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: , , , , – generally meaning "long trail" or more literally "great route". The trails in France alone cover approximately . 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 the (French Hiking Federation), and in Spain by the (Spanish Mountain Sports Federation). 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; three 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.

GR routes

France: Grande Randonnée

Routes 1 to 25

+ List of Grande Randonnée (GR) paths – 1 to 25 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 Hook of Holland • 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 8 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins • Sare 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 Cape Higuer • Cap de Creus GR 12 Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris GR 13 Fontainebleau • Bourbon-Lancy GR 14 Paris • Malmédy • Ardenne GR 16 Arlon • Bouillon • Monthermé 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 Randonnée (GR) paths – 26 to 40 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 Randonnée (GR) paths – 41 to 50 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 Randonnée (GR) paths – 51 to 75 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 GR 75 Urban path around Paris

Routes 76 to 100

Routes 101 and above

+ List of Grande Randonnée (GR) paths – 101 and above 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) GR 400 Circular routes in the Volcan du Cantal area of the Massif CentralGR 2013urban and suburban trail around Greater Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence

Routes with special codes

GR Préféré des Français

Since 2017 the French Hiking Federation has allowed people to vote for the GR Préféré des Français award that goes to peoples favourite trails, for following year.

The winners are:

2018 – GR 34 – Destination Baie de Morlaix 2019 – GR R1 – Tour du Piton des Neiges (Réunion) 2020 – GR 21 – Littoral de Normandie 2021 – GR de Pays Grand Pic Saint-Loup 2022 – GR de Pays Tour de Belle-Île-en-Mer 2023 – GR de Pays Tour de la Suisse Normande 2024 – GR 37 – Cœur de Bretagne

Spain: Gran Recorrido

All routes

+ List of Gran Recorrido (GR) paths in Spain GR 1 Empúries • 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 3 Sendero Central de Catalunya GR 5 Sitges • Montserrat GR 7 Algeciras • Andorra GR 10 Puzol • Aldea del Obispo 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, 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 108 Gijon-CovadongaGR 132 In La GomeraGR 142 Alpujarras routeGR 145 Sendero Europeo Arco Atlántico GR-160 Camino del Cid 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 – PollençaGR 222 Ruta de Artà a Lluc (Balearic Islands)GR 223 Camí de Cavalls (Menorca, Balearic Islands)GR 236 Route of the Monasteries of Valencia. From Gandia to Alzira (Valencian Community)GR 249 Gran Senda de MálagaGR 330 Gran Ruta Costa Blanca Interior. From Dénia to Orihuela in the Province of Alicante

Andorra

GRP (Grande Randonee Pays), a circuit of Andorra GRT, a route from Spain to Andorra with two variants HRP (High Route Pyrenees), combining elements of the GRP and GRT GR 7 passes through Spain, France, and Andorra's Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley GR 11 (Spain) passes through Spain, France, and Andorra's Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Portugal: Percursos Pedestres de Grande Rota GR 5 Fojos circular, , Vieira do Minho / Minho GR 11-E9 Caminho de Santiago, international, linear GR 12-E7 international, linear GR 13-E4 Via Algarviana, international, linear, GR 14 Rota dos Vinhos da Europa, international, linear, GR 17 Travessia do Alto Coura, circular, GR 22 Rota das Aldeias Históricas, circular, GR 23 Serra do Caldeirão, circular, GR 26 Terras de Sicó, circular, 9 stages, GR 28 Por Montes e Vales de Arouca, circular, GR 29 Rota dos Veados, circular, GR 30 Grande Rota das Linhas de Torres, circular, , Lisboan and Vale do Tejo GR 33 Grande Rota do Zêzere, linear, GR 45 Grande Rota do Côa, linear GR 117 Geira Romana, international, linear Travessia do Alvão, circular, Travessia da Ribeira Minho, linear, Soajo Peneda, circular,

