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By Paddy Dillon

ISBN-10: 1852848286

ISBN-13: 9781852848286

a necessary guidebook for strolling the GR5, one of many world's such a lot excellent long-distance trails. The GR5 makes its approach in the course of the Alps from the shorelines of Lac Léman at Geneva to the Mediterranean at great. A path of 674km (420 miles), it may be trekked in a month, or break up over a chain of summer time journeys. The GR5 is definitely in the achieve of healthy and reasonably skilled walkers and backpackers. there's solid signposting and waymarking, and lodging, food and drinks are all on hand at commonplace durations. the trails and tracks are commonly good graded, whereas steep climbs are tackled on zigzag paths, so the general gradient isn't really so serious. each summer time, hundreds of thousands of walkers embark in this trek.

This guidebook additionally describes a few scenic version routes, together with the lovely GR55 during the Vanoise nationwide Park and the pleasant GR52 that crosses the Mercantour nationwide Park. complete descriptions and maps are supplied for those choices. The booklet comprises day-by-day phases, timings, ascents and descents, full-colour mapping and gradient profiles, along information regarding amenities and companies alongside the course. the result's a great significant other to making plans and finishing your trek.

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