GR10 · Checked October 2026

GR10 emergency & health guide: hospitals, mountain rescue, 112 and 15

The nearest hospital with an emergency department for each of the 55 stages, French rescue numbers and how mountain rescue works, national park rules, 2026 closures, and pharmacies, cash machines and bus stops along the trail.

In an emergency call 112; it works on any phone and any network with signal. 15 goes straight to the SAMU medical emergency service. Mountain rescue in the French Pyrenees is done by the gendarmerie (PGHM) and the CRS, usually by helicopter. Say 'secours en montagne', which stage you are on, the nearest refuge, pass or lake and, if you can, your GPS coordinates. If you have no signal, move to higher ground or ask refuge staff to raise the alarm.

Rescue numbers

Number	What it is
112	European emergency number, free from any phone. In the mountains it alerts the gendarmerie mountain rescue (PGHM) or the CRS and the rescue helicopter. Also works on the Spanish side of the border.
15	SAMU: medical emergencies in France; a doctor answers and sends an ambulance, a medical team or a helicopter.
18	Fire and rescue service (sapeurs-pompiers), also for accidents in villages and on roads.
17	Police and gendarmerie.
114	Emergency number by text message or app, for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

Mountain rescue by the state services (PGHM, CRS) is free in France, but repatriation, private clinics and transport home are not: carry insurance that covers hiking. EU, EEA, Swiss and UK visitors get public health care with an EHIC or GHIC card. In the Cerdagne the nearest emergency department is the cross-border Hospital de Cerdanya in Puigcerdà, Spain.

Rules to know

No permit or fee is needed to walk the GR10. Refuges and gîtes must be booked; most Club Alpin (FFCAM) refuges take bookings online only.
Pyrénées National Park core zone (from the Aspe valley to the Néouvielle, including Ayous, Ilhéou, the Vignemale and Gavarnie): bivouac only from 19:00 to 9:00 and more than one hour's walk from a road; no camping, no fires, no picking plants. Dogs are not allowed, even on a lead. Drones and other motorised overflight need authorisation.
Néouvielle nature reserve: regulated bivouac only and no fires. Near guarded refuges, pitch tents only in the marked bivouac areas, usually from 19:00 to 9:00.
Changes in 2026: the Auberge Logibar gîte is closed (a shuttle runs from Logibar to the Auberge Berriex in Sainte-Engrâce); the Refuge de l'Abérouat, the Angaka village on the Plateau de Beille and the Mounicou gîte are closed; the Refuge des Cortalets stays open during building works with beds in a tent; the FFCAM gives the Oulettes de Gaube guarded season as 25 July to 17 October.
Snow can lie on the high passes of the central Pyrenees (Hourquette d'Arre, Hourquette d'Ossoue at 2,734 m, the Néouvielle) until early July. Ask refuge staff before you cross them and carry microspikes early in the season.
Walk calmly around flocks and do not approach the white guard dogs (patous). Close gates behind you and keep any dog on a lead outside the national park.

Before each stage, check the Météo-France mountain forecast (meteofrance.com, Montagne) for the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Ariège or Pyrénées-Orientales. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in July and August; fog is frequent in the Basque Country.

