Saturday 14 August 2004 - Gavarnie to St Bazerque

Area: French Pyrenees

Walk: Gavarnie - Reguge des Granges de Holle - Gite d'etape Le Saugue - les Granges de Bue - Pont de Balit - Trimbareilles - Pragneres - St Bazerque

Distance: 14.0 miles 2,200ft ascent

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With: Exodus trekking group

Conditions: Sunshine and blue sky, hot

Time: 8 hours 35 minutes


Sunshine


Looking up the valley that leads to Barrage d'Ossoue


Part of the Cirque de Gavarnie


Gavarnie and the Cirque de Gavarnie


...and again as a panorama


Heading towards Granges de Saugue


Looking back to the Cirque de Gavarnie


Zooming in on the Cirque


The mountains above the village of Gedre from Granges de Saugue


The view back to the south as we head north


Gite d'etape Le Saugue, closed but we used the tables outside for a drinks stop


Looking back to Granges de Saugue and the Cirque


...and again as a panorama


Contouring along the mountain side


The hydro-electric power station at Pragneres


Looking down on Gedre


The view to the northwest. We descended through the woods into the valley


Granges de Bue


On the wooded descent to Pragneres

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