A guidebook to trekking the northern section of the GR5 trail between Hoek van Holland and Schirmeck. Covering 1,000km (621 miles), this long-distance trek through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France is ideal for those who don't want to hike steep mountains.

The route is described from north to south in 49 stages, each between 8 and 30km (519 miles) in length. The route is divided into 5 sections with transport options given for those wanting to break the trek into shorter sections.

• 1:100,000 maps included for each stage
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information about accommodation and facilities along the route
• Advice on planning and preparation

• Part of a 3-volume set, accompanying Cicerone guidebooks The GR5 Trail and The GR5 Trail Vosges and Jura are also available

  Autorentext
  Carroll Dorgan was born and educated in the United States. Pushed by the absence of jobs for inexperienced history graduates where he happened to be living in 1975 and pulled by his wanderlust, Carroll pursued a teaching career for a decade in international schools in Iran, Belgium, England and France. He then returned to California to qualify as a lawyer, but soon moved back to Europe to practice international law in the Netherlands and France. In all of those places, he explored nearby hiking trails. Now retired, he can devote time to writing about those trails.

  Klappentext

  Guidebook to walking the northern section of the GR5 - 1000km starting in Hoek van Holland and passing through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Lorraine to Schirmeck in France. A long-distance route covering a variety of cultures and landscapes. The full GR5 from the North Sea to the Mediterranean is one of the world's greatest trails.