The plains, forests and valleys of central France are crossed by the major north–south GR trails and by the Loire trail, which follows the river all the way to the ocean. The GR46 sets off from Tours towards Toulouse via the Indre valley, and the GR13 crosses the Gâtinais via Montargis.
Way of St James
Elevation profile: from 34 m to 449 m over 1,041.3 km.
Moderate
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 1 m to 1,502 m over 1,294.3 km.
Moderate
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 5 m to 2,030 m over 1,926.4 km.
Challenging
Way of St James
Elevation profile: from -2 m to 178 m over 1,100.8 km.
Moderate
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 48 m to 756 m over 963.2 km.
Moderate
Long traverse
Elevation profile: from 66 m to 811 m over 450.9 km.
Moderate
Vézelay route, via Lemovicensis
Vézelay → Uhart-Mixe
0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km250 km500 km750 km1,000 km
Loire Trail
Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc → La Baule
0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m0 km500 km1,000 km
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
Via Turonensis, Tours route
Paris (tour Saint-Jacques) → Uhart-Mixe (Saint-Palais)
-100 m0 m100 m200 m300 m0 km250 km500 km750 km1,000 km
From Tours to Toulouse
Tours → Toulouse
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m0 km200 km400 km600 km800 km
From the Gâtinais to the Morvan
Fontainebleau → Signal de Mont
0 m250 m500 m750 m1,000 m0 km100 km200 km300 km400 km