GR France

Long-distance hiking trails, a French specialty!

Discover France and its natural spaces through this unique book written by Sylvain Bazin, a journalist specializing in outdoor activities. Wherever you are in France, you can set off on a hiking trip following the red and white markers of the GR (Greater Hiking Trails). Discover the mountains, coastlines, riverbanks, and forests. A selection of 50 GR (Greater Hiking Trails) and GR (Greater Country Hiking Trails) routes across France, representing diverse atmospheres and environments.

In total, there are more than 180,000 kilometers of marked trails in France, including:

• More than 55,000 km of GR® (Greater Hiking Trails)
• More than 32,000 km of GRP® (Greater Hiking Trails)

Contents:

• The GR®, a French specialty!
• The history of GR® (Greater Hiking Trails) and hiking in France
• The art of roaming
• Follow the right markers!

Mountain Hiking

• Island Magic
• Across the Intense Island
• French Alps, from North to South
• Around the Giant of the Alps
• The Glaciers of the Vanoise
• Mountains and Wonders of the Mercantour
• Dream Walks Around the Glaciers of the Écrins
• Queyras, Between Larches, Alpine Pastures, and High Passes
• Crossing the Pyrenean Cordière
• The Pastoral Symphony
• Belledonne, the Beauty of the Mountains

Walking in the Mid-Mountains

• Volcanic Hikes
• On the Millevaches Plateau
• Along the Watershed
• Crossing the Vosges Mountains: the Blue Line
• GTJ: The Flowery Entireties of the Jura
• From the Vercors to Provence
• The Piedmont to Saint-Jacques
• Through the Larzac of the Order of the Temple
• A French Steppe
• The Sun Mountains

Walks and GR® Trails Along the Water (Sea, River, etc.)

• Amour d’Armor
• At Along the Loire
• If the Seine Were Told to Me
• Normandy: A Marine Beauty
• On the Balconies of the Rhône
• Under the Brush of Claude Monet
• Gorges and Meanders of the Allier
• Oyster and Birdwatching Journey

Histor​ical Hikes

• The Unmissable Way of Saint James
• Paris and Tours Route
• The Arles Way: The Pilgrim's South
• The Way of Serenity
• The Via Francigena: In the Footsteps of Sigeric
• Stevenson's Trail
• The Bonshommes Trail
• Poppies on the Battlefields
• In the Footsteps of the Huguenots
• The Wonders of the Massif Central
• Paris – Mont-Saint-Michel

Hiking in the Countryside

• On the Way to the Ardennes
• Tour of the Monts d'Arrée
• Disconnection in Limousin
• Green Île-de-France
• George Sand's Beloved Country
• The Way of the Régordane
• The Secret Mountains
• Across Rivers
• Between Hills and Groves
• Gastronomy and Beautiful Countryside

Features:

• Language: French
• Dimensions: 21.6 x 28.9 cm
• Pages: 208
• 2020 Edition
• Weight: 1.1 kg