Nearest hospital for each stage

#	Stage	Hospital (24/7 emergency)	Phone
1	Hendaye → Olhette	Polyclinique Côte Basque Sud	+33 5 59 51 63 63
2	Olhette → Ainhoa	Polyclinique Côte Basque Sud	+33 5 59 51 63 63
3	Ainhoa → Bidarray	Bayonne Hospital (Centre hospitalier de la Côte Basque)	+33 5 59 44 35 35
4	Bidarray → Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry	Bayonne Hospital (Centre hospitalier de la Côte Basque)	+33 5 59 44 35 35
5	Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	Saint-Palais Hospital	+33 5 59 65 45 35
6	Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Kaskoleta	Saint-Palais Hospital	+33 5 59 65 45 35
7	Kaskoleta → Chalets d'Iraty	Saint-Palais Hospital	+33 5 59 65 45 35
8	Chalets d'Iraty → Logibar	Oloron-Sainte-Marie Hospital	+33 5 59 88 30 30
9	Logibar → Sainte-Engrâce	Oloron-Sainte-Marie Hospital	+33 5 59 88 30 30
10	Sainte-Engrâce → Refuge Jeandel	Oloron-Sainte-Marie Hospital	+33 5 59 88 30 30
11	Refuge Jeandel → Lescun	Oloron-Sainte-Marie Hospital	+33 5 59 88 30 30
12	Lescun → Etsaut	Oloron-Sainte-Marie Hospital	+33 5 59 88 30 30
13	Etsaut → Gabas	Pau Hospital	+33 5 59 92 48 48
14	Gabas → Gourette	Pau Hospital	+33 5 59 92 48 48
15	Gourette → Arrens-Marsous	Lourdes Hospital	+33 5 62 42 42 42
16	Arrens-Marsous → Refuge d'Ilhéou	Lourdes Hospital	+33 5 62 42 42 42
17	Refuge d'Ilhéou → Cauterets	Lourdes Hospital	+33 5 62 42 42 42
18	Cauterets → Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube	Lourdes Hospital	+33 5 62 42 42 42
19	Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube → Gavarnie	Lourdes Hospital	+33 5 62 42 42 42
20	Gavarnie → Luz-Saint-Sauveur	Lourdes Hospital	+33 5 62 42 42 42
21	Luz-Saint-Sauveur → Barèges	Lourdes Hospital	+33 5 62 42 42 42
22	Barèges → Lac de l'Oule	Lannemezan Hospital	+33 5 62 99 55 55
23	Lac de l'Oule → Vielle-Aure	Lannemezan Hospital	+33 5 62 99 55 55
24	Vielle-Aure → Germ	Lannemezan Hospital	+33 5 62 99 55 55
25	Germ → Lac d'Oô	Saint-Gaudens Hospital	+33 5 62 00 40 00
26	Lac d'Oô → Bagnères-de-Luchon	Saint-Gaudens Hospital	+33 5 62 00 40 00
27	Bagnères-de-Luchon → Artigue	Saint-Gaudens Hospital	+33 5 62 00 40 00
28	Artigue → Fos	Saint-Gaudens Hospital	+33 5 62 00 40 00
29	Fos → Refuge de l'Étang d'Araing	Saint-Gaudens Hospital	+33 5 62 00 40 00
30	Refuge de l'Étang d'Araing → Eylie-d'en-Haut	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
31	Eylie-d'en-Haut → Maison du Valier	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
32	Maison du Valier → Esbintz	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
33	Esbintz → Cabane d'Aula	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
34	Cabane d'Aula → Rouze	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
35	Rouze → Saint-Lizier-d'Ustou	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
36	Saint-Lizier-d'Ustou → Aulus-les-Bains	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
37	Aulus-les-Bains → Refuge de Bassiès	Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)	+33 5 61 96 20 20
38	Refuge de Bassiès → Marc	Foix Hospital (CHIVA)	+33 5 61 03 30 30
39	Marc → Goulier	Foix Hospital (CHIVA)	+33 5 61 03 30 30
40	Goulier → Siguer	Foix Hospital (CHIVA)	+33 5 61 03 30 30
41	Siguer → Plateau de Beille	Foix Hospital (CHIVA)	+33 5 61 03 30 30
42	Plateau de Beille → Refuge du Rulhe	Foix Hospital (CHIVA)	+33 5 61 03 30 30
43	Refuge du Rulhe → Mérens-les-Vals	Foix Hospital (CHIVA)	+33 5 61 03 30 30
44	Mérens-les-Vals → Refuge des Bésines	Foix Hospital (CHIVA)	+33 5 61 03 30 30
45	Refuge des Bésines → Les Bouillouses	Cerdanya Hospital (cross-border, Puigcerdà)	+34 972 657 777
46	Les Bouillouses → Planès	Cerdanya Hospital (cross-border, Puigcerdà)	+34 972 657 777
47	Planès → Refuge du Ras de la Carança	Cerdanya Hospital (cross-border, Puigcerdà)	+34 972 657 777
48	Refuge du Ras de la Carança → Mantet	Perpignan Hospital	+33 4 68 61 66 33
49	Mantet → Refuge de Mariailles	Perpignan Hospital	+33 4 68 61 66 33
50	Refuge de Mariailles → Chalet des Cortalets	Perpignan Hospital	+33 4 68 61 66 33
51	Chalet des Cortalets → Batère	Céret Clinic (Clinique du Vallespir)	+33 4 68 87 12 55
52	Batère → La Palette	Céret Clinic (Clinique du Vallespir)	+33 4 68 87 12 55
53	La Palette → Las Illas	Céret Clinic (Clinique du Vallespir)	+33 4 68 87 12 55
54	Las Illas → Col de l'Ouillat	Céret Clinic (Clinique du Vallespir)	+33 4 68 87 12 55
55	Col de l'Ouillat → Banyuls-sur-Mer	Perpignan Hospital	+33 4 68 61 66 33

