Trekking The GR5 Trail Benelux and Lorraine: The North Sea to the Vosges Mountains [Paperback]

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 dont 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 mapsincluded for each stage
• GPX filesavailable to download
• Detailed information aboutaccommodation and facilities along the route
• Advice onplanning and preparation
• Part of a3-volume set, accompanying Cicerone guidebooksThe GR5 TrailandThe GR5 Trail  Vosges andJura are also available

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.

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. While living in Liège, he discovered the GR5, which passes near the city on its way from Hoek van Holland to Nice. Over the years, the GR5 became his favourite trail. Carroll hiked in the Olympics, Cascades, Sierras andlc&