Francia
Descripción
France, country of contrasts, home to the inventors of the Topoguide, is a great walking destination all year round. An intricate network of long distance footpaths, the so-called Grands Randonnées, reaches out to the farthest corners of the country. At least 80 long distance trails and their countless variants are meticulously documented and waymarked. Mastering a bit of French will help you find your way, and a bottle of wine at that.
It may be difficult to find information or topo guides for many trails. The exact route - not only the name "GR" - of any hiking trail in France is copyrighted by the FFRP and cannot be published by others without their consent. The maps of IGN usually show all regional PR's and national GR's.
The French themselves are mad about walking, often in groups of about 20, recognisable by their non-stop rather loud conversations lasting from dawn till dusk and snacking on hard boiled eggs en route. So join the crowd and turn bon vivant. Walk the Provence in spring, pass through the wine regions coloured all red in late autumn. Enjoy the Atlantic coast and its birds in May, and the shimmering sun on the glaciers in summer. Explore the Loire in autumn, and the dark forests of the Morvan in winter. Or take a walk all the way from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean right across the Pyrenees along the GR10. Another popular trail is the GR5, from Luxembourg to Nice through the Vosges, the Elzas and the Alps. For those fearless and bursting with energy, the GR20 is a fine challenge. This trail following the highest ridges of the island of Corsica is for the surefooted only.
Another popular walk of course is the TMB, the Tour du Mont Blanc: eight days with views on the highest mountain of Europe, weather permitting. Drawback: crazy busy. Less known, but just as fine, is the Tour du Queyras (GR58), also in the Alps. Other best hikes in the Alps are the Tour de la Vanoise (GR55) or the Tour de l'Oisans (GR54). You can walk the Vallée des Merveilles (GR52). And a bit on the outside of the Alps is the Vercors (GR91 - GR95) and Mt Lubéron (GR97). There you are, now you know what the French themselves like most.
Along most GR's you will find huts or Gites d'Etappe at regular intervals. These are mostly just simple shelters, so bring food to prepare your own meals. Outside the main summer season, with most French back in Paris, the Gites are often closed. In such cases, bring your own tent. Most GR's can be tough but not dangerous, except the GR20.
Mapa
Senderos
- Camino de BaztanGPX
- Chemin du Roi Dagobert
- E10GPX
- E12GPX
- E2GPX
- E3GPX
- E4GPX
- E5GPX
- E7GPX
- E9GPX
- GR1 - Tour de ParisGPX
- GR10 - Traversée des PyrénéesGPX
- GR101GPX
- GR107 - El Camí dels Bons HomesGPX
- GR11 - Grand Tour de ParisGPX
- GR111 - Sentier de l’EssonneGPX
- GR12 - Amsterdam - ParisGPX
- GR120 - Parc Régional BoulonnaisGPX
- GR121 - Wavre - BoulogneGPX
- GR122 - ScheldelandGPX
- GR123 - À travers la PicardieGPX
- GR124GPX
- GR125GPX
- GR126 (France)GPX
- GR127GPX
- GR128 - VlaanderenrouteGPX
- GR13 - Traversée du MorvanGPX
- GR130 - IJzerGPX
- GR131GPX
- GR137
- GR14 - Sentier de l'ArdenneGPX
- GR14a - Vallée de la MarneGPX
- GR16 - Sentier de la SemoisGPX
- GR2 - Vallée de la SeineGPX
- GR20 - La montagne CorseGPX
- GR21 - Côtes NormandesGPX
- GR211GPX
- GR212GPX
- GR22 - Sentier du Mont Saint-MichelGPX
- GR221GPX
- GR222GPX
- GR223GPX
- GR224GPX
- GR23GPX
- GR25
- GR26GPX
- GR3 - Vallée de la LoireGPX
- GR30 - Volcans et lacs d'AuvergneGPX
- GR300 - Voie du BourbonnaisGPX
- GR31GPX
- GR32GPX
- GR34 - Sentier des DoaniersGPX
- GR340 - Tour de Belle-Île-en-MerGPX
- GR341GPX
- GR347GPX
- GR34AGPX
- GR35GPX
- GR36 - Traversée du PérigordGPX
- GR360 - Tour de la SaintongeGPX
- GR364GPX
- GR37 - Sentier de l'ArgoatGPX
- GR38GPX
- GR380 - Monts d'ArréeGPX
- GR39GPX
- GR4GPX
- GR40 - Tour du VelayGPX
- GR400 - Volcans du CantalGPX
- GR41GPX
- GR412 - Gorges de l’AllierGPX
- GR42GPX
- GR420GPX
- GR427GPX
- GR43GPX
- GR430 - Chemin de Saint Régis
- GR44GPX
- GR440 - Grand tour du Limousin
- GR440B - Petit tour du Limousin
- GR441 - Chaîne des PuysGPX
- GR444
- GR46GPX
- GR461
- GR463GPX
- GR48GPX
- GR49GPX
- GR5GPX
- GR50 - Tour des ÉcrinsGPX
- GR51 - Balcons de la MéditerranéeGPX
- GR510 - Sentier des huit valléesGPX
- GR52 - Vallée des MerveillesGPX
- GR52A - Panoramique du MercantourGPX
- GR53 - Crête des VosgesGPX
- GR533GPX
- GR534GPX
- GR54 - Tour de l'Oisans et des ÉcrinsGPX
- GR541
- GR549
- GR55 - Tour de la VanoiseGPX
- GR559GPX
- GR56 - Tour de l'UbayeGPX
- GR570 - Pays des Trois FrontièresGPX
- GR58 - Tour du QueyrasGPX
- GR59 - Des Vosges au JuraGPX
- GR590
- GR595
- GR6GPX
- GR60 - Monts d'AubracGPX
- GR61GPX
- GR62GPX
- GR63GPX
- GR636
- GR64GPX
- GR646GPX
- GR646 - Traversée du PérigordGPX
- GR65 - Via PodiensisGPX
- GR651GPX
- GR652GPX
- GR653 - Via TolosanaGPX
- GR653A - Via AureliaGPX
- GR653D - Voie d’ArlesGPX
- GR654 - Via LemovicensisGPX
- GR655 - Via TuronensisGPX
- GR66 - Tour du Mont AigoualGPX
