| GR footpath | |
| Caption: | The characteristic white and red stripes that mark the path of a GR |
| Formed: | ? |
| Country: | EUR |
| Label1: | France |
| Field1: | GR nn |
| Label2: | Spain |
| Field2: | GR nn |
| Label3: | Portugal |
| Field3: | GR nn |
| Label4: | Belgium |
| Field4: | GR nnn |
| Label5: | Netherlands |
| Field5: | LAW nn |
| Notes: | Each country has separate numbering systems. It is convention to share numbering for international paths only. |
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: French: link=no|sentier de grande randonnée, link=no|Groteroutepad, Dutch; Flemish: Langeafstandwandelpad, Spanish; Castilian: link=no|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 60000km (40,000miles). 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 Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre (French Hiking Federation),[1] and in Spain by the Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada (Spanish Mountain Sports Federation).[2] Many GR routes make up part of the longer European 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.
| Chantilly • Coulommiers • Provins • Fontainebleau • Chevreuse • Mantes-la-Jolie | ||
| Le Havre • Paris • Dijon | ||
| La Baule • Guérande • Brière • Nantes • Saumur • Orléans • Nevers • Mount Mézenc | ||
| Hook of Holland • Hasselt • Metz • Belfort • Chamonix • Nice | ||
| Saint-Véran • Tarascon • Forcalquier • Conques • Langon | ||
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins • Sare | ||
| Saint-Amour • Léoncel • Saint-Tropez | ||
| Hendaye • Arette-la-Pierre-Saint-Martin • Bagnères-de-Luchon • Mérens-les-Vals • Banyuls-sur-Mer • Port-Vendres | ||
| Cape Higuer • Cap de Creus | ||
| Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris | ||
| Fontainebleau • Bourbon-Lancy | ||
| Paris • Malmédy • Ardenne | ||
| Arlon • Bouillon • Monthermé | ||
| Dieppe • Le Havre • Étretat • Fécamp • Saint-Valery-en-Caux • Veules-les-Roses • Tréport | ||
| La Perrière • Carrouges • Bagnoles-de-l'Orne • Mortain • Avranches • Mont Saint-Michel | ||
| Paris • Villers-sur-Mer | ||
| Chaîne des Puys • Plomb du Cantal | ||
| Vitré • Mont Saint-Michel • Saint-Brieuc • Morlaix • Brest • Crozon • Douarnenez • Pointe du Raz • Lorient • Quimperlé | ||
| Louannec • Gurunhuel | ||
| Verneuil-sur-Avre • Seiches-sur-le-Loir | ||
| Ouistreham • Caen • Saumur • Angoulême • Albi • Carcassonne • Bourg-Madame | ||
| Vitré • Douarnenez | ||
| Redon • Douarnenez | ||
| Tours • Farges-Allichamps • Mont-Dore | ||
| Col des Faïsses • Sainte-Eulalie | ||
| Les Vans • Champerboux | ||
| Mediterranean | ||
| 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. | ||
| Mercantour | ||
| Massif des Vosges | ||
| Tour of Oisans and the Écrins | ||
| Vanoise | ||
| Ubaye | ||
| Liège • Diekirch | ||
| Queyras | ||
| Massif des Vosges • Jura • Bugey • Revermont | ||
| Montpellier • Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac | ||
| Mont Aigoual | ||
| Le Puy-en-Velay • Lozère • Ardèche • Saint-Jean-du-Gard | ||
| Espérou • Mazamet | ||
| Larzac | ||
| Col du Bez • Barre-des-Cévennes | ||
| Urban path around Paris |
| 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 | |
| The Via Francigena: (Canterbury) – Wissant – Arras – Laon – Châlons-en-Champagne – Besançon – Geneva – (Rome) | ||
| Monts d'Arrée (Finistère) | ||
| Circular routes in the Volcan du Cantal area of the Massif Central | ||
| GR 2013 |
| 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 | |
| Sendero Central de Catalunya | |
| Algeciras • Andorra | |
| Puzol • Aldea del Obispo | |
| Pyrenees between Hondarribia (near Irún) and Cap de Creus (near Cadaqués) | |
| Path of the Saja Nature Reserve. From the balneary of Corconte (Cantabria) to Sotres (Asturias). | |
| Route of Campurrians. From Santillana del Mar to Reinosa (Cantabria). | |
| Paved Road of the Blendii (Cantabria y Palencia). From Herrera de Pisuerga to Suances. | |
| Eastern Corridor of Cantabria. From Ramales de la Victoria to Reinosa (Cantabria). | |
| 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.To help clarify. November 2022. | |
| Gijon-Covadonga | |
| In La Gomera | |
| Alpujarras route | |
| 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 | |
| Ruta de Artà a Lluc (Balearic Islands) | |
| Camí de Cavalls (Menorca, Balearic Islands) | |
| Route of the Monasteries of Valencia. From Gandia to Alzira (Valencian Community) | |
| Gran Senda de Málaga | |
| Gran Ruta Costa Blanca Interior. From Dénia to Orihuela in the Province of Alicante | |
| North Sea to Mediterranean: Bergen op Zoom • Liège • Diekirch • Nice | ||
| Antwerp • Bruges • De Panne • Ronse (loop) | ||
| Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris | ||
| Malmedy • Sedan | ||
| Monschau • Martelange | ||
| Semois Path: Arlon • Monthermé | ||
| East Cantons: Malmedy • Botrange • Monschau • Sankt-Vith (loop) | ||
| Ourthe valley: Liège • Diekirch | ||
| Braine-le-Comte • Boulogne-sur-Mer | ||
| Zeeland – Champagne – Ardenne: Hulst • Son | ||
| Tour of West Hainaut: loop from Tournai | ||
| Tour between the Sambre and the Meuse: loop from Walcourt | ||
| Brussels • Membre-sur-Semois | ||
| Wissant • Kemmel • Maastricht • Aachen | ||
| Bruges • Dinant • Arlon | ||
| Maldegem • Stavele | ||
| Terrils path: Bernissart • Blegny | ||
| Flemish Brabant: Diest • Geraardsbergen | ||
| Diest • Valkenswaard • Lanaken • Maastricht | ||
| Land of Herve: loop Dalhem • Berneau • Eupen | ||
| Loonse Route: Lommel • Huy | ||
| Renier Snieders path (or Reinier Schniederspad): Antwerp • Bladel | ||
| Valleys of the Legends: Comblain-au-Pont • Nonceveux | ||
| Angleur • Pepinster • Eupen • Botrange • Pepinster | ||
| Tour of Namurois Condroz: loop from Andenne | ||
| Tour of Liègeois Condroz: loop from Huy | ||
| Tour of the Famenne: loop from Marche-en-Famenne | ||
| Brussels • Liège | ||
| Buysscheure • Nieuwpoort from the source to the mouth of the river Yser | ||
| loop from Leuven | ||
| loop from Turnhout | ||
| loop from Mol | ||
| Hulst • Rupelmonde |
