp;##xe8;re - Ib and amp;oacute;n de Acherito
Route 9 Cabane d and #039;Ansab and amp;##xe8;re - Col de Burcq - Refuge d and #039;Arlet
Route 10 Cirque de Lescun and the Frontier Ridge
Route 11 Lescun to Refuge d and #039;Ayous via Etsaut

2 Pic du Midi d and #039;Ossau
Route 12 Lac de Bious-Artigues - Refuge d and #039;Ayous
Route 13 Lac de Bious-Artigues - Col de Suzon - Refuge de Pombie
Route 14 Lac de Bious-Artigues - Col de Peyreget - Refuge de Pombie
Route 15 Ossau Valley (Caillou de Soques) - Refuge de Pombie
Route 16 Col du Pourtalet (An and amp;##xe9;ou Pastures) - Refuge de Pombie
Route 17 Refuge de Pombie - Pic du Midi d and #039;Ossau
Route 18 Ayous Lakes Circuit
Route 19 Tour of Pic du Midi d and #039;Ossau
Route 20 Extended Tour of Pic du Midi

3 Bala and amp;iuml;tous
Route 21 Ossau Valley (Caillou de Soques) - Refuge d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit (via Passage d and #039;Orteig)
Route 22 Ossau Valley (Caillou de Soques) - Refuge d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit (via Lac d and #039;Artouste)
Route 23 Lac d and #039;Artouste - Refuge d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit
Route 24 Refuge d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit - Pic Palas
Route 25 Refuge d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit - Col du Palas - Port du Lavedan - Refuge de Larribet
Route 26 Plan d and #039;Aste - Lac de Suyen - Refuge de Larribet
Route 27 Plan d and #039;Aste - Refuge Ledormeur
Route 28 Plan d and #039;Aste - Refuge de Migou and amp;##xe9;lou
Route 29 Lac d and #039;Artouste - Col d and #039;Artouste - Refuge de Migou and amp;##xe9;lou
Route 30 Refuge d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit - Col d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit - Refugio de Respomuso
Route 31 Sallent de Gallego (Puente de la Fajas) - Refugio de Respomuso
Route 32 Tour of the Bala and amp;iuml;tous Region
Route 33 Lac du Tech (Vall and amp;##xe9;e d and #039;Arrens) - Lac de Pouey-La and amp;uuml;n
Route 34 Refuge d and #039;Arr and amp;##xe9;moulit - Bala and amp;iuml;tous
Route 35 Refuge de Larribet - Bala and amp;iuml;tous

4 The Gourette Massif
Route 36 Gourette - Lac d and #039;Anglas
Route 37 Gourette - Lac d and #039;Uzious - Lac du Lavedan
Route 38 Gourette - Lac du Tech - Arrens-Marsous - Gourette

5 Vall and amp;##xe9;e d and #039;Estaing
Route 39 Circuit of Lac d and #039;Estaing
Route 40 Lac d and #039;Estaing - Lac du Plaa de Prat
Route 41 Lac d and #039;Estaing - Col d and #039;Ilh and amp;##xe9;ou - Refuge d and #039;Ilh and amp;##xe9;ou
Route 42 Lac d and #039;Estaing - Lac du Barbat

6 Vall and amp;##xe9;e du Marcadau
Route 43 Cauterets - Pont d and #039;Espagne - Chalet-Refuge du Clot
Route 44 Chalet-Refuge du Clot - Refuge Wallon
Route 45 Pont d and #039;Espagne - Refuge Wallon
Route 46 Refuge Wallon - Grande Fache
Route 47 Refuge Wallon - Port du Marcadau
Route 48 Refuge Wallon - Pic de Cambal and amp;##xe8;s
Route 49 Refuge Wallon - Col de Cambal and amp;##xe8;s
Route 50 Marcadau Lakes Circuit
Route 51 Refuge Wallon - Col d and #039;Arratille
Route 52 A Tour of the Arratille Valley
Route 53 Refuge Wallon to Gavarnie

7 Vignemale
Route 54 Pont d and #039;Espagne - Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube
Route 55 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube - Refuge de Bayssellance
Route 56 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube - Petit Vignemale
Route 57 Hourquette d and #039;Ossoue - Pointe Chausenque
Route 58 Gavarnie (Barrage d and #039;Ossoue) - Refuge de Baysellance
Route 59 Refuge de Bayssellance - Vignemale
Route 60 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube - Col des Oulettes - Torla
Route 61 Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube - Refuge d and #039;Estom

8 Vall and amp;##xe9;e de Lutour
Route 62 Cauterets - La Fruiti and amp;##xe8;re
Route 63 La Fruiti and amp;##xe8;re - Refuge d and #039;Estom
Route 64 Refuge d and #039;Estom - Lac Glac and amp;##xe9;
Route 65 La Fruiti and amp;##xe8;re - Refuge Russell

