GR footpath

The GR footpaths are a network of long-distance walking trails in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. They go by the following names: French: sentier de grande randonnée, West Flemish: Groteroutepad, Dutch: Langeafstandwandelpad, Spanish: sendero de gran recorrido, Portuguese: percurso pedestre de grande rota – generally meaning "long trail" or more literally "great route". The trails in France alone cover approximately 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi). Trails are blazed with characteristic marks consisting of a white stripe above a red stripe. These appear regularly along the route, especially at places such as forks or crossroads.

GR footpath
The characteristic white and red stripes that mark the path of a GR
System information
Formed?
NotesEach country has separate numbering systems. It is convention to share numbering for international paths only.
Highway names
FranceGR nn
SpainGR nn
PortugalGR nn
BelgiumGR nnn
NetherlandsLAW nn
System links
An X marks a trail or direction that deviates from the GR path.
Trailside marker and local observers alongside GR 76A

The network is maintained in France by the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre (French Hiking Federation),[1] and in Spain by the Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada (Spanish Mountain Sports Federation).[2] Many GR routes make up part of the longer European walking routes which cross several countries.

Markings

The GR trails are marked using a system of blazes that are visible in both directions:

  • France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain: red and white bars; 3 subtypes
  • Luxembourg: yellow rectangles or circles
  • Switzerland: red and white bars or yellow diamonds

Red and white was chosen as the most visible colour combination in natural surroundings. Waymarks are often painted, but may take the form of metal signs in city centers.

  • Follow the track
    Follow the track
  • Change direction
    Change direction
  • Wrong direction
    Wrong direction

GR routes

Routes 1 to 25
List of Grande Randonnée (GR) paths – 1 to 25
#Route
GR 1Chantilly • Coulommiers • Provins • Fontainebleau • Chevreuse • Mantes-la-Jolie
GR 2Le Havre • Paris • Dijon
GR 3La Baule • Guérande • Brière • Nantes • Saumur • Orléans • Nevers • Mount Mézenc
GR 4Royan • Limoges • puy de Dôme • Saint-Flour • Pont-Saint-Esprit • Grasse
GR 5Hook of Holland • Hasselt • Metz • Belfort • Chamonix • Nice
GR 6Saint-Véran • Tarascon • Forcalquier • Conques • Langon
GR 7Ballon d'Alsace • Dijon • Saint-Étienne • Lodève • Andorre-la-Vieille
GR 8Saint-Brevin-les-Pins • Sare
GR 9Saint-Amour • Léoncel • Saint-Tropez
GR 10Hendaye • Arette-la-Pierre-Saint-Martin • Bagnères-de-Luchon • Mérens-les-Vals • Banyuls-sur-Mer • Port-Vendres
GR 11Cape Higuer • Cap de Creus
GR 12Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris
GR 13Fontainebleau • Bourbon-Lancy
GR 14Paris • Malmédy • Ardenne
GR 16Arlon • Bouillon • Monthermé
GR 20Calenzana • Conca
GR 21Dieppe • Le Havre • Étretat • Fécamp • Saint-Valery-en-Caux • Veules-les-Roses • Tréport
GR 22La Perrière • Carrouges • Bagnoles-de-l'Orne • Mortain • Avranches • Mont Saint-Michel
GR 23

Routes 26 to 40
List of Grande Randonnée (GR) paths – 26 to 40
#Route
GR 26Paris • Villers-sur-Mer
GR 30Chaîne des Puys • Plomb du Cantal
GR 34Vitré • Mont Saint-Michel • Saint-Brieuc • Morlaix • Brest • Crozon • Douarnenez • Pointe du Raz • Lorient • Quimperlé
GR 34ALouannec • Gurunhuel
GR 35Verneuil-sur-Avre • Seiches-sur-le-Loir
GR 36Ouistreham • Caen • Saumur • Angoulême • Albi • Carcassonne • Bourg-Madame
GR 37Vitré • Douarnenez
GR 38Redon • Douarnenez
GR 39Mont Saint-Michel • Guérande

Routes 41 to 50
List of Grande Randonnée (GR) paths – 41 to 50
#Route
GR 41Tours • Farges-Allichamps • Mont-Dore
GR 42Saint-Étienne • Avignon
GR 43Col des Faïsses • Sainte-Eulalie
GR 44Les Vans • Champerboux
GR 46Tours • Cahuzac-sur-Vère
GR 48

