The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
The trail takes about 50 days. Here it is in 30 equal parts of about 29 km (18 mi) each: a guide for planning, not official stages. Each part ends near the town or village named.
- Part 1 Banyuls-sur-Mer to Le Perthus 29 km · 29 km from the start
- Part 2 Le Perthus to Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda 29 km · 58 km from the start
- Part 3 Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda to Valmanya 29 km · 87 km from the start
- Part 4 Valmanya to Py 29 km · 116 km from the start
- Part 5 Py to Planès 29 km · 144 km from the start
- Part 6 Planès to Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes 29 km · 173 km from the start
- Part 7 Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes to Aston 29 km · 202 km from the start
- Part 8 Aston to Gestiès 29 km · 231 km from the start
- Part 9 Gestiès to Auzat 29 km · 260 km from the start
- Part 10 Auzat to Aulus-les-Bains 29 km · 289 km from the start
- Part 11 Aulus-les-Bains to Ustou 29 km · 318 km from the start
- Part 12 Ustou to Seix 29 km · 347 km from the start
- Part 13 Seix to Bonac-Irazein 29 km · 375 km from the start
- Part 14 Bonac-Irazein to Fos 29 km · 404 km from the start
- Part 15 Fos to Saint-Aventin 29 km · 433 km from the start
- Part 16 Saint-Aventin to Azet 29 km · 462 km from the start
- Part 17 Azet to Saint-Lary-Soulan 29 km · 491 km from the start
- Part 18 Saint-Lary-Soulan to Argelès-Gazost 29 km · 520 km from the start
- Part 19 Argelès-Gazost to Gavarnie 29 km · 549 km from the start
- Part 20 Gavarnie to Cauterets 29 km · 578 km from the start
- Part 21 Cauterets to Arbéost 29 km · 606 km from the start
- Part 22 Arbéost to Laruns 29 km · 635 km from the start
- Part 23 Laruns to Accous 29 km · 664 km from the start
- Part 24 Accous to Menditte 29 km · 693 km from the start
- Part 25 Menditte to an unnamed point 29 km · 722 km from the start
- Part 26 An unnamed point to Iholdy 29 km · 751 km from the start
- Part 27 Iholdy to an unnamed point 29 km · 780 km from the start
- Part 28 An unnamed point to Ustaritz 29 km · 809 km from the start
- Part 29 Ustaritz to an unnamed point 29 km · 837 km from the start
- Part 30 An unnamed point to the finish 29 km · 866 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales. 42.48202, 3.12912
Finish: 43.37313, -1.77399
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Le Perthus, Pyrénées-Orientales · 29 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, Pyrénées-Orientales · 58 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Valmanya, Pyrénées-Orientales · 87 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Py, Pyrénées-Orientales · 116 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Planès, Pyrénées-Orientales · 144 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes, Pyrénées-Orientales · 173 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Aston, Ariège · 202 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Gestiès, Ariège · 231 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Auzat, Ariège · 260 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Aulus-les-Bains, Ariège · 289 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ustou, Ariège · 318 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Seix, Ariège · 347 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bonac-Irazein, Ariège · 375 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Fos, Haute-Garonne · 404 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Saint-Aventin, Haute-Garonne · 433 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Azet, Hautes Pyrenees · 462 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Saint-Lary-Soulan, Hautes Pyrenees · 491 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Argelès-Gazost, Hautes Pyrenees · 520 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Gavarnie, Hautes Pyrenees · 549 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Cauterets, Hautes Pyrenees · 578 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Arbéost, Hautes Pyrenees · 606 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Laruns, Pyrénées-Atlantiques · 635 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Accous, Pyrénées-Atlantiques · 664 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Menditte, Pyrénées-Atlantiques · 693 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Iholdy, Pyrénées-Atlantiques · 751 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ustaritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques · 809 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.