An overview of walking in France by region including links to walking information, walking equipment, walking holidays, walking maps and travel related to walking
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Walking
in France 
part
of the Walking on the Web guide to walking in Europe
Information on walking in France can be obtained from the
Federation Francaise de Randonnee Pedestre, Information Centre, Sentiers Randonnee, 64 rue de Gergovie, 75014 Paris
Maps
L'Institut Geographique National (IGN), Espace IGN, 107 rue La Boetie-75008 Paris
The IGN Blue and TOP 25 Series are the best walking maps for the serious walker with 2000 of them covering the whole of France at a scale of 1:25000. The "France Grande Randonnée" (903) guide to long distance paths is an excellent overview of walking routes in France.
Navigator Maps Ltd are an agent for IGN in the UK providing 1:25000 scale walking maps for all regions including Corsica.
Didier Richard Superb 1:50000 and 1:25000 scale walking maps for the Alps, Provence Corsica and the Jura. Based in Grenoble, France
http://www.elstead.co.uk/ Elstead Map Company
Walks
There are three catagories of walking routes in France:
the famous Grande Randonnée GR long-distance walking routes criss cross the whole of France. There are almost 60,000 km of GR walking routes with easy to follow white & red waymarks. Some of the GR long-distance routes are also part of European walking route network. France has five european long distance walking routes passing through the country, the E2, E3, E4, E5 & E9. Two famous GR routes are the GR5 through the Alps from St Gingolph on the banks of Lac Leman to Nice on the Mediterranean coast and the GR10 that traverses the full length of the Pyrenees.
the GR de Pays are circular walking routes designed to allow the walker to discover a region of France over a few days. The waymarkers are yellow & red.
and the latest addition to the network are the PR footpaths with walking routes taking from a few hours to a maximum of one day to complete. The vast majority of the waths take a circular route & the waymarks are yellow.
Web
Sites
www.franceonfoot.com
www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/lesparcs/index_en.html Information on France's regional parks including
walking & accommodation
Regional
Walking Information
www.beyond.fr Maps & descriptions of walking routes throughout France
www.randonnee.net/ An excellent French-language site with links to regional & local walking sites
www.argonet.co.uk/education/stanfagg/france.html Informative site about a walk on the GR6 in the Dordogne
www.ariege.com/what_to_do/outdoors/walking.html Walking and walks in the Ariège area of the Pyrenees
www.provence-beyond.com/sports/hiking.html Walking in Provence with sections on walking in the Gorges du Verdon, the Luberon, the Cote d'Azur, etc.
Weather
French
weather reporting
Travel
By Car
sapn-autoroutes.fr a guide to the autoroutes of France
www.day-tripper.net/driveautoroutes another useful guide to the autoroutes of France
By Train
SNCF
French National Railways
Ryanair
Easyjet Jet2
and BMI baby all service airports in France
from the UK
Accommodation for walkers
clubalpin.idf.free.fr/index.html
The French Alpine Club with membership
and hut information
www.fuaj.fr/a~frame.htm French youth hostel site with a map and contact information
www.gites-de-france.fr/ Gîtes de France, publishers of the giîes and chambres d'hôtes guidebooks
http://www.logis-de-france.fr/us/index.htm The Logis de France hotel guidebook online
http://www.tasteofprovence.com/
Maps & Guide Books
Navigator Maps
Ltd are an agent for IGN in the UK providing 1:25000 scale walking maps
for all regions including Corsica.
French
Govt Mapping Division (IGN) for online ordering, in Paris, France
www.didierrichard.fr Publisher of
guidebooks for the Alps, Provence, Corsica and the Jura
Further Information
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