GR footpath

The characteristic white and red stripes that mark the path of a GR
An X marks a trail or direction that deviates from the GR path.
Trailside marker and local observers alongside GR 76A

The Grande Randonnée (French), Grote Routepaden or Lange-afstand-wandelpaden (Dutch), Grande Rota (Portuguese) or Gran Recorrido (Spanish) is a network of long-distance footpaths in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. 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 like forks or crossroads.

The network is maintained in France by the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre (French Hiking Federation),[1] and in Spain by the 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 by a special system, visible in both directions:

Red and white was chosen because in nature this is generally best visible. Often painted; in city centers could be metal labels.

GR routes

France: Grande Randonnée

Routes 1 to 25

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

Routes 26 to 40

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

Routes 41 to 50

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

Routes 51 to 75

List of Grande Randonée (GR) paths - 51 to 75
# Route
GR 51 Mediterranean
GR 52 Menton • 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 52A Mercantour
GR 53 Massif des Vosges
GR 54 Tour of Oisans and the Écrins
GR 55 Vanoise
GR 56 Ubaye
GR 57 Liège • Diekirch
GR 58 Queyras
GR 59 Massif des Vosges • Jura • Bugey • Revermont
GR 60 Montpellier • Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
GR 65 Genève • Le Puy-en-Velay • Nasbinals • Conques • Figeac • Moissac • Aire-sur-l'Adour • Roncevaux
GR 66 Mont Aigoual
GR 68 Mont Lozère
GR 70 Le Puy-en-Velay • Lozère • Ardèche • Saint-Jean-du-Gard
GR 71 Espérou • Mazamet
GR 71C/D Larzac
GR 71E
GR 72 Col du Bez • Barre-des-Cévennes

Routes 101 and above

List of Grande Randonée (GR) paths - 101 and above
# Route
GR 223 Berville-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 145 The Via Francigena: (Canterbury) - Wissant - Arras - Laon - Châlons-en-Champagne - Besançon - Geneva - (Rome)
GR 380 Monts d'Arrée (Finistère)

Spain: Gran Recorrido

All routes

List of Gran Recorrido (GR) paths in Spain
# Route
GR 1 Empúries • Banyoles • Besalú • Ripoll • Gironella • Sant Llorenç de Morunys • Puente de Montañana • Graus • La Fueva • Montanejos • Ligüerre de Cinca • Abizanda • Alquézar • Loarre • 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 7 Algeciras • Andorra
GR 11 Pyrenees between Hondarribia (near Irún) and Cap de Creus (near Cadaqués)
GR 71 Path of the Saja Nature Reserve. From the balneary of Corconte (Cantabria) to Sotres (Asturias).
GR 72 Route of Campurrians. From Santillana del Mar to Reinosa (Cantabria).
GR 73 Paved Road of the Blendii (Cantabria y Palencia). From Herrera de Pisuerga to Suances.
GR 74 Eastern Corridor of Cantabria. From Ramales de la Victoria to Reinosa (Cantabria).
GR 92 Eastern 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, Murica 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 142 Alpujarras route
GR 221 Ruta 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 222 Ruta de Artà a Lluc (Balearic Islands)
GR 223 Camí de Cavalls (Minorca, Balearic Islands)
GR 236 Route of the Monasteries of Valencia. From Gandia to Alzira (Valencian Community)

Portugal: Percursos Pedestres de Grande Rota


Belgium: Grote Routepaden or Grande Randonnée

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

Netherlands: Langeafstandswandelpaden

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "French Hiking Federation".
  2. ↑ "Spanish Mountain Sports Federation".

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