Pyrenees Walk: Gavarnie

The Cirque de Gavarnie is classified UNESCO and has the highest waterfall in Europe. After a very twisty 2 and a half hour drive round the mountains from the Pineta Valley in Spain via the Col d'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet, I arrived in Gavarnie. In summer, it would no doubt be a better idea to walk over!

There were a few tourists around but not as many as hinted at by the numerous carparks all specifically for restaurant/shop/bar clients only. My next walk to the Bujaruelo pass was a much more enjoyable experience: big green pastures tipped by white peaks, herds of sheep, deer, marmots, vultures, springflowers... From Bujaruelo, you look into Spain and it is a short descent into the Ordesa National Park. On our left walking up to the pass, we also saw the Col des Sarradets which leads to the famous Brecha de Rolanda. Another walk in Ordesa on my list to do.