Long-distance hikes in France
10 long-distance hiking routes cross France: 6,054 km (3,762 mi) of trail in all, counting each route's full length.
Routes
- Camino de Santiago
- Distance
- 849 km (528 mi)
- Ascent
- 14,774 m (48,472 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Also in
- Spain
- GR 20
- Distance
- 172 km (107 mi)
- Ascent
- 14,684 m (48,177 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- GR 34
- Distance
- 193 km (120 mi)
- Ascent
- 1,672 m (5,486 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- GR 10
- Distance
- 887 km (551 mi)
- Ascent
- 57,728 m (189,396 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- GR 54
- Distance
- 188 km (117 mi)
- Ascent
- 12,507 m (41,032 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- GR 65: Way of Saint James
- Distance
- 775 km (482 mi)
- Ascent
- 18,357 m (60,226 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Also in
- Spain
- Pyrenees High Route
- Distance
- 726 km (451 mi)
- Ascent
- 44,945 m (147,457 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Also in
- Spain, Andorra
- Tour du Mont Blanc
- Distance
- 164 km (102 mi)
- Ascent
- 10,805 m (35,448 ft)
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Also in
- Italy, Switzerland
- Haute Route
- Distance
- 184 km (114 mi)
- Ascent
- 12,059 m (39,564 ft)
- Difficulty
- challenging
- Also in
- Switzerland
- Via Alpina
- Distance
- 1,916 km (1,191 mi)
- Ascent
- 110,459 m (362,398 ft)
- Difficulty
- challenging
- Also in
- Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Monaco
Distances, heights and conditions here are compiled, not verified on the ground. Check conditions and hut openings before you go, carry a map, tell someone your plan, and leave the trail as you found it. Safety advice
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