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The GR trails of France

Every long-distance route in the guide, from the traverse of the Pyrenees to the customs officers’ path: compare them and find the one that suits you.

Mountain

Pyrenees Traverse

Hendaye → Banyuls-sur-Mer
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
Elevation profile: from 5 m to 2,714 m over 922.3 km.
926 km65 days51,650 m Hard
Mountain

Grande Traversée des Alpes

Saint-Gingolph → Nice
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km200 km400 km
Elevation profile: from 25 m to 2,632 m over 588 km.
590 km38 days31,250 m Hard
Circular tour

Tour of the Oisans and Écrins

Le Bourg-d'Oisans → back to the start
500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km50 km100 km150 km
Elevation profile: from 718 m to 2,637 m over 191.1 km.
192 km15 days11,450 m Very hard
Circular tour

Tour of the Queyras

Ceillac → back to the start
1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km25 km50 km75 km100 km
Elevation profile: from 1,243 m to 2,809 m over 110.4 km.
111 km9 days7,500 m Challenging
Mountain

Haute Traversée de Belledonne

Aiguebelle → Vizille
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km50 km100 km
Elevation profile: from 280 m to 2,413 m over 128.8 km.
129 km11 days9,400 m Very hard
Mountain

Mercantour Traverse

Menton → Entraunes
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km50 km100 km150 km200 km
Elevation profile: from 15 m to 2,581 m over 220.5 km.
221 km15 days13,300 m Hard
Mountain

Vanoise Traverse

Tignes-le-Lac → Polset (Modane)
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m2,750 m3,000 m0 km20 km40 km
Elevation profile: from 1,419 m to 2,773 m over 51 km.
51 km3 days2,450 m Hard
Circular tour

Tour of the Ubaye

La Fresquière (Méolans-Revel) → back to the start
500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km50 km100 km150 km
Elevation profile: from 1,029 m to 2,657 m over 155.8 km.
156 km10 days8,200 m Hard
Mountain

Vercors Traverse

Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte → Brantes
250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km50 km100 km150 km
Elevation profile: from 539 m to 1,930 m over 184.8 km.
185 km12 days7,400 m Challenging
Circular tour

Tour of the Cantal Volcanoes

Murat → back to the start
500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km50 km100 km150 km
Elevation profile: from 760 m to 1,818 m over 154 km.
155 km9 days6,700 m Challenging
Mountain

Grande Traversée du Jura

Mandeure → Culoz
250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km100 km200 km300 km
Elevation profile: from 350 m to 1,703 m over 395.9 km.
400 km20 days11,150 m Challenging
Mountain

Vosges Traverse

Le Donon → Fesches-le-Châtel
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m0 km100 km200 km
Elevation profile: from 193 m to 1,382 m over 291 km.
291 km15 days8,800 m Challenging
Way of St James

Via Podiensis, Le Puy route

Le Puy-en-Velay → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m0 km200 km400 km600 km
Elevation profile: from 65 m to 1,308 m over 751.8 km.
752 km37 days12,200 m Challenging
Long traverse

Stevenson Trail

Le Puy-en-Velay → Alès
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km100 km200 km
Elevation profile: from 220 m to 1,604 m over 267.8 km.
270 km14 days6,800 m Moderate
Way of St James

Arles route, via Tolosana

Arles → Col du Somport
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 1,513 m over 803.3 km.
804 km36 days12,100 m Challenging
Way of St James

Vézelay route, via Lemovicensis

Vézelay → Uhart-Mixe
0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km250 km500 km750 km1,000 km
Elevation profile: from 34 m to 449 m over 1,041.3 km.
1,050 km45 days10,550 m Moderate
Long traverse

Cathar Trail

Port-la-Nouvelle → Foix
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m0 km50 km100 km150 km200 km
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 1,350 m over 230.4 km.
231 km13 days7,300 m Challenging
Coastal

Customs Officers’ Path

Mont-Saint-Michel → Saint-Nazaire
0 m100 m200 m0 km500 km1,000 km1,500 km
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 95 m over 1,986.6 km.
1,993 km87 days11,950 m Challenging
Coastal

Alabaster Coast path

Le Tréport → Le Havre
0 m100 m200 m0 km50 km100 km150 km
Elevation profile: from 2 m to 130 m over 186.9 km.
189 km9 days2,250 m Moderate
Coastal

Normandy coast path and Tour of the Cotentin

Honfleur → Mont-Saint-Michel
0 m100 m200 m0 km200 km400 km600 km
Elevation profile: from 2 m to 126 m over 624.8 km.
628 km27 days2,900 m Moderate
Coastal

Opal Coast path

Bray-Dunes → Le Tréport
0 m100 m200 m0 km100 km200 km
Elevation profile: from 0 m to 86 m over 297.5 km.
299 km13 days750 m Moderate
Coastal

