Spain's Sendero Historico: The GR1 (eBook)

Northern Spain - Picos to the Mediterranean

John Hayes (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
304 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-253-5 (ISBN)

Infos

A guidebook to trekking the GR1 Sendero Histrico through northern Spain. Suitable for fit experienced trekkers, this quiet 1247km (775 mile) route stretches from Puerto de Tarna on the edge of the Pico de Europa National Park, across the southern flank of the Cantabrian Mountains, through the Basque Country and Catalunya, to Sant Mart dEmpries on the Mediterranean coast, and can be completed in around two months. The GR1 is divided into 53 stages of 11 to 36km (721 miles). These are presented in 7 sections, with start and end points that are easily accessed by public transport, for the benefit of those who wish to walk only part of the route. An extension to Finisterre and the Atlantic using GR routes is also included. Route description illustrated with 1:100,000 mapping GPX file available for download Handy route summary and facilities tables help you plan your itinerary Information on accommodation and facilities Notes on the regions fascinating history

Autor

John Hayes is a retired management consultant with degrees from Liverpool University and University College London. Immediately after finishing work in 2011 he embarked on an epic 5,000km trek across Europe, walking from Tarifa in Spain to Budapest. John first walked the GR1 in early 2013 and has made two return trips.

Inhalt

Map key
Overview map

Introduction

Topography of the route
Climate and vegetation
Agriculture and wildlife
History
What the trails are like
Staying in Spain
Eating in Spain
When to go
Breaking the GR1 into chunks
Planning your walk
What to take
Finding your way
Using this guide

The Sendero Historico

1 Puerto de Tarna to Reinosa

Stage 1 Puerto de Tarna to Salamon
Stage 2 Salamon to Prioro
Stage 3 Prioro to Camporredondo de Alba
Stage 4 Camporredondo de Alba to Cervera de Pisuerga
Stage 5 Cervera de Pisuerga to Brañosera
Stage 6 Brañosera to Reinosa

2 Corconte to Berantevilla

Stage 1 Corconte to Pedrosa de Valdeporres
Stage 2 Pedrosa de Valdeporres to Salazar
Stage 3 Salazar to Paresotas
Stage 4 Paresotas to Bóveda
Stage 5 Bóveda to Espejo
Stage 6 Espejo to Fontecha
Stage 7 Fontecha to Berantevilla

3 Berantevilla to Olite

Stage 1 Berantevilla to Peñacerrada
Stage 2 Peñacerrada to Bernedo
Stage 3 Bernedo to Santa Cruz de Campezo
Stage 4 Santa Cruz de Campezo to Los Arcos
Stage 5 Los Arcos to Larraga
Stage 6 Larrage to Olite

4 Olite to Murillo de G&##xe1;llego

Stage 1 Olite to Uju&##xe9;
Stage 2 Uju&##xe9; to Sos del Rey Católico
Stage 3 Sos del Rey Católico to Petilla de Aragón
Stage 4 Petilla de Aragón to Biel
Stage 5 Biel to Murillo de G&##xe1;llego

5 Murillo de G&##xe1;llego to Graus

Stage 1 Murillo de G&##xe1;llego to Loarre
Stage 2 Loarre to Bolea
Stage 3 Bolea to Arguis
Stage 4 Arguis to Nocito
Stage 5 Nocito to Paúles de Sarsa
Stage 6 Paúles de Sarsa to Ligüerre de Cinca
Stage 7 Ligüerre de Cinca to Tierrantona
Stage 8 Tierrantona to Salinas de Trillo
Stage 9 Salinas de Trillo to Graus

6 Graus to Gironella

Stage 1 Graus to Lascuarre
Stage 2 Lascuarre to Puente de Montañana
Stage 3 Puente de Montañana to Àger
Stage 4 Àger to Hostal Roig
Stage 5 Hostal Roig to Messan&##xe9;s
Stage 6 Massan&##xe9;s to Oliana
Stage 7 Oliana to Cambrils
Stage 8 Cambrils to Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Stage 9 Sant Llorenç de Morunys to Sant Lleïr de la Vall d'Ora
Stage 10 Sant Lleïr de la Vall d'Ora to L'Espunyola
Stage 11 L'Espunyola to Gironella

7 From Gironella to the coast

Stage 1 Gironella to Lluç&##xe0;
Stage 2 Lluç&##xe0; to Alpens
Stage 3 Alpens to Ripoll
Stage 4 Ripoll to Sant Pau de Segúries
Stage 5 Sant Pau de Segúries to Oix
Stage 6 Oix to Besalú
Stage 7 Besalú to Banyoles
Stage 8 Banyoles to Orriols
Stage 9 Orriols to Sant Martí d'Empúries

Appendix A Route summary tables
Appendix B A Spanish coast-to-coast
Appendix C Useful contacts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.10.2015
• Zusatzinfo: c90 colour photos and c60 route and area maps
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Europa
• Schlagworte: Asturias • GR10 • Gr11 • hike • Mountain • pico d europa • Puerto de Tarna • Pyrenees • Trek • Walk
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-253-9 / 1783622539
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-253-5 / 9781783622535