GR 10
OSM hiking route across the French Pyrenees (925.9 km line), Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer. Vertical figures await DEM sampling. Days (77) is a placeholder from round(lengthKm/12), not the published ~50+ day window (unverified).
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
- Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
- YDS Class 2
- Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.
Elevation pending Copernicus DEM sampling.
Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 7411272 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points await Copernicus GLO-30 (pending:copernicus-dem) on this first pass — the line is ~926 km. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.
OSM 2D length is 925.9 km (relation 7411272; superroute La traversée des Pyrénées, ref=GR 10, Wikidata Q1486783; numbered sections 1–9 stitched; sec.6/sec.9 variantes and an unnamed child omitted). Published ~866 km / ~50+ days (https://www.ffrandonnee.fr/randonner/sentiers/gr-10-la-grande-traversee-des-pyrenees, checked 2026-08-25) are cross-checks only, not this DataPoint. The line is point-to-point: Hendaye (OSM start) to Banyuls-sur-Mer (OSM end).
typicalDays 50 is the published typical window (~50+ days on the FFRP page, checked 2026-08-25), not Math.round(lengthKm/12). Not a DataPoint. High-section season is commonly Jun–Sep; that stamp is not this field (bestSeason left unverified).
Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages, gîtes, and streams exist; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
No permit required.
Getting there
Sourced legs to the Hendaye (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.
Rail · Biarritz (BIQ) → Hendaye
SNCF along the Basque coast to Hendaye, the Atlantic start of the GR 10 (https://www.ffrandonnee.fr/randonner/sentiers/gr-10-la-grande-traversee-des-pyrenees, checked 2026-08-25).
ffrandonnee.fr · 2026-08-25 · official · provisional
Mediterranean finish is Banyuls-sur-Mer. No walking permit (same FFRP page, checked 2026-08-25).
Plan from your location
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Trailheads
- Hendaye (OSM line start) car-free: yes
- Banyuls-sur-Mer (OSM line end) car-free: yes
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Hazards
- Alpine weather on the high Pyrenean sections: storms, snow out of season, and long days between villages (https://www.ffrandonnee.fr/randonner/sentiers/gr-10-la-grande-traversee-des-pyrenees, checked 2026-08-25).
- Length: a thru-hike is weeks, not a weekend. Logistics (gîtes, refuges, resupply) fail more often than the walking grade (same page, checked 2026-08-25).
Questions
Do I need a permit for GR 10?
No trail permit is listed on this record for GR 10.
How difficult is GR 10?
GR 10 is graded SAC T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 2. A sourced hazard on this record: Alpine weather on the high Pyrenean sections: storms, snow out of season, and long days between villages (https://www.ffrandonnee.fr/randonner/sentiers/gr-10-la-grande-traversee-des-pyrenees, checked 2026-08-25).
How long is GR 10?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 925.9 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to GR 10?
The record’s base start is Hendaye (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
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