Belgium: Grote Routepaden or Grande Randonnée + List of Grote Routepaden or Grande Randonnée paths (GR) in Belgium GR 5 North Sea to Mediterranean: Bergen op Zoom • Liège • Diekirch • NiceGR 5A Antwerp • Bruges • De Panne • Ronse (loop)GR 12 Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • ParisGR 14 Malmedy • SedanGR 15 Monschau • MartelangeGR 16 Semois Path: Arlon • MontherméGR 56 East Cantons: Malmedy • Botrange • Monschau • Sankt-Vith (loop)GR 57 Ourthe valley: Liège • DiekirchGR 121 Braine-le-Comte • Boulogne-sur-MerGR 122 Zeeland – Champagne – Ardenne: Hulst • SonGR 123 Tour of West Hainaut: loop from TournaiGR 125 Tour between the Sambre and the Meuse: loop from WalcourtGR 126 Brussels • Membre-sur-SemoisGR 128 Wissant • Kemmel • Maastricht • AachenGR 129 Bruges • Dinant • ArlonGR 130 Maldegem • StaveleGR 412 Terrils path: Bernissart • BlegnyGR 512 Flemish Brabant: Diest • GeraardsbergenGR 561 Diest • Valkenswaard • Lanaken • MaastrichtGR 563 Land of Herve: loop Dalhem • Berneau • EupenGR 564 Loonse Route: Lommel • HuyGR 565 Renier Snieders path (or Reinier Schniederspad): Antwerp • BladelGR 571 Valleys of the Legends: Comblain-au-Pont • NonceveuxGR 573 Angleur • Pepinster • Eupen • Botrange • PepinsterGR 575 Tour of Namurois Condroz: loop from AndenneGR 576 Tour of Liègeois Condroz: loop from HuyGR 577 Tour of the Famenne: loop from Marche-en-FamenneGR 579 Brussels • LiègeGR Ijzer Buysscheure • Nieuwpoort from the source to the mouth of the river YserGR Hageland loop from LeuvenGR Kempen loop from TurnhoutGR Mol-Om loop from MolGR Reynaertland Hulst • Rupelmonde

Netherlands: Langeafstandswandelpaden + List of Langeafstandswandelpaden paths (LAW) in the Netherlands LAW 1-1 Friese Woudenpad: Lauwersoog • SteenwijkLAW 1-2 Pionierspad: Steenwijk • MuidenLAW 1-3 Floris V-pad: Amsterdam • Muiden • Bergen op ZoomLAW 2 Trekvogelpad: Bergen aan Zee • Amsterdam • Ede • EnschedeLAW 3 Marskramerpad: Bad Bentheim • Deventer • Amersfoort • Leiden • The HagueLAW 4 Maarten van Rossumpad: 's-Hertogenbosch • Arnhem • Apeldoorn • Zwolle • Ommen • SteenwijkLAW 5-1 Nederlands Kustpad deel 1: Sluis or Bergen op Zoom • Goedereede • Hook of HollandLAW 5-2 Nederlands Kustpad deel 2: Hook of Holland • The Hague • Haarlem • Den Helder or Den OeverLAW 5-3 Nederlands Kustpad deel 3: Den Oever or Stavoren • Lauwersoog • Bad NieuweschansLAW 6 Grote Rivierenpad: Hook of Holland • Leerdam • Nijmegen • KleveLAW 7-1 Pelgrimspad part 1: Amsterdam • 's-HertogenboschLAW 7-2 Pelgrimspad part 2: 's-Hertogenbosch • Maastricht or ViséLAW 8 Zuiderzeepad: Enkhuizen • Amsterdam • Kampen • Stavoren • EnkhuizenLAW 9-1 Pieterpad part 1: Pieterburen • VordenLAW 9-2 Pieterpad part 2: Vorden • Mount Saint PeterLAW 10 Noaberpad: Bad Nieuweschans • Winterswijk • Kleve • MilsbeekLAW 11 Grenslandpad: Sluis • Bergen op Zoom • ThornLAW 12 Overijssels Havezatenpad: Steenwijk • Zwolle • Oldenzaal LAW 13 Hertogenpad: Breda • 's-Hertogenbosch • Uden • RoermondLAW 14 Groot Frieslandpad: Bergen aan Zee • Enkhuizen • Stavoren • LeerLAW 15 Westerborkpad: Amsterdam • Amersfoort • WesterborkLAW 16 Romeinse Limespad: Katwijk • Utrecht • Berg en Dal • XantenLAW 17 Waterliniepad: Volendam • Haarlem • Utrecht • Gorinchem • Dordrecht

GR footpath

Bron en licentie