Balconies of the Mediterranean

Menton → Marseille
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km100 km200 km300 km400 km
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 966 m over 435.8 km.
439 km22 days12,550 m Challenging
Coastal

Calanques and Sainte-Baume massif

La Madrague de Montredon (Marseille) → Col du Saint-Pilon
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km20 km40 km
Elevation profile: from 2 m to 1,018 m over 58.1 km.
59 km3 days2,600 m Challenging
Long traverse

Loire Trail

Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc → La Baule
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km500 km1,000 km
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 1,502 m over 1,294.3 km.
1,299 km57 days12,800 m Moderate
Long traverse

From the Jura to the Mediterranean

Saint-Amour → Port-Grimaud
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
Elevation profile: from 177 m to 1,740 m over 970.2 km.
976 km53 days34,450 m Challenging
Long traverse

From the Vosges to the Pyrenees

Ballon d'Alsace → Porteille Blanche
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km500 km1,000 km
Elevation profile: from 145 m to 2,247 m over 1,457.8 km.
1,461 km73 days34,450 m Challenging
Long traverse

From the Channel to the Pyrenees

Ouistreham → Bourg-Madame
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km500 km1,000 km1,500 km
Elevation profile: from 5 m to 2,030 m over 1,926.4 km.
1,928 km90 days33,250 m Challenging
Long traverse

Along the Seine

Dijon → Le Havre
0 m250 m500 m750 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
Elevation profile: from 3 m to 514 m over 862.8 km.
869 km38 days10,250 m Moderate
Circular tour

Tour of the Île-de-France

Paris (porte Maillot) → back to the start
0 m100 m200 m300 m0 km200 km400 km
Elevation profile: from 35 m to 205 m over 588 km.
588 km25 days4,950 m Moderate
Long traverse

From the Mediterranean to the Ocean

Grasse → Royan
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km500 km1,000 km1,500 km
Elevation profile: from 2 m to 1,645 m over 1,517.3 km.
1,526 km73 days31,150 m Challenging
Long traverse

From the Alps to Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye → Arcachon
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km500 km1,000 km
Elevation profile: from 3 m to 2,369 m over 1,368.5 km.
1,379 km64 days29,200 m Challenging
Way of St James

Via Francigena

Calais → Frontière suisse (Les Fourgs)
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
Elevation profile: from 4 m to 1,122 m over 981.8 km.
982 km41 days8,500 m Moderate
Way of St James

Via Turonensis, Tours route

Paris (tour Saint-Jacques) → Uhart-Mixe (Saint-Palais)
-100 m0 m100 m200 m300 m0 km250 km500 km750 km1,000 km
Elevation profile: from -2 m to 178 m over 1,100.8 km.
1,107 km45 days4,950 m Moderate
Way of St James

Pyrenean Piedmont route

Carcassonne → Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km100 km200 km300 km400 km
Elevation profile: from 109 m to 1,148 m over 499.8 km.
504 km24 days11,400 m Challenging
Circular tour

Tour of Mont Lozère

Villefort → back to the start
500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m0 km25 km50 km75 km100 km
Elevation profile: from 546 m to 1,437 m over 115.2 km.
116 km6 days3,700 m Challenging
Mountain

Northern Vosges Traverse

Wissembourg → Col de l'Engin
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km50 km100 km150 km
Elevation profile: from 160 m to 1,004 m over 162.8 km.
164 km9 days5,200 m Moderate
Mountain

From the Ballon d’Alsace to the Jura

Ballon d'Alsace → Culoz
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m0 km200 km400 km600 km
Elevation profile: from 233 m to 1,243 m over 602 km.
608 km30 days15,050 m Challenging
Circular tour

Tour of the Écrins National Park

Le Bourg-d'Oisans → back to the start
500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m0 km100 km200 km300 km
Elevation profile: from 722 m to 2,293 m over 369.6 km.
373 km22 days16,900 m Challenging
Mountain

Corsica Traverse

Corsica 184 km16 days Complete guide on TrekGR20 ↗
Circular tour

Tour du Mont-Blanc

Alps 166 km11 days Complete guide on TrekTMB ↗

The GR20 and the Tour du Mont-Blanc each have their own complete guide, on a dedicated site.

Compare the GRs

Distance, stages and ascent calculated on the route; difficulty and season from our trail pages.

