GR footpath

The characteristic white and red stripes that mark the path of a GR

An X marks a trail or direction that deviates from the GR path.

Trailside marker and local observers alongside GR 76A

The Grande Randonnée (French), Groteroutepaden (Flemish - Flanders) or Langeafstandwandelpaden (Dutch - The Netherlands), Grande Rota (Portuguese) or Gran Recorrido (Spanish) is a network of long-distance footpaths in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. 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 like 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.

Markings[]

The GR trails are marked by a special system, visible in both directions:

France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain: red and white bars; 3 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.

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GR routes[]

France: Grande Randonnée[]

Routes 1 to 25[]

**List of *Grande Randonée* (GR) paths - 1 to 25**
#	Route
GR 1	Chantilly • Coulommiers • Provins • Fontainebleau • Chevreuse • Mantes-la-Jolie
	Le Havre • Paris • Dijon
	La Baule • Guérande • Brière • Nantes • Saumur • Orléans • Nevers •
GR 4	Royan • Limoges • puy de Dôme • Saint-Flour • Pont-Saint-Esprit • Grasse
GR 5	Bergen op Zoom • Hasselt • Metz • Belfort • Chamonix • Nice
	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
	Fontainebleau • Bourbon-Lancy
	Paris • Malmédy • Ardenne
GR 20	Calenzana • Conca
GR 21	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

Routes 26 to 40[]

**List of *Grande Randonée* (GR) paths - 26 to 40**
#	Route
	Paris • Villers-sur-Mer
	Chaîne des Puys • Plomb du Cantal
GR 34	Vitré • Mont Saint-Michel • Saint-Brieuc • Morlaix • Brest • Crozon • Douarnenez • Pointe du Raz • Lorient • Quimperlé
	Louannec • Gurunhuel
	Verneuil-sur-Avre • Seiches-sur-le-Loir
GR 36	Ouistreham • Caen • Saumur • Angoulême • Albi • Carcassonne • Bourg-Madame
	Vitré • Douarnenez
	Redon • Douarnenez
	Mont Saint-Michel • Guérande

Routes 41 to 50[]

**List of *Grande Randonée* (GR) paths - 41 to 50**
#	Route
	Tours • Farges-Allichamps • Mont-Dore
GR 42	Saint-Étienne • Avignon
	Col des Faïsses • Sainte-Eulalie
GR 44	Les Vans • Champerboux
	Tours • Cahuzac-sur-Vère

Routes 51 to 75[]

**List of *Grande Randonée* (GR) paths - 51 to 75**
#	Route
	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
GR 56	Ubaye
GR 57	Liège • Diekirch
GR 58	Queyras
GR 59	Massif des Vosges • Jura • Bugey •
	Montpellier • Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
GR 65	Genève • Le Puy-en-Velay • Nasbinals • Conques • Figeac • Moissac • Aire-sur-l'Adour • Roncevaux
	Mont Aigoual
	Mont Lozère
GR 70	Le Puy-en-Velay • Lozère • Ardèche • Saint-Jean-du-Gard
GR 71	• Mazamet
	Larzac

GR 72	• Barre-des-Cévennes

Routes 76 to 100[]

Routes 101 and above[]

**List of *Grande Randonée* (GR) paths - 101 and above**
#	Route
GR 223	Berville-sur-Mer to Mont Saint-Michel via , Côte Fleurie, , , ,
GR 145	The Via Francigena: (Canterbury) - Wissant - Arras - Laon - Châlons-en-Champagne - Besançon - Geneva - (Rome)
	Monts d'Arrée (Finistère)
GR 400	Circular routes in the Volcan du Cantal area of the Massif Central
GR 2013	urban and suburban trail around Greater Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence

Routes with special codes[]

Spain: Gran Recorrido[]

All routes[]

**List of *Gran Recorrido* (GR) paths in Spain**
#	Route
	Empúries • Banyoles • Besalú • Ripoll • Gironella • Sant Llorenç de Morunys • Puente de Montañana • Graus • La Fueva • Montanejos • • 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 • • • • Torme • Salcedillo • Prioro • Maraña • Finisterre
GR 7	Algeciras • Andorra
	Puzol • Aldea del Obispo
GR 11	Pyrenees between Hondarribia (near Irún) and Cap de Creus (near Cadaqués)
	Path of the Saja Nature Reserve. From the balneary of (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.
GR 132	In La Gomera
	Alpujarras route
GR-160	Camino del Cid
	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)
GR 223	Camí de Cavalls (Menorca, Balearic Islands)
GR 236	Route of the Monasteries of Valencia. From Gandia to Alzira (Valencian Community)
	Gran Ruta Costa Blanca Interior. From Dénia to Orihuela in the Province of Alicante