Hospitals

Polyclinique Côte Basque Sud

24/7 emergency
Stages 1, 2

7 rue Léonce Goyetche, 64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz

+33 5 59 51 63 63 Map

Bayonne Hospital (Centre hospitalier de la Côte Basque)

Centre hospitalier de la Côte Basque, site de Saint-Léon

24/7 emergency
Stages 3, 4

13 avenue de l'Interne Jacques Loëb, 64100 Bayonne

+33 5 59 44 35 35 Map

Saint-Palais Hospital

Centre hospitalier de Saint-Palais

24/7 emergency
Stages 5, 6, 7

Avenue Frédéric de Saint-Jaymes, 64120 Saint-Palais

+33 5 59 65 45 35 Map

Oloron-Sainte-Marie Hospital

Centre hospitalier d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie

24/7 emergency
Stages 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Avenue Alexander Fleming, 64400 Oloron-Sainte-Marie

+33 5 59 88 30 30 Map

Pau Hospital

Centre hospitalier de Pau (François Mitterrand)

24/7 emergency
Stages 13, 14

4 boulevard Hauterive, 64046 Pau

+33 5 59 92 48 48 Map

Lourdes Hospital

Centre hospitalier Tarbes-Lourdes, site de Lourdes

24/7 emergency
Stages 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

2 avenue Alexandre Marqui, 65100 Lourdes

+33 5 62 42 42 42 Map

Lannemezan Hospital

Hôpitaux de Lannemezan

24/7 emergency
Stages 22, 23, 24

644 route de Toulouse, 65300 Lannemezan

+33 5 62 99 55 55 Map

Saint-Gaudens Hospital

Centre hospitalier Comminges Pyrénées

24/7 emergency
Stages 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

351 avenue Simone Veil, 31800 Saint-Gaudens

+33 5 62 00 40 00 Map

Saint-Girons Hospital (Ariège Couserans)

Centre hospitalier Ariège Couserans

24/7 emergency
Stages 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37

Saint-Lizier, 09190 (Saint-Girons)

+33 5 61 96 20 20 Map

Foix Hospital (CHIVA)

Centre hospitalier des Vallées de l'Ariège, site de Foix

24/7 emergency
Stages 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44

Chemin de Barrau, 09000 Saint-Jean-de-Verges

+33 5 61 03 30 30 Map

Cerdanya Hospital (cross-border, Puigcerdà)

Hospital de Cerdanya / Hôpital de Cerdagne

24/7 emergency
Stages 45, 46, 47

Camí d'Ur 31, 17520 Puigcerdà (Girona), Spain

+34 972 657 777 Map

Perpignan Hospital

Centre hospitalier de Perpignan

24/7 emergency
Stages 48, 49, 50, 55

20 avenue du Languedoc, 66046 Perpignan

+33 4 68 61 66 33 Map

Céret Clinic (Clinique du Vallespir)

Clinique du Vallespir

24/7 emergency
Stages 51, 52, 53, 54

Chemin San-Pluget, 66400 Céret

+33 4 68 87 12 55 Map

Pharmacies, cash and supplies

Pharmacies: Hendaye, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Cauterets, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Banyuls-sur-Mer
ATMs: Hendaye, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Gourette, Arrens-Marsous, Gavarnie, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Bagnères-de-Luchon
Shops: Hendaye, Ainhoa, Bidarray, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Chalets d'Iraty, Refuge Jeandel, Lescun, Gabas, Gourette, Arrens-Marsous, Cauterets, Gavarnie, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Vielle-Aure, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Aulus-les-Bains, Saint-Lizier-d'Ustou, Plateau de Beille, Mérens-les-Vals, Banyuls-sur-Mer
Bus stops: Hendaye, Olhette, Ainhoa, Bidarray, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Chalets d'Iraty, Logibar, Sainte-Engrâce, Refuge Jeandel, Etsaut, Gabas, Gourette, Cauterets, Gavarnie, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Vielle-Aure, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Artigue, Fos, Aulus-les-Bains, Mérens-les-Vals, Les Bouillouses, Planès, Mantet, Banyuls-sur-Mer

At night, on Sundays and on holidays a duty pharmacy (pharmacie de garde) covers each area: call 3237 or read the notice on any pharmacy door. Pharmacies are in the valley towns (Hendaye, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Arrens-Marsous, Cauterets, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Lary, Luchon, Seix, Ax-les-Thermes, Mont-Louis, Arles-sur-Tech, Banyuls) but not in the high villages. There is no cash machine in Aulus-les-Bains, and many refuges take only cash or cheques.

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