GRRouteDistanceStagesAscentHigh pointRegion
Pyrenees Traverse
Hendaye → Banyuls-sur-Mer
926 km6551,650 m2,731 mPyrenees
Grande Traversée des Alpes
Saint-Gingolph → Nice
590 km3831,250 m2,763 mAlps
Tour of the Oisans and Écrins
Le Bourg-d'Oisans → back to the start
192 km1511,450 m2,759 mAlps
Tour of the Queyras
Ceillac → back to the start
111 km97,500 m2,885 mAlps
Haute Traversée de Belledonne
Aiguebelle → Vizille
129 km119,400 m2,536 mAlps
Mercantour Traverse
Menton → Entraunes
221 km1513,300 m2,705 mAlps, Mediterranean and Provence
Vanoise Traverse
Tignes-le-Lac → Polset (Modane)
51 km32,450 m2,784 mAlps
Tour of the Ubaye
La Fresquière (Méolans-Revel) → back to the start
156 km108,200 m2,675 mAlps
Vercors Traverse
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte → Brantes
185 km127,400 m1,968 mAlps
Tour of the Cantal Volcanoes
Murat → back to the start
155 km96,700 m1,819 mMassif Central
Grande Traversée du Jura
Mandeure → Culoz
400 km2011,150 m1,711 mJura
Vosges Traverse
Le Donon → Fesches-le-Châtel
291 km158,800 m1,420 mVosges
Via Podiensis, Le Puy route
Le Puy-en-Velay → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
752 km3712,200 m1,366 mMassif Central, South-West, Ways of St James
Stevenson Trail
Le Puy-en-Velay → Alès
270 km146,800 m1,698 mMassif Central
Arles route, via Tolosana
Arles → Col du Somport
804 km3612,100 m1,555 mMediterranean and Provence, South-West, Pyrenees, Ways of St James
Vézelay route, via Lemovicensis
Vézelay → Uhart-Mixe
1,050 km4510,550 m677 mCenter and Loire Valley, South-West, Ways of St James
Cathar Trail
Port-la-Nouvelle → Foix
231 km137,300 m1,354 mPyrenees, South-West
Customs Officers’ Path
Mont-Saint-Michel → Saint-Nazaire
1,993 km8711,950 m128 mBrittany
Alabaster Coast path
Le Tréport → Le Havre
189 km92,250 m131 mNormandy
Normandy coast path and Tour of the Cotentin
Honfleur → Mont-Saint-Michel
628 km272,900 m149 mNormandy
Opal Coast path
Bray-Dunes → Le Tréport
299 km13750 m143 mHauts-de-France
Balconies of the Mediterranean
Menton → Marseille
439 km2212,550 m1,072 mMediterranean and Provence
Calanques and Sainte-Baume massif
La Madrague de Montredon (Marseille) → Col du Saint-Pilon
59 km32,600 m1,032 mMediterranean and Provence
Loire Trail
Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc → La Baule
1,299 km5712,800 m1,609 mMassif Central, Center and Loire Valley, Atlantic coast
From the Jura to the Mediterranean
Saint-Amour → Port-Grimaud
976 km5334,450 m1,883 mJura, Alps, Mediterranean and Provence
From the Vosges to the Pyrenees
Ballon d'Alsace → Porteille Blanche
1,461 km7334,450 m2,408 mVosges, Massif Central, Pyrenees
From the Channel to the Pyrenees
Ouistreham → Bourg-Madame
1,928 km9033,250 m2,375 mNormandy, Center and Loire Valley, South-West, Pyrenees
Along the Seine
Dijon → Le Havre
869 km3810,250 m577 mBurgundy, Île-de-France, Normandy
Tour of the Île-de-France
Paris (porte Maillot) → back to the start
588 km254,950 m210 mÎle-de-France
From the Mediterranean to the Ocean
Grasse → Royan
1,526 km7331,150 m1,881 mMediterranean and Provence, Massif Central, Atlantic coast
From the Alps to Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye → Arcachon
1,379 km6429,200 m2,659 mAlps, Mediterranean and Provence, Massif Central, South-West
Via Francigena
Calais → Frontière suisse (Les Fourgs)
982 km418,500 m1,140 mHauts-de-France, Jura
Via Turonensis, Tours route
Paris (tour Saint-Jacques) → Uhart-Mixe (Saint-Palais)
1,107 km454,950 m263 mÎle-de-France, Center and Loire Valley, Atlantic coast, South-West, Ways of St James
Pyrenean Piedmont route
Carcassonne → Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
504 km2411,400 m1,194 mPyrenees, South-West, Ways of St James
Tour of Mont Lozère
Villefort → back to the start
116 km63,700 m1,453 mMassif Central
Northern Vosges Traverse
Wissembourg → Col de l'Engin
164 km95,200 m1,004 mVosges
From the Ballon d’Alsace to the Jura
Ballon d'Alsace → Culoz
608 km3015,050 m1,246 mVosges, Jura
Tour of the Écrins National Park
Le Bourg-d'Oisans → back to the start
373 km2216,900 m2,363 mAlps