From the Atlantic to the Azun Valley on the North side
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Saturday 25/06/2011 –THE ATLANTIC FACES
Official launch of the Big Hike. Small warm-up hikes. Possible summit at Jaizkibel, the most western of the Pyrenees. Level: 3 to 4 hours of walking. Nivel: entre 3 y 4 horas de camino. Topic: (...)
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Sunday 26/06/2011 - LA RHUNE
Hike: La Rhune. Meet at summit. Level: 4 to 5 hours of walking. Train available to summit for those who wish. Topic: reading the landscape
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Monday 27/06/2011 - GROTTOES, WITCHES AND SECRET RITUALS
Hike from Sare - Zugarramurdi Groups to meet at the border summit of Atxuria Level: 4 to 5 hours total (ascent and descent). Visit to the Sare grottoes and the Zugarramurdi witches Topic: Myths, (...)
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Tuesday 28/06/2011 –MOUNTAIN PASSES
Meet at the Espelette town hall, meeting and departure point. Hike in the border peaks of the Col de Gorospil and Col des Veaux. Possibly Pic de Gorospil and Mondarrain. Varying levels, from 3 to (...)
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Wednesday 29/06/2011 –THE PEAKS
Meet at the Bidarray town hall, meeting and departure point. Hike: cross the peaks of the Pic d’Iparla to Saint Etienne de Baigorry. Level: 4 to 5 hours of (...)
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Thursday 30/06/2011 –HIGH POINTS OF THE WAY OF ST JAMES
Meet at the Col de Ibañeta chapel, meeting and departure point Hike: the length of the peak, towards Pic Mendi-Txipi. Descent on the Way of St James to the collégiale de Roncesvalles – Roncevaux. (...)
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Friday 01/07/2011 –THE FIRST “TWO THOUSAND”
Meet at Port de Larrau, meeting and departure point. Hike; ascend the Pic d’Orhy, first 2000m summit, symbolic for the Basque and Navarre peoples. Meet at summit. Topic: The Iraty (...)
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Saturday 02/07/2011 –CANYONS AND MONASTERIES
Meet at 10 am at Licq-Atherey in front of the Logibar hostel, meeting and departure point. Hike through the Olzarté pass and Olhadubi canyon. Level: 5 hours of walking in total. Topic: (...)
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Sunday 03/07/2011 –LIMESTONE GORGES
Meet at the Sainte-Engrace town hall, meeting and departure point. Looped hike through the Eujarre Gorges. Level: 7 hours for the whole loop, possible to be done as a 50/50 hike. Topic: Soule (...)
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Monday 04/07/2011 –THE “PETRIFIED GLACIERS” OF THE LES PIC D’ANIE
Meet at the Jeandel refuge at Pierre Saint Martin, meeting and departure point. Hike in the Arrhes d’Anie and possible ascent of the Pic d’Anie. Individual hikers and associations return to the (...)
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Tuesday 05/07/2011 - COL DE PAU, PILGRIMS AND SMUGGLERS
Meet at the Lescun Town Hall, meeting and departure point. Hike to Col de Pau. Meet groups. Individual hikers and associations return to the Pierre Saint Martin. Varying levels, from 4 to 7 hours (...)
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Wednesday 06/07/2011 –CROSSING THE VALLEYS
Meet at the House in the Etsaut National Park, meeting and departure point. Hike to the Ayous pass and Ayous refuge. Individual hikers and associations return to Etsaut. Varying levels, from 4 to (...)
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Thursday 07/07/2011 –AT THE FOOT OF THE OSSAU
Meet at the side of the former Col du Pourtalet customs point, meeting and departure point. Hike around the Pic du Midi d’Ossau for both groups. Numerous difficulty levels Topic: Geology of the (...)
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Friday 08/07/2011 –NIGHTS IN THE MOUNTAINS
Meet at the Fabrèges chairlift, meeting and departure point. Artouste train. Hike to the Lake and Artouste passage. Individual hikers and associations can return to Fabrèges or continue with the (...)
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Saturday 09/07/2011 –ARRIVAL AT THE AZUN VALLEY
Hospitalet pass and descent via the wild valley of Pouey Laün lake to the Lac du Tech then on to Arrens-Marsous. Logistics: individual hikers will be taken Fabrèges on day 16 to retrieve their (...)
