| PYRENEES HIGH LEVEL ROUTE - PLANNED ITINERARY | |||||||||
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Hours | Restaurant | Lodging | Provisions | Days Food | Comment |
| Sun 25 July | Manchester | Hendaye-Plage | Yes | Campsite | Yes | 1 | |||
| 0 | Mon 26 July | Hendaye-Plage | Biriatou | 2 | Yes | Hotel | No | 1 | |
| 1 | Tues 27 July | Biriatou | Col de Lizuniaga | 7 | Yes | Wild camp | No | -1 | |
| 2 | Wed 28 July | Col de Lizuniaga | Dancharia | 6 | Yes | Hotel | Yes | 0 | Joosten goes to Arizkun (7hrs) and then to Les Aludes (5 hrs) |
| 3 | Thurs 29 July | Dancharia | Bidarray | 6.5 | Yes | Hotel or Trinquet | Yes | 3 | |
| 4 | Frid 30 July | Bidarray | Col d'Ispeguy | 7 | No | Wild camp | Limited | -1 | |
| 5 | Sat 31 July | Col d'Ispeguy | Les Aldudes | 5.5 | Yes/No | Hotel/wild camp | Yes | -1 | Go beyond LA and wild camp |
| 6 | Sun 1 Aug | Les Aldudes | Beherobie | 10.25 | Yes/No | Limited | No | -1 | May not need to descend to here |
| 7 | Mon 2 Aug | Beherobie | Col Bagargui | 8.5 | Yes | Tourist complex | Yes | 2 | |
| 8 | Tues 3 Aug | Col Bagargui | Rif de Belagua | 9.45 | At hut | Wild camp | No | -1 | |
| 9 | Wed 4 Aug | Rif de Belagua | Lescun | 7 | Yes | Camp site/hotel | Yes | -1 | Could go to Ardanne (Veron) |
| Thurs 5 Aug | Lescun | 0 | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | Frid 6 Aug | Lescun | Cirque d'Ansabere | 5 | No | Wild camp | No | 4 | |
| 11 | Sat 7 Aug | Cirque d'Ansabere | Refuge d'Arlet | 6.75 | At hut | Hut or wild camp | No | -1 | |
| 12 | Sun 8 Aug | Refuge d'Arlet | Region du Somport | 6.5 | At col/hut | Hotel | Perhaps | Stay at Candanchu | |
| 13 | Mon 9 Aug | Region du Somport | Refuge du Pombie | 8.75 | At hut | Hut or wild camp | No | -1 | Bivouac likely |
| 14 | Tues 10 Aug | Refuge du Pombie | Larribet hut | 8 | At hut | Hut or wild camp | No | -1 | Bivouac likely |
| 15 | Wed 11 Aug | Larribet hut | Wallon hut | 7 | Yes | Hut or wild camp | No | -1 | Could ascend Grande Fache |
| 16 | Thurs 12 Aug | Wallon hut | Cauterets | 4* | Yes | Campsite | Yes | 3 | |
| Frid 13 Aug | Cauterets | Lac d'Arratille | 9* | No | Wild camp | No | -1 | Chairlift from Cauterets | |
| Sat 14 Aug | Lac d'Arratille | Beyond Bayssellance | 8* | No | Wild camp | No | -1 | 2493lake/north/Soubiran? | |
| 17 | Sun 15 Aug* | Beyond Bayssellance | En route to Breche | 7* | No | Wild camp | No | -1 | Could go to Gavarnie |
| 18 | Mon 16 Aug | En route to Breche | Gavarnie (via Le Taillon?) | 5* | Yes | Campsite | Yes | 2 | Meet Julie |
| Tues 17 Aug | Gavarnie | Heas or earlier, via Pimene | 10* | Unlikely | Campsite | No | -1 | ||
| 19 | Wed 18 Aug | Heas | Barroude hut | 5 | Hut | Wild camp | No | -1 | |
| 20 | Thurs 19 Aug | Barroude hut | Parzan/Bielsa and beyond | 9* | Bielsa | Wild camp | Yes | 4-1 | Provisions in Bielsa |
| 21 | Frid 20 Aug | Beyond Bielsa | Viados hut | 5* | Hut | Wild camp | No | -1 | Camp beyond hut |
| 22 | Sat 21 Aug | Viados hut | Lac des Isclots | 9* | No | Wild camp | No | -1 | |
