The
bordermarkers of the Pyrenees : all my trips
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- 6 april
2009 -
Two men & three stones
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esfr-trip-track-20090406.kml
(click to open in Google
Earth or copy link to Google Maps;
click right on this
link to download gpx-version)
A lovely stage from bm050 to bm059. Especially when climbing to
Atxuria excellent weather, a nice breeze and splendid views. The final
descent was long and tough.
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For explanation of
the gps-coordinates and other cartographic backgrounds:
see my cartography page
En route: 7.52 hours (9.15-17.00), net walking time ± 6½ hours
According to my watch: 778m up, 997m down, 1775m total denivellation.
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According
to visugpx
- distance : 10.84 km
- cum. elevation gain : 436 m
- cum. elevation loss : 669 m
- total elevation: 1105m
- altitude maxi : 728 m
- altitude mini : 190 m
- altitude average : 448 m
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Starting at 9.15 and taking the dirtroad from bm050 onwards.
This picture: La Rhune still visible to the NW.
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We climb the borderridge and soon we reach bm051.
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Bm051
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Further on: bm052
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Bm052
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And a bit further: bm053
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bm053, the borderline follows a stream to bm054. It seems a straight
line on the map but actually the stream goes a bit S, then E and
finally a bit N.
We followed the stream but found out later that there's an easier
access. From bm053 (10m to the N) a dirtroad descends E with further on
a branch (not on the map) to the right to bm054
Concerning this plan: "beekje" = stream
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Bm054
From bm054 the border climbs SE along a stream until its source. You
can climb along its south-bank to bm055 and continue to bm056.
Route for the GRPdesBf: from bm054 follow the track NE uphill to a
farm/barn and then take a path to the S to bm056. Variant: a detour to
bm055 from bm056 or doing bm054 ->bm055 -> bm056.
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Bm056
Remarkable: there's an old and a newer bm056 and an old local communities-tripoint-marker.
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Bm056
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Then a detour to bm055
Jan-Willem climbed directly to this bm from bm054.
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Bm055
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Lunch-time. Two men against three
stones. La Rhune still visible in the background. A passing
trail-runner took this picture.
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From bm056 a trail (yellow/white waymarked) climbs NE on a sort of ridge to bm057.
In between this local marker
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with this backside.
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Bm057 with Jan-Willem
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Bm057
Further on, the yellow/white trail merges with or becomes a yellow waymarked trail that goes underneath the Atxuria to a pass.
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In the meantime it's getting cloudy with very strong winds. Vultures above our heads.
From the pass, I climb to the summit of Atxuria while Jan-Willem
shelters for the wind. However, I can't find the unnumbered cross
mentioned in the Procès-Verbal.
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I return to the pass where Jan-Willem is waiting. We descend on the other side in search of bm058.
This picture: a view to the NNE, you can see the edge (whitish) of the quarry where we will pitch our tents later.
Finding bm058 isn't easy because I located the pass on the ridge of Atxuria wrongly. It's on Spanish territory.
Jan-Willem proves to be a better map-reader and with orienting on the
forest (on this picture) and the quarry, we find on the slope
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bm058
We descend (long and tiring) on the yellow trail to the parking of the Caves of Sare. Coffee-break at the Caves
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Then it starts to rain, the whole night. This picture: taken the next morning.
Coordinates: N43 15 59.3 W1 33 52.6 |
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