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.jpg) The characteristic white and red stripes that mark the path of a GR | |
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| Notes | Each country has separate numbering systems. It is convention to share numbering for international paths only. |
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| France | GR nn |
| Spain | GR nn |
| Portugal | GR nn |
| Belgium | GR nnn |
| Netherlands | LAW nn |
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TheGR footpaths are a network oflong-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.
The network is maintained in France by theFédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre (French Hiking Federation),[1] and in Spain by theFederación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada (Spanish Mountain Sports Federation).[2] Many GR routes make up part of the longerEuropean walking routes which cross several countries.
The GR trails are marked using a system of blazes that are visible in both directions:
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.
| # | 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 |
| # | 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 |
| # | 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 desMerveilles • 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 ofOisans and theÉcrins |
| 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 |
| GR 75 | Urban path aroundParis |
| # | Route |
|---|---|
| GR 223 | Berville-sur-Mer toMont Saint-Michel viaCôte de Grace,Côte Fleurie,Côte de Nacre,Côte de la Déroute,Côte des Havres,Baie du Mont Saint-Michel |
| GR 145 | TheVia Francigena: (Canterbury) –Wissant –Arras –Laon –Châlons-en-Champagne –Besançon –Geneva – (Rome) |
| GR 380 | Monts d'Arrée (Finistère) |
| GR 400 | Circular routes in the Volcan duCantal area of theMassif Central |
| GR 2013 | urban and suburban trail aroundGreater Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence |
 | This sectionis missing information about GR de Pays and PR -- small branches with a yellow red markingfr:Sentier_de_grande_randonnée_de_pays. Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on thetalk page.(March 2023) |
Since 2017 the French Hiking Federation has allowed people to vote for theGR Préféré des Français award that goes to peoples favourite trails, for following year.[3]
The winners are:
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