GR 5
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GR5 is also a variant of the "Harrier Jump Jet"
| GR5 | |
|---|---|
| Length | Approximately 2290 km |
| Location | Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, France |
| Designation | GR footpath, European walking route |
| Trailheads | Bergen op Zoom, Nice |
| Use | Hiking |
The GR 5 is a GR footpath[1] that starts in the Netherlands, crosses Belgium and Luxembourg before crossing France from north to south. It is part of the European walking route E2. This trail is famous for its route through the French Alps from Lake Geneva to Nice.
The itinerary is :
- Hoek van Holland, at the North Sea (NL)
- Bergen op Zoom (NL)
- Hasselt (B)
- Maastricht (NL)
- Liege (B)
- Spa (B)
- Ouren (B)
- Diekirch (L)
- Dudelange, near Luxembourg (L)
- Liverdun, near Nancy (F)
- Donon(F)
- Ballon d'Alsace (F)
- La Cluse, near Pontarlier (F)
- Les Rousses (F)
- Lake Geneva (F) / (CH)
- Samoëns (F)
- Les Houches, near Chamonix (F)
- Modane (F)
- Briançon (F)
- Saint-Étienne de Tinée(F)
- Nice (F)
[edit] External links
- Detailed description of hiking the GR5.
- Traversée du GR5 (in French)
- A map showing the entire route
- GR5 - useful information.
- GR5 - useful information.
[edit] References
- ^ The acronym GR stands for "Grande Randonnée" (in French), meaning "Great Hike".