Routes 51 to 75
List of Grande Randonnée (GR) paths – 51 to 75
#Route
GR 51Mediterranean
GR 52Menton • le col du Berceau • le col de Trétore • Sospel • Baisse de Linière • Pointe des Trois Communes • Baisse Cavaline • le refuge des Merveilles • Baisse du Basto • La Balme • Madone de Fenestre • le torrent du Boréon • le col de Salèse • le col du Bam • Saint-Dalmas-Valdeblore Near Nice – Breil-sur-Roya to Gorges de Saorge and Vallon de Zouayne.
GR 52AMercantour
GR 53Massif des Vosges
GR 54Tour of Oisans and the Écrins
GR 55Vanoise
GR 56Ubaye
GR 57Liège • Diekirch
GR 58Queyras
GR 59Massif des Vosges • Jura • Bugey • Revermont
GR 60Montpellier • Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
GR 65Genève • Le Puy-en-Velay • Nasbinals • Conques • Figeac • Moissac • Aire-sur-l'Adour • Roncevaux
GR 66Mont Aigoual
GR 68Mont Lozère
GR 70Le Puy-en-Velay • Lozère • Ardèche • Saint-Jean-du-Gard
GR 71Espérou • Mazamet
GR 71C/DLarzac
GR 71E
GR 72Col du Bez • Barre-des-Cévennes
GR 75Urban path around Paris

Routes 101 and above
List of Grande Randonnée (GR) paths – 101 and above
#Route
GR 223Berville-sur-Mer to Mont Saint-Michel via Côte de Grace, Côte Fleurie, Côte de Nacre, Côte de la Déroute, Côte des Havres, Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
GR 145The Via Francigena: (Canterbury) – Wissant – Arras – Laon – Châlons-en-Champagne – Besançon – Geneva – (Rome)
GR 380Monts d'Arrée (Finistère)
GR 400Circular routes in the Volcan du Cantal area of the Massif Central
GR 2013 urban and suburban trail around Greater Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence

Routes with special codes

All routes
List of Gran Recorrido (GR) paths in Spain
#Route
GR 1Empúries • Banyoles • Besalú • Ripoll • Gironella • Sant Llorenç de Morunys • Puente de Montañana • Graus • La Fueva • Montanejos • Ligüerre de Cinca • Abizanda • Alquézar • Loarre • Las Peñas de Riglos • Ayerbe • Fuencalderas • Biel • Uncastillo • Sos del Rey Católico • Ujué • Olite • Larraga • Alto • Los Arcos • Torralba Del Río • Santa Cruz de Campezo • Bernedo • Salinas de Añana • Espejo • Valdegovía • San Pantaleón de Losa • Villamor • Bárcena de Pienza • Torme • Salcedillo • Prioro • Maraña • Finisterre
GR 3Sendero Central de Catalunya
GR 7Algeciras • Andorra
GR 10Puzol • Aldea del Obispo
GR 11Pyrenees between Hondarribia (near Irún) and Cap de Creus (near Cadaqués)
GR 71Path of the Saja Nature Reserve. From the balneary of Corconte (Cantabria) to Sotres (Asturias).
GR 72Route of Campurrians. From Santillana del Mar to Reinosa (Cantabria).
GR 73Paved Road of the Blendii (Cantabria y Palencia). From Herrera de Pisuerga to Suances.
GR 74Eastern Corridor of Cantabria. From Ramales de la Victoria to Reinosa (Cantabria).
GR 92Eastern and Southern Coasts of Spain. From Portbou, on the French–Spanish border to Tarifa, the most southerly point of Spain. (Passing through the provinces of Catalunya, Valencia, Murcia and Andalucia). GR 92 forms the southern portion of the E10, one of the European long-distance paths. The E10 runs between Finland and Spain.
GR 108Gijon-Covadonga
GR 132In La Gomera
GR 142Alpujarras route
GR 145Sendero Europeo Arco Atlántico
GR-160Camino del Cid
GR 221Ruta de la Pedra en Sec (Balearic Islands): Port d'Andratx – Sant Elm – La Trapa – Estellencs – Banyalbufar – Esporles – Valldemossa – Deià – Port de Sóller – Sóller – Santuari de Lluc – Pollença
GR 222Ruta de Artà a Lluc (Balearic Islands)
GR 223Camí de Cavalls (Menorca, Balearic Islands)
GR 236Route of the Monasteries of Valencia. From Gandia to Alzira (Valencian Community)
GR 249Gran Senda de Málaga
GR 330Gran Ruta Costa Blanca Interior. From Dénia to Orihuela in the Province of Alicante

Andorra

Portugal: Percursos Pedestres de Grande Rota
  • GR 5 Fojos circular, 35 km (22 mi), Vieira do Minho / Minho
  • GR 11-E9 Caminho de Santiago, international, linear
  • GR 12-E7 international, linear
  • GR 13-E4 Via Algarviana, international, linear, 240 km (150 mi)
  • GR 14 Rota dos Vinhos da Europa, international, linear,
  • GR 17 Travessia do Alto Coura, circular, 52.3 km (32.5 mi)
  • GR 22 Rota das Aldeias Históricas, circular, 540 km (340 mi)
  • GR 23 Serra do Caldeirão, circular, 45 km (28 mi)
  • GR 26 Terras de Sicó, circular, 9 stages, 200 km (120 mi)
  • GR 28 Por Montes e Vales de Arouca, circular, 83 km (52 mi)
  • GR 29 Rota dos Veados, circular, 53 km (33 mi)
  • GR 30 Grande Rota das Linhas de Torres, circular, 112 km (70 mi), Lisboan and Vale do Tejo
  • GR 45 Grande Rota do Côa, linear
  • GR 117 Geira Romana, international, linear
  • Travessia do Alvão, circular, 54 km (34 mi)
  • Travessia da Ribeira Minho, linear, 95.7 km (59.5 mi)
  • Soajo Peneda, circular, 77 km (48 mi)


