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

thumb|Trailside marker and local observers alongside GR 76A

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: , , , , – generally meaning "long trail" or more literally "great route". The trails in France alone cover approximately . 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 (French Hiking Federation), and in Spain by the (Spanish Mountain Sports Federation). Many GR routes make up part of the longer European walking routes which cross several countries.

Markings

The GR trails are marked using a system of blazes that are visible in both directions:

  • France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain: red and white bars; three 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

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| GR 1 || align="center" | Chantilly • Coulommiers • Provins • Fontainebleau • Chevreuse • Mantes-la-Jolie

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| GR 2 || align="center" | Le Havre • Paris • Dijon

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| GR 3 || align="center" | La Baule • Guérande • Brière • Nantes • Saumur • Orléans • Nevers • Mount Mézenc

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| GR 4 || align="center" | Royan • Limoges • puy de Dôme • Saint-Flour • Pont-Saint-Esprit • Grasse

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| GR 5 || align="center" | Hook of Holland • Hasselt • Metz • Belfort • Chamonix • Nice

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| GR 6 || align="center" | Saint-Véran • Tarascon • Forcalquier • Conques • Langon

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| GR 7 || align="center" | Ballon d'Alsace • Dijon • Saint-Étienne • Lodève • Andorre-la-Vieille

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| GR 8 || align="center" | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins • Sare

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| GR 9 || align="center" | Saint-Amour • Léoncel • Saint-Tropez

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| GR 10 || align="center" | Hendaye • Arette-la-Pierre-Saint-Martin • Bagnères-de-Luchon • Mérens-les-Vals • Banyuls-sur-Mer • Port-Vendres

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| GR 11 || align="center" | Cape Higuer • Cap de Creus

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| GR 12 || align="center" | Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris

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| GR 13 || align="center" | Fontainebleau • Bourbon-Lancy

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| GR 14 || align="center" | Paris • Malmédy • Ardenne

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| GR 16 || align="center" | Arlon • Bouillon • Monthermé

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| GR 20 || align="center" | Calenzana • Conca

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| GR 21 || align="center" | Dieppe • Le Havre • Étretat • Fécamp • Saint-Valery-en-Caux • Veules-les-Roses • Tréport

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| GR 22 || align="center" | La Perrière • Carrouges • Bagnoles-de-l'Orne • Mortain • Avranches • Mont Saint-Michel

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| GR 23 || align="center" |

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Routes 26 to 40

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| GR 26 || align="center" | Paris • Villers-sur-Mer

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| GR 30 || align="center" | Chaîne des Puys • Plomb du Cantal

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| GR 34 || align="center" | Vitré • Mont Saint-Michel • Saint-Brieuc • Morlaix • Brest • Crozon • Douarnenez • Pointe du Raz • Lorient • Quimperlé

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| GR 34A || align="center" | Louannec • Gurunhuel

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| GR 35 || align="center" | Verneuil-sur-Avre • Seiches-sur-le-Loir

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| GR 36 || align="center" | Ouistreham • Caen • Saumur • Angoulême • Albi • Carcassonne • Bourg-Madame

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| GR 37 || align="center" | Vitré • Douarnenez

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| GR 38 || align="center" | Redon • Douarnenez

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| GR 39 || align="center" | Mont Saint-Michel • Guérande

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Routes 41 to 50

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| GR 41 || align="center" | Tours • Farges-Allichamps • Mont-Dore

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| GR 42 || align="center" | Saint-Étienne • Avignon

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| GR 43 || align="center" | Col des Faïsses • Sainte-Eulalie

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| GR 44 || align="center" | Les Vans • Champerboux

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| GR 46 || align="center" | Tours • Cahuzac-sur-Vère

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| GR 48 || align="center" |

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Routes 51 to 75

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| GR 51 || align="center" | Mediterranean

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| GR 52 || align="center" | 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.

