575Miles
50–60Days
160,000 ftGain
ThruType
Permits
System
None — gîte and refuge reservationsBivouac in the national park only from 7pm to 9am and more than an hour from a road. Many hikers stay in gîtes d'étape most nights.Apply or read more
Cost
Free; gîtes about €20–50 per night
Bear storage
Not applicable
Season
Best
Late June – mid September.
JFMAMJJASOND
PeakShoulderClosed
On trail
Water
Plentiful; villages and refuges throughout.
Resupply
Villages every 1–3 days.
Notes
About 900 km along the French side of the Pyrenees with relentless climbs and descents between valleys — roughly 48,000 m of ascent in total.
Elevation
0 ftHigh 2,700 ft
Resupply towns
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Lescun
Cauterets
Luchon
Aulus-les-Bains
Mérens
Py
Banyuls
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