Description
A historic route through northern Spain.
The GR1 follows old paths and connections between places across a wide belt through the northern part of the country. The book covers the route from Puerto de Tarna to Sant Martí d’Empúries on the Mediterranean. The landscape alternates between mountain areas, hills, and inland terrain, offering a long trek with a clear cultural-historical thread running through the villages and places along the way.
Fifty-three stages divided into seven sections.
The roughly 1,250-kilometre route is presented in 53 stages and seven main sections, allowing for shorter trips. You can choose a single region or plan the entire extensive trek. This division is useful when matching travel days, accommodation, and capacity, and makes it possible to continue in the same guide on a later visit to another part of northern Spain.
Maps and support for long-term planning.
Route descriptions and maps help you understand the connections through the different types of terrain. Practical information supports execution and shows which choices affect the stages. The book is useful both as inspiration for a larger project and as a basis for putting together a shorter itinerary, with room for local stops and time for historic sites along the journey.
For experienced hikers seeking a more relaxed long trek.
Distance, remote sections, and varying local facilities mean the trip should be planned thoroughly. Some sections require good stamina and independent navigation. The guide suits readers who can use the descriptions alongside up-to-date information, and who will adjust route choices and daily distances to experience, weather, and accommodation options rather than following a fixed standard plan throughout the long trek across the country.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher grew out of a community of climbers and mountain people who wanted to share detailed knowledge of their routes – a tradition that still shapes the publisher’s books on hiking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Author: John Hayes. English language. 304 pages. First edition, published in 2015. ISBN 9781852845698.