- GR67 - Tour du Pays CévenolGPX
- GR68 - Tour du Mont Lozère
- GR7GPX
- GR70 - Chemin de StevensonGPX
- GR700 - Chemin de RégordaneGPX
- GR703 - Sentier de Jeanne d'Arc
- GR71 - Traversée du Haute LanguedocGPX
- GR71CD - Tour du Larzac templier et hospitalier
- GR72GPX
- GR73
- GR74
- GR76
- GR77GPX
- GR78 - Sentier de PiémontGPX
- GR8GPX
- GR83 - Camí del Nord o del CanigóGPX
- GR86GPX
- GR9GPX
- GR90GPX
- GR91 - Traversée du VercorsGPX
- GR92GPX
- GR93GPX
- GR94 - Tour des Hautes-AlpesGPX
- GR946
- GR95GPX
- GR96 - Traversée des BaugesGPX
- GR97 - Tour du LuberonGPX
- GR98 - Les CalanquesGPX
- GR99 - Gorges du VerdonGPX
- GR99AGPX
- GTJ - Grande Traversée du JuraGPX
- GTPA - Grande Traversée des PréalpesGPX
- GTV - Grande Traversée du VercorsGPX
- Haute Route Chamonix-ZermattGPX
- HeuvellandGPX
- HRP - Haute Randonnée PyrénéenneGPX
- Jakobsweg Breisach - Cluny
- Jakobsweg im Elsass
- Jakobsweg Waldshut-Vézelay
- Mare a Mare CentreGPX
- Mare a Mare NordGPX
- Mare a Mare SudGPX
- Mare e Monti SudGPX
- Rhine-Meuse Trail
- Route du Temps
- Santiago de Compostela Pilgrims WayGPX
- SeealpentourGPX
- Sentier CathareGPX
- Templar Trail
- TMB - Tour du Mont BlancGPX
- Tour des monts d'AubracGPX
- Tour du BeaufortainGPX
- Tour du LarzacGPX
- Tour du MorvanGPX
- Tour du Parc du Pilat
- Tra Mare e MontiGPX
- Via AlpinaGPX
- Via ArverniaGPX
- Via BrugensisGPX
- Via FrancigenaGPX
- Via Gallia BelgicaGPX
- Via GebennensisGPX
- Via Thiérache
- Voie Catalane - Roussillon
- Voie de Lourdes
- Voie des PlantagenêtsGPX
- Voie du PiémontGPX
- Voie LittoraleGPX
Regiones
- Alps
- Alsace
- Ardèche
- Auvergne
- Écrins
- Bauges
- Bourgogne
- Bretagne
- Cévennes
- Côte d'Azur
- Chablais
- Champagne-Ardenne
- Charente-Maritime
- Chartreuse
- Corsica
- Dauphiné
- Dordogne
- Drôme
- Giffre
- Gorges du Tarn
- Haute Savoie
- Ile-de-France
- Jura
- Lac Léman
- Languedoc
- Les Landes
- Limousin
- Loire
- Luberon
- Massif Central
- Mercantour
- Mont Blanc
- Morvan
- Normandie
- Paris
- Pays Catalan
- Picardie
- Provence
- Pyrenees
- Queyras
- Seine
- Tarn
- Ubaye
- Vanoise
- Vendée
- Vercors
- Verdon
- Vosges
Enlaces
Datos
Informes
Guías y mapas
Hospedaje
Organizaciones
Operadores turísticos
GPS
Otro
Libros
United Kingdom
- Le Pays de Charlieu-Belmont à pied P423
- Le Pays de Belmont-de-la-Loire à pied, FFRP topo-guide ref. no. P423, with 16 day walks of varying length and difficult near Belmont-de-la-Loire . Current edition of this title was published in May 2008.To see the list of other FFRP guides with day walks please click on the series link.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée... Leer más
United Kingdom
2018
- Les Pyrénées Orientales à pied D066
- Les Pyrénées Orientales à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. D066, with 25 day walks of varying length and difficulty in the department of Pyrénées Orientales on the Mediterranean end of the mountain chain. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000, with its description cross-referenced... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Touring the Italian Front 1917-1919
- The guide describes the ground and operations covered by the British, French and US Expeditionary Forces deployed from France to the area north of Venice between November 1917 and Spring 1919. These forces supported the Italians after their disastrous defeat at Caporetto and helped stem the Austrian and German onslaught. This is the first guide... Leer más
United Kingdom
2016
- Le Pays du Ventoux à pied FFRP Topo-guide No. P841
- Le Pays du Ventoux à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. P841, with 45 day walks in the environs of Mont Ventoux, north-east and east of Carpentras. Each day walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Bordeaux et sa métropole à pied VI09
- Bordeaux à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. VI09, with 16 walks in the city centre and in the outer districts. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from a street plan or a detailed IGN map, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in April 2016.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération... Leer más
United Kingdom
2015
- La Marne à pied FFRP Topo-guide No. D051
- La Marne à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. D051, with 38 day walks of varying length and difficulty in the department, including in the Montagne de Reims and walks connected with the Meuse-Argonne offensive in the final months of WWI. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000, with... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Owl Sense
- A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKLonglisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2018The owl has captivated the human imagination for millennia; as a predator, messenger, emblem of wisdom or portent of doom. Owl Sense tells a new story. On `owl walks` with her teenage son, Benji, Miriam Darlington begins a quest to identify every European... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Undiscovered France 8/2012 – REMOVED FROM WEBSITE BECAUSE OF DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS
