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The Grand Traverse of the Alps is the most scenic part of the larger GR5 and is often tackled as a standalone hike. It’s one of Europe’s best Alpine treks, taking in the wondrous glaciated flanks of Mont Blanc, the high mountains of the Vanoise, the larch-covered hanging valleys in the Queyras, and the mysterious Mercantour National Park with its ancient petroglyphs.
February 7, 2022. Together with my boyfriend, I walked GR5 in the summer of 2021. GR5 is a long-distance trail from Geneva lake to Nice spanning more than 650km through the French Alps. It took us 28 days of hiking + 3 rest (including sick) days. We camped half of the time and cooked our own food when camping.
The GR5—Grande Randonnée, or “great trek”—runs through the Alps and is roughly 1,500 miles long, traversing from the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg into France, ending in Nice. The ...
The GR5 is a long distance walking route that starts in Hoek van Holland and ends in Nice. The route passes through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, France and Switzerland. The GR5 is part of the European long distance path E2. GR5 Benelux. GR5 Netherlands.
The GR5 (Grande Traversé des Alpes) Where: France (one border crossing in Switzerland) Start: Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) End: Nice or Menton (Mediterranean Sea) Distance: 645-725 km (400-450 miles) depending on chosen variants. Elevation change: average + 1.200 m and – 1.200 m (4,000 ft) per day.
Hours walked versus elevation, Lake Geneva to Chamonix. The GR5 Alpine Crossing could be difficult for you, unless you are a mountain hiker at home, or have conditioned yourself as described on this site. You should be able to handle 1,300 meters (4,000 feet) up or down in a day, carrying a 10 – 20 pound pack.
A guide to GR5: Geneva lake to Nice. About GR5: One of Europe’s truly long hikes, GR5 spans from The Netherlands until Nice in south France. 2,300km through different terrains: from the Dutch dunes and dikes, Belgium and Luxembourg forests to Vosges hills and French Alps. You can hike the whole trail in one go, which should take 4 – 5 ...
GR 5. The GR 5 is a GR footpath [1] that starts in the Netherlands, crosses Belgium and Luxembourg before crossing France from north to south. It is part of the European walking route E2. This trail is famous for its route through the French Alps from Lake Geneva to Nice called Grande Traversée des Alpes.
The GR5 / E2. The GR5 (Grand Randonnée 5) is a Grand Route trail that runs from the Hoek van Holland to Nice on the Mediterranean Sea. After the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostella, it’s Europe’s most popular long-distance route. It passes through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and a (very) small part of Germany ...
Dreaming of adventure, I had discovered the GR5 while doing a google search for long, spectacular, mountain walks. It’s considered by many in France to be an absolutely classic route, one that takes the hiker through the Savoie region, briefly into Switzerland around Mont Blanc, across the Vanoise and Queyras national parks, and over the ...