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by Mike Kingdom-Hockings 

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Exploring GR France - a tour along  the Grandes Randonnées

By Mike Kingdom-Hockings

 

Let's work our way round France by following the Grandes Randonnées, starting on the Cotentin Peninsula.

 

 

 

France is covered with a network of well-marked trails, most of which follow ancient tracks used by merchants, soldiers and pilgrims. Follow me and a few of my friends as we wander around the country, sometimes walking sections of the trails, and sometimes making forays through nearby towns, villages and places of interest.

Click here, or on the link at the top of the right-hand column of this page, to see an English language index to the Grandes Randonnées. Although there are separate versions of the some route description pages, they have not been translated. This doesn't really matter, since they contain only maps and telephone numbers.

Scroll down to see a table containing links to the same route description pages, with links to associated Freebooters articles if they exist.

If you'd like to help, please e-mail me to suggest links to websites, to submit your own articles, or to suggest subjects for me to research and write about in the context of these routes.

ROUTE ARTICLES
GR1 (no such route)  
GR2 - Rouen(Seine Maritime)-Paris, Paris-Dijon(Côte d'Or)  
GR3 - La Baule(Loire Atlantique)-Saumur(Maine et Loire), Saumur-Orléans(Loiret), Orléans-Nevers(Nièvre), Nevers-Mont Mézenc(Haute Loire-Ardèche)  
GR4 - Royan(Charente-Maritime)-Limoges(Haute Vienne), Limoges-St Flour(Cantal), St Flour-Pont St Esprit(Gard), Pont St Esprit-Grasse(Alpes Maritimes)  
GR5 - Hasselt(Limburg, BELGIUM)-Metz(Moselle, FRANCE), Metz-Belfort(Territoire de Belfort), Belfort-Chamonix(Haute Savoie), Chamonix-Nice(Alpes Maritimes - Côte d'Azur)  
GR6 - St Véran, Parc de Queyras(Hautes Alpes)-Tarascon(Bouches du Rhône), Tarascon-Conques(Aveyron), Conques-Langon(Gironde)  
GR7 - Ballon d'Alsace(Territoire de Belfort, Vosges Haut-Rhin)-Dijon(Côte d'Or), Dijon-St Etienne(Loire), St Etienne-Lodève(Hérault), Lodève-Andorra la Vella(ANDORRA) The Canal du Midi

 

GR8 - doesn't exist  
GR9 - St Amour(Jura)-Léoncel(Drôme), Léoncel-St Tropez(Var)  
GR10 - Hendaye(Pyrénées Atlantiques)-Arette la Pierre St Martin(P Atlantique), Arette la Pierre St Martin-Bagnères de Luchon(Haute Garonne, Bagnères de Luchon-Mérens les Vals(Ariège), Mérens les Vals-Port Vendre(Pyrénés Orientales)  
GR11 - Around Paris Ile de France  
GR12 - Brussels(BELGIUM)-Paris(FRANCE)  
GR13 - Fontainebleau(Seine et Marne)-Bourbon Lancy(Saône et Loire)  
GR120 - Around Parc Régional Boulonnais(Pas de Calais)  
GR121 - Bon Secours(BELGIUM)-Boulogne sur Mer(FRANCE)  
GR128 - Ghent(BELGIUM)-Wissan(FRANCE)  
GR20 - Calenzana(Haute Corse, CORSICA)-Conca(Corse du Sud, CORSICA)  
GR21 - Le Havre(Seine Maritime)-Tréport(S Maritime)  
GR211 - Caudebec(Seine Maritime)-Veulettes sur Mer(S Maritime)  
GR212 - Ste Marguerite sur Mer(Seine Maritime)-Duclair(S Maritime)  
GR223 - Honfleur(Calvados)-Avranches(Manche) Home & Dry in France Author George East, and Donella's chickens
GR26 - Paris-Deauville(Calvados) Spice & Ivory Normandy's Alabaster Coast
GR34 - Vitré(Ile et Vilaine)-Roscoff(Finistère)  
GR341 - Gurunhuel(Côtes d'Armor)-Bréhec  
GR34A - Luannec(Côtes d'Armor)-Gurunhuel  
GR35 - Verneuil sur Avre(Eure)-Seiches sur le Loir(Maine et Loire)  
GR36 - Angoulème(Charente)-Cahors(Lot), Cahors-Albi(Tarn), Albi-Carcassonne(Aude)  
GR37 - Vitré(Ile et Vilaine)-Le Faou(Finistère)  
GR38 - Redon(Morbihan)-Douarnenez(Finistère)  
GR380 - Tour des Monts d'Arrée(Finistère)  
GR39 - Mont St Michel(Manche)-Guérande(Loire Atlantique)  
GR41 - Tours(Indre et Loire)-Mont Dore(Puy de Dôme)  
GR43 - Ste Eulalie(Loère)-Les Faïsses(Lozère)  
GR44 - Les Vans(Ardèche)-Champerboux(Lozère)  
GR46 - Rocamadour(Lot)-Castelnau de Montmiral(Aveyron)  
GR60 - Montpellier(Hérault)-St Chély d'Aubrac(Lozère)  
GR65 - Le Puy en Velay(Haute Loire)-Nasbinals(Lozère), Nasbinals-Figeac(Lot), Figeac-Moissac(Tarne et Garonne), Moissac-Aire sur l'Adour(Landes), Aire sur l'Adour-Roncevaux(SPAIN)  
GR652 - Gourdon(Lot)-La Romieu(Gers)  
GR68 - Around Mont Lozère(Languedoc-Roussillon)  
GR70 - Le puy en Velay(Haute Loire)-Alès(Gard)  
GR71 - l'Espérou(Gard)-Mazamet(Tarn)  
GR72 - Le Col du Bez(Ardèche)-Barre des Cevennes(Lozère)  
Grandes Randonnées de Pays - country routes with names,  composed of sections of GR and additional links   
   
   

 

 

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Grandes Randonnées web site  English version
Gorp.com article by Karen Berger An American backpacker's view