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| GR 52A || align="center" | Mercantour

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| GR 53 || align="center" | Massif des Vosges

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| GR 54 || align="center" | Tour of Oisans and the Écrins

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| GR 55 || align="center" | Vanoise

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| GR 56 || align="center" | Ubaye

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| GR 57 || align="center" | Liège • Diekirch

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| GR 58 || align="center" | Queyras

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| GR 59 || align="center" | Massif des Vosges • Jura • Bugey • Revermont

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| GR 60 || align="center" | Montpellier • Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac

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| GR 65 || align="center" | Genève • Le Puy-en-Velay • Nasbinals • Conques • Figeac • Moissac • Aire-sur-l'Adour • Roncevaux

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| GR 66 || align="center" | Mont Aigoual

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| GR 68 || align="center" | Mont Lozère

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| GR 70 || align="center" | Le Puy-en-Velay • Lozère • Ardèche • Saint-Jean-du-Gard

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| GR 71 || align="center" | Espérou • Mazamet

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| GR 71C/D || align="center" | Larzac

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| GR 71E || align="center" |

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| GR 72 || align="center" | Col du Bez • Barre-des-Cévennes

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| GR 75 || align="center" | Urban path around Paris

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Routes 76 to 100

Routes 101 and above

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| GR 223 || align="center" | 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

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| GR 145 || align="center" | The Via Francigena: (Canterbury) – Wissant – Arras – Laon – Châlons-en-Champagne – Besançon – Geneva – (Rome)

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| GR 380 || align="center" | Monts d'Arrée (Finistère)

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| GR 400 || align="center" | Circular routes in the Volcan du Cantal area of the Massif Central

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|GR 2013

|urban and suburban trail around Greater Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence

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Routes with special codes

GR Préféré des Français

Since 2017 the French Hiking Federation has allowed people to vote for the GR Préféré des Français award that goes to peoples favourite trails, for following year.

The winners are:

  • 2018 – GR 34 – Destination Baie de Morlaix
  • 2019 – GR R1 – Tour du Piton des Neiges (Réunion)
  • 2022 – GR de Pays Tour de Belle-Île-en-Mer
  • 2023 – GR de Pays Tour de la Suisse Normande
  • 2024 – GR 37 – Cœur de Bretagne
  • GRT, a route from Spain to Andorra with two variants
  • HRP (High Route Pyrenees), combining elements of the GRP and GRT
  • GR 7 passes through Spain, France, and Andorra's Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
  • GR 11 (Spain) passes through Spain, France, and Andorra's Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Portugal: Percursos Pedestres de Grande Rota

  • GR 5 Fojos circular, , Vieira do Minho / Minho
  • GR 11-E9 Caminho de Santiago, international, linear
  • GR 12-E7 international, linear
  • GR 13-E4 Via Algarviana, international, linear,
  • GR 14 Rota dos Vinhos da Europa, international, linear,
  • GR 17 Travessia do Alto Coura, circular,
  • GR 22 Rota das Aldeias Históricas, circular,
  • GR 23 Serra do Caldeirão, circular,
  • GR 26 Terras de Sicó, circular, 9 stages,
  • GR 28 Por Montes e Vales de Arouca, circular,
  • GR 29 Rota dos Veados, circular,
  • GR 30 Grande Rota das Linhas de Torres, circular, , Lisboan and Vale do Tejo
  • GR 33 Grande Rota do Zêzere, linear,
  • GR 45 Grande Rota do Côa, linear
  • GR 117 Geira Romana, international, linear
  • Travessia do Alvão, circular,
  • Travessia da Ribeira Minho, linear,
  • Soajo Peneda, circular,

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Belgium: Grote Routepaden or Grande Randonnée

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|GR 5 || align="center" | North Sea to Mediterranean: Bergen op Zoom • Liège • Diekirch • Nice

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|GR 5A || align="center" | Antwerp • Bruges • De Panne • Ronse (loop)

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|GR 12 || align="center" | Amsterdam • Bergen op Zoom • Brussels • Paris

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|GR 14 || align="center" | Malmedy • Sedan

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|GR 15 || align="center" | Monschau • Martelange

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|GR 16 || align="center" | Semois Path: Arlon • Monthermé

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|GR 56 || align="center" | East Cantons: Malmedy • Botrange • Monschau • Sankt-Vith (loop)

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|GR 57 || align="center" | Ourthe valley: Liège • Diekirch

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|GR 121 || align="center" | Braine-le-Comte • Boulogne-sur-Mer

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|GR 122 || align="center" | Zeeland – Champagne – Ardenne: Hulst • Son

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|GR 123 || align="center" | Tour of West Hainaut: loop from Tournai

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|GR 125 || align="center" | Tour between the Sambre and the Meuse: loop from Walcourt

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|GR 126 || align="center" | Brussels • Membre-sur-Semois

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|GR 128 || align="center" | Wissant • Kemmel • Maastricht • Aachen

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|GR 129 || align="center" | Bruges • Dinant • Arlon

