The GR1 (Sendero Historico) is a long traverse of northern Spain from west to east over 1250km of remote country and mountain walking. The waymarked route runs through the Pyrenean foothills from Puerto de Tarna at the western end to near L'Escala on the Mediterranean coast. Arguably one of Spain's best long-distance paths, it follows gently graded paths, making a long but easy walk suitable for a reasonably fit walker.
The complete trail requires around 53 days to complete end to end, but the guidebook splits the route into 7 sections, each with a start or endpoint that can be easily reached by train or bus, allowing walkers to explore the route in manageable chunks. The guidebook also describes how to extend the route to Finisterre and the Atlantic using GR routes.
Providing all the information you will need, the guide combines practical information about planning your own itinerary, when to go, cuisine and terrain with general information about the varied geology and history of the area. Route description is accompanied by contoured mapping and stage and section summary information, as well as detailed information about any accommodation available en route.
Spain's Sendero Historico: The GR1 : Northern Spain - Picos to the Mediterranean
Description
Table of Contents
Map key
Overview map
Introduction
Topography of the route
Climate and vegetation
Agriculture and wildlife
History
What the trails are like
Staying in Spain
Eating in Spain
When to go
Breaking the GR1 into chunks
Planning your walk
What to take
Finding your way
Using this guide
The Sendero Historico
1 Puerto de Tarna to Reinosa
Stage 1 Puerto de Tarna to Salamon
Stage 2 Salamon to Prioro
Stage 3 Prioro to Camporredondo de Alba
Stage 4 Camporredondo de Alba to Cervera de Pisuerga
Stage 5 Cervera de Pisuerga to Branosera
Stage 6 Branosera to Reinosa
2 Corconte to Berantevilla
Stage 1 Corconte to Pedrosa de Valdeporres
Stage 2 Pedrosa de Valdeporres to Salazar
Stage 3 Salazar to Paresotas
Stage 4 Paresotas to Boveda
Stage 5 Boveda to Espejo
Stage 6 Espejo to Fontecha
Stage 7 Fontecha to Berantevilla
3 Berantevilla to Olite
Stage 1 Berantevilla to Penacerrada
Stage 2 Penacerrada to Bernedo
Stage 3 Bernedo to Santa Cruz de Campezo
Stage 4 Santa Cruz de Campezo to Los Arcos
Stage 5 Los Arcos to Larraga
Stage 6 Larrage to Olite
4 Olite to Murillo de G llego
Stage 1 Olite to Uju
Stage 2 Uju to Sos del Rey Catolico
Stage 3 Sos del Rey Catolico to Petilla de Aragon
Stage 4 Petilla de Aragon to Biel
Stage 5 Biel to Murillo de G llego
5 Murillo de G llego to Graus
Stage 1 Murillo de G llego to Loarre
Stage 2 Loarre to Bolea
Stage 3 Bolea to Arguis
Stage 4 Arguis to Nocito
Stage 5 Nocito to Paules de Sarsa
Stage 6 Paules de Sarsa to Liguerre de Cinca
Stage 7 Liguerre de Cinca to Tierrantona
Stage 8 Tierrantona to Salinas de Trillo
Stage 9 Salinas de Trillo to Graus
6 Graus to Gironella
Stage 1 Graus to Lascuarre
Stage 2 Lascuarre to Puente de Montanana
Stage 3 Puente de Montanana to Ager
Stage 4 Ager to Hostal Roig
Stage 5 Hostal Roig to Messan s
Stage 6 Massan s to Oliana
Stage 7 Oliana to Cambrils
Stage 8 Cambrils to Sant Llorenc de Morunys
Stage 9 Sant Llorenc de Morunys to Sant Lleir de la Vall d'Ora
Stage 10 Sant Lleir de la Vall d'Ora to L'Espunyola
Stage 11 L'Espunyola to Gironella
7 From Gironella to the coast
Stage 1 Gironella to Lluc
Stage 2 Lluc to Alpens
Stage 3 Alpens to Ripoll
Stage 4 Ripoll to Sant Pau de Seguries
Stage 5 Sant Pau de Seguries to Oix
Stage 6 Oix to Besalu
Stage 7 Besalu to Banyoles
Stage 8 Banyoles to Orriols
Stage 9 Orriols to Sant Marti d'Empuries
Appendix A Route summary tables
Appendix B A Spanish coast-to-coast
Appendix C Useful contacts
Author Description
John Hayes is a retired management consultant with degrees from Liverpool University and University College London. Immediately after finishing work in 2011 he embarked on an epic 5,000km trek across Europe, walking from Tarifa in Spain to Budapest. John first walked the GR1 in early 2013 and has made two return trips.