This guide is the result of a collaboration between Grote Routepaden vzw and the non-profit organisation Sentiers de Grande Randonnée.
Together, the volunteers from both associations have selected 20 one-day hikes, 2 in each of the 10 provinces: West Flanders, East Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut, Namur, Liège, Luxembourg
These routes, partly traced along GR® or GR® de Pays trails, will lead hiking enthusiasts from Belgium and beyond to discover the unsuspected treasures of our country. You don't always need to travel far to be surprised! Hikers will be able to (re)discover impressive sites: The Cabourg dunes are the oldest dunes on the Belgian coast (up to 5,000 years old) and are protected as a European nature reserve; The Castle of the Counts: Gravensteen; The nature reserves of Kalkense Meersen and Landschap De Lierman; Neercanne Castle; The former Martinet colliery; The castles of Walzin and l'Oûrlaine; Natura 2000 site: Valley of the Hoëgne; …
Experienced hikers will find, in these original routes, plenty to enjoy for a pleasant day out. And even less seasoned walkers, or those who wish to discover the joys of hiking without overdoing it, will find — thanks to the many suggested shortcuts — opportunities to tailor their outing to their own aspirations.
The circular hikes proposed in this topo-guide have the special feature of connecting to one of the long-distance walking trails that criss-cross Belgium:
- GR 5A (Wandelronde van Vlaanderen)
- GR 5 (Noordzee – Middellandse zee)
- GR 128 (Vlaanderenroute)
- GR 128 (Variant Gent-Destelbergen)
- GR 512 (Brabantse Heuvelroute)
- GR 561 (Kempen-Maaspad)
- GR 565 (Sniederspad Variant)
- Streek-GR Dijleland
- Streek-GR 127 Tour du Brabant Wallon
- Streek-GR Hageland
- Streek-GR Kus
- Streek-GR Kempen
- GR® 5 (Mer du Nord – Méditerranée)
- GR® 17 (Sentiers de la Lesse et de la Lomme)
- GR® 57 (Sentiers de l'Ourthe)
- GR® 121 (De Liège à la côte d'Opale)
- GR® 126 (De Bruxelles à la Semois)
- GR® 129 (La Belgique en diagonale)
- GR® 412 (Sentier des Terrils)
- GR®P 123 (Tour de la Wallonie picarde)
- GR®P 125 (Tour de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse)
- GR®P 127 (Tour du Brabant wallon)
- GR®P 162 (Tour du Parc naturel de Gaume)
- GR®P 573 (Tour de la vallée de la Vesdre et des Hautes Fagnes)
- GTFPC (Grande Traversée de la Forêt du Pays de Chimay)
- SAT® (Sentier des Abbayes Trappistes)
Each of these walks has been designed by a hiker, by one of the volunteers who maintain the waymarking of a GR® trail throughout the year — that is to say, by someone who knows every last path in their region inside out.
Discoveries guaranteed!
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For many publications, the publisher completes its offer by providing downloadable GPX tracks on its website www.grsentiers.be.
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