France
Sentier des Pyrenees (GR10)
Distance: 593 miles (955 km) – or shorter segments
Duration: Seven to eight weeks
Start/end point: Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer
Difficulty: Challenging
The GR11, shadowing the Pyrenees from Atlantic to Mediterranean on the Spanish side of the range, is higher, rougher and wilder. But the French GR10 would be my pick: though busier, it’s also better endowed with accommodation and transport, and truly spectacular. Plan your hike for the transhumance season when livestock is herded to summer pastures, accompanied in places by great festivities.
