My almost universal experience in both Spain and Italy in past few of years too.
And thanks so much for your updated report on Urdax. Really useful to have a reasoned assessment of a place. And thanks for letting Gronze know too. Tim
I did reserve a few days in advance, but I don't think there's any need to. There's a phone number on the door to call the manager when you arrive, since there's no one on duty. Same one listed in Gronze. By the way, Whatsapp seems to be...
@andycohn Thanks for your feedback on Urdax Monastery albergue.
Do you have to reserve in advance?
I'm not going until October, sent them an email but received no response.
Actually thinking again, it wasnt the monastery i emailed, it was...
Urdax Monastery – The Report from the Field
After a pleasant enough night at the Urdax monastery I’m baffled by the horrible reviews both here and on Gronze: either the previous posters were having a bad hair day, or they expected 4 star...
There was a post here on the Forum to report that the Chemin de Mature has been closed ( this was long before the present landslides). I can't find it now though. I was sorry to see that - that way looks fantastic, and a viable but challenging...
The GR10 (Chemin de la Mâture) carries on up the Gave d'Aspe on the Etsaut side of the river, not the Borce side. This is the view of the Fort du Portalet from the Mâture:
You turn off the GR10 onto the HRP at the refuge d'Ayous. This is...
The GR10 goes through Borce and up the Chemin de la Mâture, leaving the Aspe valley 2-3 km before Urdos. This is mapy.cz showing the route from the gîte in Borce to the refuge d'Ayous. 1796m of ascent, apparently.
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It isn't on Gronze, although I should do an "al loro" piece for them. You mostly follow the (well marked) GR10 from Borce (crossing the Aspe well before the Fort du Portalet) up the Chemin de la Mâture and on to the lacs d'Ayous. After the refuge...
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