Hiking trails in France
Browse 21 hiking trails in France. Compare route difficulty, season, distance, GPX status and open hiking plans.
Showing a selection from 21 public trails. Verify permits, closures, weather, transport and navigation with official sources before departure.
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Tour du Mont Blanc
— Alps · France / Italy / Switzerland · 170 km · Challenging
A legendary alpine circuit around Mont Blanc through France, Italy and Switzerland.
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GR20
— Corsica · France · 180 km · Very challenging
One of Europe’s toughest and most legendary long-distance trails.
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Camino de Santiago — Camino Francés
— Pyrenees and Northern Spain · France / Spain · 780 km · Moderate
The most-walked pilgrimage route in Europe, crossing the Pyrenees from southern France and traversing northern Spain to the cathedral city of Santiago de…
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Chemin de Stevenson
— Massif Central · France · c. 280 km · Moderate
The GR 70, following Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 route with his donkey through the Cévennes mountains of southern France.
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Chemin du Puy
— South-West France · France · c. 740 km · Moderate
The GR 65, one of the principal French Ways of Saint James, running from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port through the Auvergne, Quercy, and…
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GR10 — Pyrenean Way
— Pyrenees, France · France · 900 km · Challenging
A challenging traverse of the French Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, staying on the French side of the mountain range throughout.
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GR34 Sentier des Douaniers
— Brittany · France · c. 2,000 km · Moderate
The historic customs officers' path tracing the entire rugged coastline of Brittany, from pink granite cliffs to sheltered fishing harbours.
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GR5 Grande Traversée des Alpes
— French Alps · France · c. 700 km · Very challenging
A long north-to-south traverse of the French Alps from Lake Geneva to Nice on the Mediterranean, crossing some of France's finest alpine scenery.
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GR5 Vosges Traverse
— Vosges Mountains · France · 430 km · Challenging
GR5 Vosges Traverse is a 430 km long-distance hiking route through Vosges Mountains, suited to hikers who want forest and ridge hiking terrain and a clear…
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GR54 Tour of the Oisans and Écrins
— Écrins National Park · France · 176 km · Challenging
GR54 Tour of the Oisans and Écrins is a 176 km long-distance hiking route through Écrins National Park, suited to hikers who want serious Alpine circuit…
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GR58 – Tour du Queyras
— Hautes-Alpes (Queyras Regional Park) · France · c. 130 km · Moderate to challenging
A circular grande randonnée through the Queyras Regional Nature Park in the Southern French Alps, one of France's driest and most sun-exposed mountain…
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Grande Traversée du Jura
— Jura Mountains · France · c. 390 km · Moderate
A long-distance traverse of the Jura Mountains from Lake Geneva to the Rhine, crossing high plateaus, beech forests, and the source of the Loue river…