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|GR 130 || align="center" | Maldegem • Stavele

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|GR 412 || align="center" | Terrils path: Bernissart • Blegny

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|GR 512 || align="center" | Flemish Brabant: Diest • Geraardsbergen

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|GR 561 || align="center" | Diest • Valkenswaard • Lanaken • Maastricht

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|GR 563 || align="center" | Land of Herve: loop Dalhem • Berneau • Eupen

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|GR 564 || align="center" | Loonse Route: Lommel • Huy

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|GR 565 || align="center" | Renier Snieders path (or Reinier Schniederspad): Antwerp • Bladel

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|GR 571 || align="center" | Valleys of the Legends: Comblain-au-Pont • Nonceveux

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|GR 573 || align="center" | Angleur • Pepinster • Eupen • Botrange • Pepinster

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|GR 575 || align="center" | Tour of Namurois Condroz: loop from Andenne

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|GR 576 || align="center" | Tour of Liègeois Condroz: loop from Huy

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|GR 577 || align="center" | Tour of the Famenne: loop from Marche-en-Famenne

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|GR 579 || align="center" | Brussels • Liège

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|GR Ijzer || align="center" | Buysscheure • Nieuwpoort from the source to the mouth of the river Yser

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|GR Hageland || align="center" | loop from Leuven

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|GR Kempen || align="center" | loop from Turnhout

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|GR Mol-Om || align="center" | loop from Mol

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|GR Reynaertland || align="center" | Hulst • Rupelmonde

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Netherlands: Langeafstandswandelpaden

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|LAW 1-1 || align="center" | Friese Woudenpad: Lauwersoog • Steenwijk

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|LAW 1-2 || align="center" | Pionierspad: Steenwijk • Muiden

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|LAW 1-3 || align="center" | Floris V-pad: Amsterdam • Muiden • Bergen op Zoom

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|LAW 2 || align="center" | Trekvogelpad: Bergen aan Zee • Amsterdam • Ede • Enschede

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|LAW 3 || align="center" | Marskramerpad: Bad Bentheim • Deventer • Amersfoort • Leiden • The Hague

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|LAW 4 || align="center" | Maarten van Rossumpad: 's-Hertogenbosch • Arnhem • Apeldoorn • Zwolle • Ommen • Steenwijk

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|LAW 5-1 || align="center" | Nederlands Kustpad deel 1: Sluis or Bergen op Zoom • Goedereede • Hook of Holland

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|LAW 5-2 || align="center" | Nederlands Kustpad deel 2: Hook of Holland • The Hague • Haarlem • Den Helder or Den Oever

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|LAW 5-3 || align="center" | Nederlands Kustpad deel 3: Den Oever or Stavoren • Lauwersoog • Bad Nieuweschans

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|LAW 6 || align="center" | Grote Rivierenpad: Hook of Holland • Leerdam • Nijmegen • Kleve

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|LAW 7-1 || align="center" | Pelgrimspad part 1: Amsterdam • 's-Hertogenbosch

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|LAW 7-2 || align="center" | Pelgrimspad part 2: 's-Hertogenbosch • Maastricht or Visé

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|LAW 8 || align="center" | Zuiderzeepad: Enkhuizen • Amsterdam • Kampen • Stavoren • Enkhuizen

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|LAW 9-1 || align="center" | Pieterpad part 1: Pieterburen • Vorden

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|LAW 9-2 || align="center" | Pieterpad part 2: Vorden • Mount Saint Peter

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|LAW 10 || align="center" | Noaberpad: Bad Nieuweschans • Winterswijk • Kleve • Milsbeek

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|LAW 11 || align="center" | Grenslandpad: Sluis • Bergen op Zoom • Thorn

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|LAW 12 || align="center" | Overijssels Havezatenpad: Steenwijk • Zwolle • Oldenzaal

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|LAW 13 || align="center" | Hertogenpad: Breda • 's-Hertogenbosch • Uden • Roermond

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|LAW 14 || align="center" | Groot Frieslandpad: Bergen aan Zee • Enkhuizen • Stavoren • Leer

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|LAW 15 || align="center" | Westerborkpad: Amsterdam • Amersfoort • Westerbork

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|LAW 16 || align="center" | Romeinse Limespad: Katwijk • Utrecht • Berg en Dal • Xanten

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|LAW 17 || align="center" | Waterliniepad: Volendam • Haarlem • Utrecht • Gorinchem • Dordrecht

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See also

  • European long-distance paths

References

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