Historical Trail: The GR1
Walking through rural Spain is a unique experience and the GR1 winds through some of the best scenery in northern Spain. At the same time, the route visits numerous medieval churches and castles from the time of the Christian kingdoms, the Reconquest, the Crusades and Spanish unification, as well as key sites in the development of modern Spain. In addition, you will have long views of the changing landscapes, as the mountains of Spain, unlike the rest of Europe, are not covered with pine forests.
Practical guide
When to arrive?
Accessible all year round, but the best season is from April to early June and in September and October.
Cities & Services
Reinosa, Vitoria, Olite, Murillo de Gállego, Graus and Gironella.
Difficulty
Quiet and often remote, providing a wide range of walking experiences, none of which require technical expertise; accommodation can usually be found en route and at the end of a 7-8 hour day's walk.
To be seen
It combines visits to many of the country's most important sites of historical development with some of its finest scenery.
The route
The Sendero Histórico (GR1) runs 1250 km through northern Spain from the Puerto de Tarna in the province of León in the west to the Mediterranean near L'Escala in Catalonia, through fascinating and varied landscapes and the foothills of the Pyrenees. It has 53 stages, each about 25 km long.
- Stage 1 Puerto de Tarna to Salamon
- Stage 2 Salamon to Prioro
- Stage 3 Prioro to Camporredondo de Alba
- Stage 4 Camporredondo de Alba to Cervera de Pisuerga
- Stage 5 Cervera de Pisuerga to Brañosera
- Stage 6 Brañosera to Reinosa
- Stage 7 Corconte to Pedrosa de Valdeporres
- Stage 8 Pedrosa de Valdeporres to Salazar
- Stage 9 Salazar to Paresotas
- Stage 10 Paresotas to Bóveda
- Stage 11 Vault to Mirror
- Stage 12 Espejo to Fontecha
- Stage 13 Fontecha to Berantevilla
- Stage 14 Berantevilla to Peñacerrada
- Stage 15 Peñacerrada to Bernedo
- Stage 16 Bernedo to Santa Cruz de Campezo
- Stage 17 Santa Cruz de Campezo to Los Arcos
- Stage 18 Los Arcos to Larraga
- Stage 19 Larraga to Olite
- Stage 20 Olite to Ujué
- Stage 21 Ujué to Sos del Rey Católico
- Stage 22 Sos del Rey Católico to Petilla de Aragón
- Stage 23 Petilla de Aragón to Biel
- Stage 24 Biel to Murillo de Gállego
- Stage 25 Murillo de Gállego to Loarre
- Stage 26 Loarre to Bolea
- Stage 27 Bolea to Arguis
- Stage 28 Arguis to Nocito
- Stage 29 Nocito to Paúles de Sarsa
- Stage 30 Paúles de Sarsa to Ligüerre de Cinca
- Stage 31 Ligüerre de Cinca to Tierrantona
- Stage 32 Tierrantona to Salinas de Trillo
- Stage 33 Salinas de Trillo to Graus
- Stage 34 Graus to Lascuarre
- Stage 35 Lascuarre to Puente de Montañana
- Stage 36 Montañana Bridge to Àger
- Stage 37 Àger to Hostal Roig
- Stage 38 Hostal Roig to Messanés
- Stage 39 Massanés to Oliana
- Stage 40 Oliana to Cambrils
- Stage 41 Cambrils to Sant Llorenç de Morunys
- Stage 42 Sant Llorenç de Morunys to Sant Lleïr de la Vall d'Ora
- Stage 43 Sant Lleïr de la Vall d'Ora to L'Espunyola
- Stage 44 L'Espunyola to Gironella
- Stage 45 Gironella to Lluçà
- Stage 46 Lluçà to Alpens
- Stage 47 Alpens to Ripoll
- Stage 48 Ripoll to Sant Pau de Segúries
- Stage 49 Sant Pau de Segúries to Oix
- Stage 50 Oix to Besalú
- Stage 51 Besalú to Banyoles
- Stage 52 Banyoles to Orriols
- Stage 53 Orriols to Sant Martí d'Empúries
