Trekking The GR5 Trail - Benelux and Lorraine - Cicerone Press

Guidebook to the northernmost section of the GR5 - from Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands, through Belgium and Luxembourg, to Schirmeck in the northeast of France. Described over 49 stages, this 1000 kilometre section of the GR5 is relatively easy and ideal for those who don't want to hike up and down steep mountains - or not just yet.

Clear route description is accompanied by 1:100K mapping, together with information on points of interest passed along the way. Background information on landscape, wildlife and history is included, as is practical information - everything from clothing, equipment, food, drink and waymarking to maps, money and staying in touch - making planning and executing a trip as easy as possible.

One of the world's best long distance walking trails, the GR5, in its entirety, covers an impressive 1423 miles (2290km) on its way from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. This northern stretch - before the trail hits the depth of the Vosges. Two further Cicerone guidebooks cover the remaining sections of the GR5; 'The GR5 Trail - Vosges and Jura', and 'The GR5 Trail' which covers the route from Lac Leman to the Mediterranean.

1 The Netherlands
Stage 1 Hoek van Holland to Maasland
Stage 2 Maasland to Brielle
Stage 3 Brielle to Rockanje
Stage 4 Rockanje to Goedereede
Stage 5 Goedereede to Herkingen
Stage 6 Herkingen to Nieuw-Vossemeer
Stage 7 Nieuw-Vossemeer to Bergen op Zoom

2 Flanders
Stage 8 Bergen op Zoom to Kalmthout
Stage 9 Kalmthout to Brecht
Stage 10 Brecht to Zoersel
Stage 11 Zoersel to Herentals
Stage 12 Herentals to Westerlo
Stage 13 Westerlo to Scherpenheuvel
Stage 14 Scherpenheuvel to Diest
Stage 15 Diest to Lummen
Stage 16 Lummen to Stokrooie
Stage 17 Stokrooie to Bokrijk Provincial Domain
Stage 18 Bokrijk Provincial Domain to Zutendaal
Stage 19 Zutendaal to Maastricht
Stage 20 Maastricht to Eben-Emael

3 Wallonia
Stage 21 Eben-Emael to Visé
Stage 22 Visé to Soumagne
Stage 23 Soumagne to Banneux
Stage 24 Banneux to Spa
Stage 25 Spa to Stavelot
Stage 26 Stavelot to Commanster
Stage 27 Commanster to Ouren

4 Luxembourg
Stage 28 Ouren to Obereisenbach
Stage 29 Obereisenbach to Vianden
Stage 30 Vianden to Bleesbréck
Stage 31 Bleesbréck to Beaufort
Stage 32 Beaufort to Echternach
Stage 33 Echternach to Wasserbillig
Stage 34 Wasserbillig to Grevenmacher
Stage 35 Grevenmacher to Remich
Stage 36 Remich to Montenach

5 Lorraine
Stage 37 Montenach to Saint-Hubert
Stage 38 Saint-Hubert to Metz
Stage 39 Metz to Gorze
Stage 40 Gorze to Pagny-sur-Moselle
Stage 41 Pagny-sur-Moselle to Montauville
Stage 42 Montauville to Liverdun
Stage 43 Liverdun to Bioncourt
Stage 44 Bioncourt to Vic-sur-Seille
Stage 45 Vic-sur-Seille to Tarquimpol
Stage 46 Tarquimpol to Gondrexange
Stage 47 Gondrexange to Abreschviller
Stage 48 Abreschviller to Col du Donon
Stage 49 Col du Donon to Schirmeck