Belgium: Grote Routepaden or Grande Randonnée
List of Grote Routepaden or Grande Randonnée paths (GR) in Belgium
#Route
GR 5North Sea to Mediterranean: Bergen op Zoom • Liège • Diekirch • Nice
GR 5AAntwerp • Bruges • De Panne • Ronse (loop)
GR 12Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris
GR 14Malmedy • Sedan
GR 15Monschau • Martelange
GR 16Semois Path: Arlon • Monthermé
GR 56East Cantons: Malmedy • Botrange • Monschau • Sankt-Vith (loop)
GR 57Ourthe valley: Liège • Diekirch
GR 121Braine-le-Comte • Boulogne-sur-Mer
GR 122Zeeland – Champagne – Ardenne: Hulst • Son
GR 123Tour of West Hainaut: loop from Tournai
GR 125Tour between the Sambre and the Meuse: loop from Walcourt
GR 126Brussels • Membre-sur-Semois
GR 128Wissant • Kemmel • Maastricht • Aachen
GR 129Bruges • Dinant • Arlon
GR 130Maldegem • Stavele
GR 412Terrils path: Bernissart • Blegny
GR 512Flemish Brabant: Diest • Geraardsbergen
GR 561Diest • Valkenswaard • Lanaken • Maastricht
GR 563Land of Herve: loop Dalhem • Berneau • Eupen
GR 564Loonse Route: Lommel • Huy
GR 565Renier Snieders path (or Reinier Schniederspad): Antwerp • Bladel
GR 571Valleys of the Legends: Comblain-au-Pont • Nonceveux
GR 573Angleur • Pepinster • Eupen • Botrange • Pepinster
GR 575Tour of Namurois Condroz: loop from Andenne
GR 576Tour of Liègeois Condroz: loop from Huy
GR 577Tour of the Famenne: loop from Marche-en-Famenne
GR 579Brussels • Liège
GR IjzerBuysscheure • Nieuwpoort from the source to the mouth of the river Yser
GR Hagelandloop from Leuven
GR Kempenloop from Turnhout
GR Mol-Omloop from Mol
GR ReynaertlandHulst • Rupelmonde

Netherlands: Langeafstandswandelpaden
List of Langeafstandswandelpaden paths (LAW) in the Netherlands
#Route
LAW 1-1Friese Woudenpad: Lauwersoog • Steenwijk
LAW 1-2Pionierspad: Steenwijk • Muiden
LAW 1-3Floris V-pad: Amsterdam • Muiden • Bergen op Zoom
LAW 2Trekvogelpad: Bergen aan Zee • Amsterdam • Enschede
LAW 3Marskramerpad: Bad Bentheim • Deventer • Amersfoort • Leiden • The Hague
LAW 4Maarten van Rossumpad: 's-Hertogenbosch • Arnhem • Apeldoorn • Ommen
LAW 5-1Deltapad: Sluis or Bergen op Zoom • Goedereede • Hook of Holland
LAW 5-2/5-3Hollands Kustpad: Hook of Holland • The Hague • Haarlem • Den Helder or Den Oever
LAW 5-4Friese Kustpad: Stavoren • Lauwersoog
LAW 5-5Wad- en Wierdenpad: Lauwersoog • Nieuweschans
LAW 6-1Oeverlooperpad: Europoort or Hook of Holland • Nederkerk • Leerdam
LAW 6-2Lingepad: Leerdam • Nijmegen • Beek
LAW 7-1Pelgrimspad part 1: Amsterdam • 's-Hertogenbosch
LAW 7-2Pelgrimspad part 2: 's-Hertogenbosch • Maastricht
LAW 8Zuiderzeepad: Enkhuizen • Amsterdam • Kampen • Stavoren
LAW 9-1Pieterpad part 1: Pieterburen • Vorden
LAW 9-2Pieterpad part 2: Vorden • Maastricht • Sint Pietersberg
LAW 10Noaberpad: Nieuweschans • Emmen, Netherlands • Emmerich am Rhein
LAW 11Grenslandpad: Sluis • Bergen op Zoom • Thorn
LAW 12Overijssels Havezatenpad: Oldenzaal • Zwolle • Steenwijk
LAW 701Peellandpad: 's-Hertogenbosch • Roermond

See also

References
  1. "French Hiking Federation".
  2. "Spanish Mountain Sports Federation".
  3. "GRP Andorra: La volta a tot un país".
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