- Undiscovered France in the Landmark Visitor Guides series, exploring a range of places in Britain, Europe and the Caribbean, with a particular expertise in UK destinations. Each guide presents the reader with detailed, wide-ranging and accessible overview of the region or area, with a particular focus on history and culture, notable local... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Le Velay à pied - Autour de La Chaise-Dieu P43C
- Le Pays de La Chaise-Dieu à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. P43C, with 18 day walks of varying length and difficulty in the Livradois-Forez Regional Park. Current edition of this title was published in May 2011.To see the list of other FFRP guides with day walks please click on the series link.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée... Leer más
United Kingdom
2018
- Dijon métropole à pied 37PR
- Le Grand Dijon à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. P211, with 34 walks in the city centre, the suburbs and the environs. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 or a street plan, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in August... Leer más
United Kingdom
2017
- Le Calvados à pied D014
- Le Calvados à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. D014, with 40 day walks of varying length and difficulty throughout the department of Calvados, including the birthplace of William the Conqueror in Falaise, D-Day beaches and the sites of the Normandy campaign of 1944. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays
- It`s the middle of summer. On Cornish sea-fronts, happy children grip melting ice-creams. In the south of France, sunlight filters through leaves as families picnic in the shade. And in the fashionable resorts of the Mediterranean, the beautiful people sun themselves on picture-postcard beaches.And in those long, hot summer nights ... murder... Leer más
United Kingdom
2014
- Pays de Lauragais à pied FFRP Topo-guide No. P115
- Pays de Lauragais à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. P115, with 39 day walks of varying length and difficulty in the countryside north-west of Carcassonne, on both sides of the Canal du Midi. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000, with its description cross-referenced to the map.... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Les Marches du Velay à pied FFRP Topo-guide No. P43D
- Les Marches du Velay à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. P43D, with 21 day walks of varying length and difficulty near Monistril-sur-Loire. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in May... Leer más
United Kingdom
2018
- La Charente à pied
- La Charente à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. D016, with 43 day walks in the department. Each day walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in August 2011.To see the list of other FFRP guides... Leer más
Mapas
United Kingdom
- La Brenne Parc Naturel Régional IGN 83309
- Parc Naturel Régional de la Brenne east of Poitiers on a detailed map at 1:60,000 prepared by the IGN in collaboration with the park authorities, the FFRP and various tourist organizations. Current edition of this map was published in summer 2014.The map highlights numerous local and long-distance hiking trails, including specially selected... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Le Perche Parc Naturel Régional à pied FFRP Topo-guide No. PN16
- Le Perche Parc Naturel Régional à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. PN16, with 20 day walks of varying length and difficulty in the park. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25,000, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in May... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Forêt de Rambouillet IGN TOP25 Mini Map 2215OTM
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Forêt de Fontainebleau - Forêt des Trois Pignons IGN WATERPROOF 2417OTR
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Bonneville - Cluses - Le Faucigny IGN 3429ET
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Greoux-les-Bains - PNR du Verdon IGN 3343OT
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Romorantin-Lanthenay - Cour-Cheverny IGN 2122SB
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Thonon - Evian - Le Leman IGN 3428ET
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- St-Gaultier - Rosnay IGN 2026SB
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Serres - Veynes - Haut Buech - Bochaine IGN 3338OT
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Lac d`Annecy IGN 3431OT
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más
United Kingdom
- Portugal IGN POR01
- Topographic survey of France at 1:25,000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude and longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading and graphics for... Leer más