Haute randonnée pyrénéenne
HRP | |
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Spanish Pyrenees |
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Data | |
length | 800 km |
location | Pyrenees , Spain and France |
Starting point |
Hendaye 43 ° 21 '33.1 " N , 1 ° 45' 58.2" W. |
Target point |
Banyuls-sur-Mer 42 ° 28 ′ 56.5 " N , 3 ° 7 ′ 43.6" E |
Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
Height difference | 40000 m (added, approx.) |
Level of difficulty | heavy |
season | summer |
Months | July to September |
The Haute randonnée pyrénéenne (HRP) or Haute route pyrénéenne is a long-distance hiking trail in the Pyrenees .
The HRP runs as close as possible to the main ridge of the Pyrenees and therefore mostly between the French long-distance hiking trail GR 10 and the Spanish GR 11 . The HRP therefore moves over long distances in open high alpine terrain. It is not marked continuously, but only described in guides and drawn in maps. The exact design, i.e. the course of the route, division into daily stages, selection of tent sites, intermediate descents for provisioning leaves the walker plenty of room for self-organization and improvisation.
literature
- Georges Véron: Pyrenees: High Level Route. Goring, West Col Productions, 1991, ISBN 0-906227-48-8 .
- Tom Martens: The Pyrenean Haute Route: The HRP high-level trail . Cicerone Press, 2019 (3rd ed.); ISBN 978-1852849818 .
Web links
- Extensive information on the long-distance hiking trails in the Pyrenees from Folko Seinsch
- Pyrenean Haute Route 2011 by Chris Upson (English)
- Haute randonnée pyrénéenne 2015 by Kevin Kotur (English)