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Waymarking for walkers and cyclists (Stage 1)

The principal long-distance trails usually carry a low number, for example GR4 or GR6, whereas shorter circular routes, variations or links have two- or three-digit numbers. Trails in the vicinity of a one-digit GR route all carry the same first number. For example the GR4 has the associated GR43, 44 and 412; the GR6 has the associated GR60 and 65, and so on. This system has analogies with the road-numbering system in Britain: M6, M62, M606, and so on. A circular GR route is generally referred to as a ‘tour’, for example Tour des Cévennes, the GR67. There are at least 65,000km (approximately 40,000 miles) of GR trails throughout France and the network is still expanding.

In addition to the long-distance trails there are many usually shorter, regional footpaths, referred to as ‘GR de Pays’ (yellow and red waymarking), as well as a plethora of local footpaths, or ‘Sentiers de PR’ (petites randonnées), usually waymarked with yellow paint stripes.