9 Gavarnie
Route 66 Gavarnie - Plateau de Bellevue - Gavarnie
Route 67 Gavarnie - H and amp;ocirc;tellerie du Cirque - Gavarnie
Route 68 Gavarnie - Refuge des Espuguettes
Route 69 Gavarnie - Refuge des Espuguettes - Pim and amp;##xe9;n and amp;##xe9;
Route 70 Gavarnie (Col de Tentes) - Pic de Tentes - Pic de la Pahule
Route 71 Gavarnie - Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che
Route 72 Col de Tentes - Port de Boucharo - Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che
Route 73 Gavarnie - Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che
Route 74 Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che - Pic du Marbor and amp;##xe9;
Route 75 Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che - Tour du Marbor and amp;##xe9;
Route 76 Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che - Casque du Marbor and amp;##xe9;
Route 77 Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che - Pic du Taillon
Route 78 Refuge de la Br and amp;##xe8;che - Refugio de G and amp;oacute;riz

10 Ordesa National Park
Route 79 Torla - Pradera de Ordesa
Route 80 Pradera de Ordesa - Refugio de G and amp;oacute;riz
Route 81 Pradera de Ordesa - Circo de Soaso - Faja de Pelay - Ordesa
Route 82 Pradera de Ordesa - Faja los Canarellos - Ordesa
Route 83 Refugio de G and amp;oacute;riz - Collado de Arrablo - A and amp;ntilde;isclo Canyon - Puente de San and amp;Uacute;rbez
Route 84 The Spanish Canyons Tour
Route 85 Refugio de G and amp;oacute;riz - Monte Perdido
Route 86 Valle de Pineta - Monte Perdido
Route 87 Valle de Pineta - Llanos de La Larri

11 Estaub and amp;##xe9;, Troumouse and Barroude
Route 88 Barrage des Gloriettes - Cabane d and #039;Estaub and amp;##xe9;
Route 89 H and amp;##xe9;as - Lacs des Aires - Le Cot
Route 90 H and amp;##xe9;as - Hourquette d and #039;H and amp;##xe9;as - Hourquette de Chermentas - Cirque de Barroude
Route 91 Cirque de Barroude - Pic de Port-Vieux - Port Vieux - Cirque de Barroude

12 R and amp;##xe9;serve Naturelle de N and amp;##xe9;ouvielle
Route 92 Bar and amp;##xe8;ges - Refuge de la Gl and amp;##xe8;re
Route 93 Bar and amp;##xe8;ges (Pont de la Gaubie) - Lac dets Coubous
Route 94 Bar and amp;##xe8;ges (Pont de la Gaubie) - Cabane d and #039;Aygues-Cluses
Route 95 Bar and amp;##xe8;ges (Pont de la Gaubie) - Col de Madam and amp;##xe8;te - Pic de Madam and amp;##xe8;te - Lac dets Coubous - Pont de la Gaubie
Route 96 Bar and amp;##xe8;ges (Pont de la Gaubie) - Col de Madam and amp;##xe8;te - Chalet-H and amp;ocirc;tel de l and #039;Oule
Route 97 Bar and amp;##xe8;ges (Pont de la Gaubie) - Hourquette N and amp;##xe8;re - Refuge de Bastan
Route 98 Chalet-H and amp;ocirc;tel de l and #039;Oule - Refuge de Bastan
Route 99 Artigues (Col du Tourmalet road) - Refuge de Campana de Cloutou
Route 100 Vall and amp;##xe9;e de Couplan - Chalet-H and amp;ocirc;tel de l and #039;Oule
Route 101 A Walking Circuit of Lac de l and #039;Oule
Route 102 A Circuit of Lac d and #039;Aumar
Route 103 A N and amp;##xe9;ouvielle Lakes Circuit

13 Lac d and #039;O and amp;ocirc; and the Cirque d and #039;Espingo
Route 104 Granges d and #039;Astau - Lac d and #039;O and amp;ocirc; - Refuge d and #039;Espingo
Route 105 Refuge d and #039;Espingo - Refuge du Portillon
Route 106 Refuge d and #039;Espingo - Port d and #039;O and amp;ocirc; - Refugio de Est and amp;oacute;s

14 The Posets Massif
Route 107 Eriste - Refugio and amp;Aacute;ngel Or and amp;uacute;s
Route 108 Benasque - Refugio de Est and amp;oacute;s
Route 109 Refugio de Est and amp;oacute;s - Pico de Posets
Route 110 Refugio de Est and amp;oacute;s - Pico de Posets via SE Ar and amp;##xea;te
Route 111 Puente Nuevo de San Chaime - Ib and amp;oacute;nes d and #039;Escarpinosa
Route 112 Refugio de Est and amp;oacute;s - Puerto de Gistain - Refugio de Viad and amp;oacute;s
Route 113 Refugio de Viad and amp;oacute;s - Collado de Eriste - Refugio and amp;Aacute;ngel Or and amp;uacute;s
Route 114 Tour of the Posets Massif

15 Vall and amp;##xe9;es de la Pique and du Lis
Route 115 Vall and amp;##xe9;e du Lis - Refuge du Maupas
Route 116 Refuge du Maupas - Lac C and amp;##xe9;linda
Route 117 Vall and amp;##xe9;e du Lis - Lac Vert - Lac des Grau and amp;##xe8;s - Vall and amp;##xe9;e du Lis
Route 118 Hospice de France - Refuge de V and amp;##xe9;nasque - Port de V and amp;##xe9;nasque
Route 119 Hospice de France - Pas de la Montjoie - Pas de l and #039;Escalette - Puerto de la Picada - Port de V and amp;##xe9;nasque - Hospice de France