| 23 | Sun 22 Aug | Lac des Isclots | Oo | 9* | N/K | Campsite | N/K | -1 | |
| Mon 23 Aug | Oo | Luchon | 3 | Yes | Hotel/campsite | Yes | 4 | Day off in Luchon | |
| Tues 24 Aug | Luchon | Lac Saussat | 6* | No | Wild camp | No | -1 | Alternative route - one day only - could be via Ref de Venasque | |
| 24 | Wed 25 Aug | Lac Saussat | Renclusa hut | 9* | Hut | Wild camp | No | -1 | |
| 25 | Thurs 26 Aug | Renclusa hut | Hospital de Viella | 7.75 | Hut | Wild camp | No | -1 | Camp beyond hut |
| 26 | Frid 27 Aug | Hospital de Viella | Restanca hut | 7.25 | Hut | Wild camp | No | -1 | Camp beyond hut |
| 27 | Sat 28 Aug | Restanca hut | Salardu/Arties | 7 | Yes | Campsite | Yes | 0 | |
| Sun 29 Aug* | Arties | Arties | 0 | Yes | Campsite | Yes | 2 | Julie leaves for Lourdes | |
| 28-30 | Mon 30 Aug | Salardu | Col d'Airoto | 6 | No | Wild camp | No | -1 | |
| Tues 31 Aug | Col d'Airoto | Before Rif Pujol | 11.25 | No | Wild camp or Rif | No | -1 | Poss climb Mont Roig - 3.25 | |
| 31 | Wed 1 Sept | Before Rif Pujol | Camping Masia - Noarre | 4.75 | Yes | Campsite | No | 0 | |
| Thurs 2 Sept | Camping Masia - Noarre | Yes | Campsite | Yes | 4 | Go to Tavascan for food | |||
| 32 | Frid 3 Sept | Camping Masia - Noarre | Ref de Certascan | 7* | No | Wildcamp | No | -1 | Via Pic de Certascan |
| 33 | Sat 4 Sept | Ref de Certascan | Estany de Sottlo | 10* | No | Wildcamp | No | -1 | |
| Sun 5 Sept | Estany de Sottlo | Etang de la Soucarrane | 10.5 | No | Wildcamp | No | -1 | Via Pica d'Estats, Montcalm | |
| 34 | Mon 6 Sept | Etang de la Soucarrane | Ref de Sorteny | 6.25 | No | Wildcamp | No | -1 | Meal at El Serrat or south |
| 35 | Tues 7 Sept | Ref de Sorteny | Camping d'Incles | 8 | Yes | Campsite | No | 0 | Eat at Soldeu |
| Wed 8 Sept | Camping d'Incles | No | Campsite | Yes | 3-1 | Provisions in Soldeu | |||
| 36 | Thurs 9 Sept | Camping d'Incles | Col du Puymorens | 6 | Yes | Wildcamp or Ref | No | -1 | |
| 37 | Frid 10 Sept | Col du Puymorens | Les Bouillouses | 7 | Hut | Auberge | No | -1 | Poss camp beyond here |
| 38 | Sat 11 Sept | Les Bouillouses | Eyne | 4.75 | No | Wildcamp | Yes | 4-1 | Prov'ns in Bolquere |
| 39 | Sun 12 Sept | Eyne | Ull de Ter hut | 8.25 | Hut | Wildcamp or Ref | No | -1 | |
| 40 | Mon 13 Sept | Ull de Ter hut | Mariailles | 7.25 | N/K | Refuge | No | -1 | |
| 41 | Tues 14 Sept | Mariailles | Batere mines | 9.25 | Yes | Gite | No | -1 | |
| 42 | Wed 15 Sept | Batere mines | Amelie-les-Bains | 4.75 | Yes | Hotel | Yes | 0 | |
| Thurs 16 Sept | Amelie-les-Bains | Yes | 2 | Rest day | |||||
| 43 | Frid 17 Sept | Amelie-les-Bains | Las Illas | 6.5 | Yes | Gite | No | -1 | |
| 44 | Sat 18 Sept | Las Illas | Col de L'Ouillat | 6.5 | Yes | Gite | No | -1 | |
| 45 | Sun 19 Sept | Tagnarede hut | Banyuls-sur-Mer | 8.5 | Yes | Campsite | Yes | 0 | |
| Mon 20 Sept | Tourism/rest day | ||||||||
| Tues 21 Sept | Perpignan- FR937 5pm | ||||||||
| Note: | Hours stated are estimates excluding rests. Guide book times unless asterisked (those are Martin's guesses). | ||||||||