Portugal: Percursos Pedestres de Grande Rota[]

GR 5 Fojos circular, 35 km (22 mi), Vieira do Minho / Minho
GR 11-E9 Caminho de Santiago, international, linear
GR 12-E7 international, linear
GR 13-E4 Via Algarviana, international, linear, 240 km (150 mi)
GR 14 Rota dos Vinhos da Europa, international, linear,
GR 17 Travessia do Alto Coura, circular, 52.3 km (32.5 mi)
GR 22 Rota das Aldeias Históricas, circular, 540 km (340 mi)
GR 23 Serra do Caldeirão, circular, 45 km (28 mi)
GR 26 Terras de Sicó, circular, 9 stages, 200 km (120 mi)
GR 28 Por Montes e Vales de Arouca, circular, 83 km (52 mi)
GR 29 Rota dos Veados, circular, 53 km (33 mi)
GR 30 Grande Rota das Linhas de Torres, circular, 112 km (70 mi), Lisboan and Vale do Tejo
GR 117 Geira Romana, international, linear
Travessia do Alvão, circular, 54 km (34 mi)
Travessia da Ribeira Minho, linear, 95.7 km (59.5 mi)
Soajo Peneda, circular, 77 km (48 mi)

Belgium: Grote Routepaden or Grande Randonnée[]

**List of *Grote Routepaden* or *Grande Randonnée* paths (GR) in Belgium**
#	Route
GR 5	North Sea to Mediterranean: Bergen op Zoom • Liège • Diekirch • Nice
	Antwerp • Bruges • De Panne • Ronse (loop)
GR 12	Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris
	Malmedy • Sedan
	Monschau • Martelange
	Semois Path: Arlon • Monthermé
GR 56	East Cantons: Malmedy • Botrange • Monschau • Sankt-Vith (loop)
GR 57	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 •
GR 128	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 • • Eupen
	Kempen - Condroz: 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

Netherlands: Langeafstandswandelpaden[]

**List of *Langeafstandswandelpaden* paths (LAW) in the Netherlands**
#	Route
	Zevenwoudenpad: Lauwersoog • Steenwijk
	Pionierspad: Steenwijk • Muiden
	Floris V-pad: Amsterdam • Muiden • Bergen op Zoom
	Trekvogelpad: Bergen aan Zee • Amsterdam • Enschede
	Marskramerpad: Bad Bentheim • Deventer • Amersfoort • Leiden • The Hague
	Maarten van Rossumpad: 's-Hertogenbosch • Arnhem • Apeldoorn • Ommen
	Deltapad: Sluis or Bergen op Zoom • Goedereede • Hook of Holland
	Hollands Kustpad: Hook of Holland • The Hague • Haarlem • Den Helder or Den Oever
	Friese Kustpad: Stavoren • Lauwersoog
	Wad- en Wierdenpad: Lauwersoog • Nieuweschans
	Oeverlooperpad: Europoort or Hook of Holland • • Leerdam
	Lingepad: Leerdam • Nijmegen • Beek
	Pelgrimspad part 1: Amsterdam • 's-Hertogenbosch
	Pelgrimspad part 2: 's-Hertogenbosch • Maastricht
	Zuiderzeepad: Enkhuizen • Amsterdam • Kampen • Stavoren
LAW 9-1	Pieterpad part 1: Pieterburen • Vorden
LAW 9-2	Pieterpad part 2: Vorden • Maastricht •
	Noaberpad: Nieuweschans • Emmen, Netherlands • Emmerich am Rhein
	Grenslandpad: Sluis • Bergen op Zoom • Thorn
LAW 12	Overijssels Havezatenpad: Oldenzaal • Zwolle • Steenwijk
	Peellandpad: 's-Hertogenbosch • Roermond

References[]

External links[]

(in English) List of grande randonnée hiking trails in France and Belgium
(in English) List of multi-day GR itineraries in France (mostly in French)
(in French) Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre
(in French) Website with Belgian GR routes
(in Spanish) Federacion espanola de deportes de montaña y escalada FEDME page on GRs in Spain
(in Catalan) Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya FEEC, page on GRs in Catalonia
(in Dutch) Grote Routepaden in Belgium
Map of GR paths in Belgium

[1] "French Hiking Federation".

[2] "Spanish Mountain Sports Federation".

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