16 The Maladeta Massif
Route 120 Hospital de Benasque - Ib and amp;oacute;n de Gorgutes
Route 121 Hospital de Benasque - Forau dels Aigualluts
Route 122 Hospital de Benasque - Refugio de la Renclusa
Route 123 Refugio de la Renclusa - Pico de Aneto
Route 124 Refugio de Coronas - Pico de Aneto
Route 125 Refugio de la Renclusa - Pico de la Maladeta
Route 126 Refugio de la Renclusa - Pico de la Maladeta
Route 127 Refugio de la Renclusa - Pico de Alba
Route 128 Refugio de la Renclusa - Pico Forcanada
Route 129 Hospital de Benasque - Refugi Sant Nicolau

17 Aig and amp;uuml;estortes West - The Besiberri Massif
Route 130 Refugi Sant Nicolau - Port de Rius - Collado de Lac de Mar - Refugi de la Restanca
Route 131 Refugi Conangles (1555m) - Estany Gran de Besiberri (c2000m) - Refugi de Besiberri (2221m)
Route 132 Vall de Sant Nicolau (1383m) - Aig and amp;uuml;estortes (1820m) - Refugi d and #039;Estany Llong (1985m)
Route 132 Refugi d and #039;Estany Llong (1985m) - Estany Red and amp;oacute; (2114m) - Refugi d and #039;Estany Llong
Route 134 Refugi d and #039;Estany Llong (1985m) - Portarr and amp;oacute; d and #039;Espot (2429m)
Route 135 Estany de Cavallers - Refugi Ventosa i Calvell
Route 136 Refugi Ventosa i Calvell - Besiberri Nord
Route 137 Tour of the Agulles de Travessani
Route 138 Refugi Ventosa i Calvell - Montardo d and #039;Aran
Route 139 Refugi Ventosa i Calvell - Coll de Crestada - Refugi de la Restanca
Route 140 Salard and amp;uacute;/Banhs de Tred and amp;ograve;s - Refugi de Colom and amp;##xe8;rs

18 Aig and amp;uuml;estortes East - Encantados
Route 141 Espot - Refugi JM Blanc
Route 142 Espot (Prat de Peiro) - Refugi E. Mallafr and amp;##xe9;
Route 143 A Circular Tour of Estany Sant Maurici
Route 144 Refugi E. Mallafr and amp;##xe9; - Gran Encantat
Route 145 Estany de Sant Maurici - Refugi d and #039;Amitges
Route 146 Refugi d and #039;Amitges - Agulle d and #039;Amitges
Route 147 Capdella/Embalse de Sallente - Refugi Colomina

19 Haute Vall and amp;##xe9;e du Garbet
Route 148 Aulus-les-Bains - Cascade du Fouillet - Aulus-les-Bains
Route 149 Aulus-les-Bains - and amp;Eacute;tang de Guzet - Cascade d and #039;Ars - Aulus
Route 150 Aulus-les-Bains (Le Garbettou) - Plateau de Garbettou - and amp;Eacute;tang du Garbet
Route 151 Aulus-les-Bains (Coumebi and amp;##xe8;re) - Port de Saleix - Refuge de Bassi and amp;##xe8;s

20 Andorra
Route 152 Grau Roig - Estanys dels Pessons
Route 153 Soldeu - Estanys del Siscar and amp;oacute; - Pont de la Baladosa - Soldeu
Route 154 Soldeu (Pont de la Baladosa) - Collada de Juclar
Route 155 Soldeu (Pont d and #039;Incles) - Pont de Bonavida - Port d and #039;Incles - and amp;Eacute;tangs de Fontargente
Route 156 Soldeu - Canillo
Route 157 Ransol - Refugi dels Coms de Jan
Route 158 Arcal and amp;iacute;s - Estanys de Tristaina
Route 159 Arinsal - Refugi de Coma Pedrosa
Route 160 Refugi de Coma Pedrosa - Pic de Coma Pedrosa
Route 161 Les Escaldes - Refugi de l and #039;Illa
Route 162 A Circuit of Andorra and #039;s Frontier Peaks

21 The Carlit Massif
Route 163 Orlu (Pont de Bisp) - Refuge d and #039;En Beys
Route 164 Refuge d and #039;En Beys - Port and amp;##xe9;-Puymorens
Route 165 l and #039;Hospitalet-pr and amp;##xe8;s-l and #039;Andorre - Refuge des B and amp;##xe9;sines
Route 166 Walking Tour of the Vall and amp;##xe9;e de Lanous
Route 167 Port and amp;##xe9;-Puymorens - Pic Carlit
Route 168 Chalet-Refuge des Bouillouses - Pic Carlit
Route 169 The Carlit Lakes Tour
Route 170 Tour du Carlit

Appendix A Useful addresses
Appendix B Bibliography
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Route index