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I wrote this long-winded post to address some of the recent concerns, comments and questions regarding this route, and I hope some might find it useful. I flew from Dublin to Lourdes on the 18th of April, took the train to Pau and started walking...
Hello,
The path between Cette-Eygun and Borce is open, a path has been dug above the washed away area.
(see photo)
It is tagged again and the passage ban has been lifted.
See Flog's thread ...
the river has a massive dam across it, upstream. I have not seen this part of the river in flood, ever, but I cannot imagine they will build even a temporary structure that's going to be carried away with the snow melt.
There is nothing dangerous about crossing this way. I was up there last week when the work was just starting on the temporary fix, and even without it, the river was easily crossed by someone reasonably fit.
The photos do not give a clear...
It can be a busy road in the summer on weekends (especially when there are weekend cheese festivals, etc.) in Canfranc Estacion. Weekdays not so much...this is a busy tourist area on summer weekends though. If the water is low, I would go across...
Yes, but 10m of difficulty against 4km along the road. And the path is beautiful.
And this is only temporary while waiting for the bridge to be rebuilt.
Hello,
A temporary staircase has been installed to cross the river in Canfranc until the construction of the permanent footbridge is completed. It will be sturdier than the previously placed plank.
However, please be cautious during heavy rains...
Hello,
For your information, the bridge is closed.
Detour to the left at the foot of the bridge (if the river isn’t too high), otherwise follow the road.
See the latest Facebook post from the friends of Santiago de Jaca.
Photo pont Canfranc
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