The Best Trails in France

Plateau de Beille Racquettes

Snowshoe

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

3.85mi

Elevation +

646f

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58| 5.0

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Plateau de Beille in winter is a magic place for everyone who loves snow and the sports and passti mes that go with it. This snowshoe (racket) walk is one of the six that you can do there, the longest is 9.5 kilomete...

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Les Gorges de la Cagne

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Juneyg

Distance

8.05mi

Elevation +

1594f

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58| 4.67

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Les Gorges de La Cagne from Plan des Noves Car Park. Height difference 336m. Actual ascent 577m. From b66 (783m) at car park “Plan des Noves” cross the road and follow the GR51. At b67 leave the GR51 – right and c...

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Le Chapeau et le point de vue sur la Mer de Glace

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Os Pés do Caminho

Distance

4.97mi

Elevation +

2405f

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58

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A classical low altitude hike in the Chamonix valley. It can start from different points, here we started from Le Bois to make the Chemin des Rantourneurs for the flavor of the history associated with it. The initial par...

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CR Adventures 270722: TMB Day 3 - Refuge des Mottets to Hotel Bouton d’Dor (Courmayeur) via the Col de La Seigne

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rje.ellis

Distance

15.16mi

Elevation +

3507f

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58

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TMB Day 3 starts from Refuge des Mottets (1864m) full of character surrounded by spectacular scenery and the impressive Glacier de l'Aiguille. If you look hard enough you'll be able to make out the Refuge Robert Blanc p...

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Pic Coma d'Or with SW face descent

Backcountry Ski

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CathyODowd

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Distance

9.43mi

Elevation +

3304f

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58| 4.67

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Round trip from the Col de Puymorens carpark. Going up the normal route, there is often little snow once you pass the col. However, the views from the top are spectacular and there is often more snow on the SW face. From...

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Cagire Loop

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gidy.basin

Distance

7.89mi

Elevation +

2569f

TrailRank

57| 4.33

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A very nice intermediate hike. My GPS altitude was wrong - real elevation gain is ~700m. moving time ~3.5h We had pretty bad weather (very foggy and windy) starting at altitude 1700m so it was hard to find the markings...

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Chenonceaux-Sur les bords du Cher

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Os Pés do Caminho

Distance

5.84mi

Elevation +

128f

TrailRank

57

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This is a hike around the parc of Chenonceau castle with wonderful views from the other side of the river. The woods and the river are worth the hike and the Castle makes it wonderful. Fully recommend. There are vario...

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Chemin Portet-de-Luchon/Jurvielle/Cathervielle

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kengele

Distance

6.26mi

Elevation +

1237f

TrailRank

57

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An easy hike in the open along northern slopes offering great views of the Pyrenees to the south. We had a short picnic along the way. Ideal for cool times of year. The return portion on the south side of the stream was ...

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Lac d'Allos (Printemps)

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StephenBrown

Distance

7.43mi

Elevation +

1995f

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57

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Hike date: 04/05/2014 My first hike to Lac d'Allos, in the spring of 2014. I hadn't realised I would not be able to drive all the way up the D226 to the highest car park as there was still plenty of snow. Still a t...

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The two Grues and Pic de l'Ours with departure from Le Trayas

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Bert Kreber cv VHK u. Nog

Distance

11.42mi

Elevation +

2736f

TrailRank

57

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An exciting trail, departing from the coast at St. Trayas, climbing to the Col de la Dame. From there over the first hill, then over the Petite Grues and finally arriving at the Grosse Grue. After the descent to a broad ...

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Falaises et vignes

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Alexandra et Marcel

Distance

6.06mi

Elevation +

213f

TrailRank

57| 5.0

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Leucate-Plage to lighthouse and continue along the coastline. Back through the vineyards. Lovely paths and stone walls.

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Chapelle de Soutron

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Curro

Distance

6.31mi

Elevation +

1539f

TrailRank

57| 5.0

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Chapelle de Soutron Traking ok: https://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/spatialArtifacts.do?event=setCurrentSpatialArtifact&id=43427433

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Beaumes-de-Venise: Le Plateau de Courens

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Distance

3.29mi

Elevation +

659f

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57| 5.0

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A short but very nice walk from the big parking of La Place du Marché in the village of Beaumes-de-Venise up to the plateau de Courens, a relatively easy climb but at times steep and certainly slippery under wet conditio...

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Hiking - Falicon Pyramid

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ant1606

Distance

5.20mi

Elevation +

1207f

TrailRank

57| 4.5

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Hiking - It is unclear who built the Pyramid of Falicon. Its ruins stand atop the opening of a deep cave which would be nice to explore - with ropes for rappelling. This track goes short of Mont Chauve, as it was late f...

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Ombleze: Canyon des Gueulards

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Distance

5.63mi

Elevation +

1516f

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57

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This is an extraordinary hike through a crevasse of about 2 kilometres long alongside its, at places, very narrow cliffs. This canyon is very picturesque with its narrow passages and cairns and tree branches/sticks th...

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Bures-sur-Yvette (Viaduc des Fauvettes)

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philip hanna

Distance

6.87mi

Elevation +

682f

TrailRank

57

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nice relatively easy trail , close to paris. took the RER B to Bures sur Yvette station, most of the trail is inside the woods, i crossed the viaduc des fauvettes where i paused the trail to go under it yo take some pict...

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Lac de Melo

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sostrowski

Distance

5.32mi

Elevation +

1368f

TrailRank

57

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Gorgeous hike in the Restonica Valley to a remote, turquoise-colored alpine lake. Moderate difficulty but with some tricky segments (chains/ladders) near the top. A leisurely 4.5 hours including picnic lunch at the lake ...

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Chemin de St Jacques (Kaysersberg - Ribeauvillé)

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Os Pés do Caminho

Distance

6.97mi

Elevation +

906f

TrailRank

57

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Chemin de St Jacques and also Chevalet Vert du Club Vosgien. I love the Chemin de Saint Jacques in Alsace. http://www.saint-jacques-alsace.org/ http://www.saint-jacques-alsace.org/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=463&tconfig=...

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Sahune - Le Tour du Deves (le Tour du Marcel)

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Distance

4.33mi

Elevation +

1211f

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57

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From the last houses in the village the track ascends gradually through the olive groves. The initial dirt road later turns into a track which continues above the valley of the Eygues to the Col de la Bergerie, all the t...

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Pointe de la Réchasse (3.212 m)

Alpine Climbing

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Aviva.laub

Distance

12.55mi

Elevation +

5377f

TrailRank

57

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Les Fontanettes parking - refugio del Col de la Vanoise - Pointe de la Réchasse (3.212 m) and return. Clear, signed trails to Col de la Vanoise then rock cairns marking route to the summit. Moderate rating as some glacie...

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Marseille Historic Centre(France)

Walking

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jojonana1111

Distance

3.51mi

Elevation +

505f

TrailRank

57

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07 02 2020 Marseille Historic Centre This is walk 1 of a seven day Mediterranean cruise. There was some planning involved, and some places were left out. Also the walks were kept short due to a time limit for embar...

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Casteljau

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EmielTrail

Distance

3.33mi

Elevation +

568f

TrailRank

57

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Nice trip through the forest and along the cliffs. Sometimes with a short climb but nothing too hard. Make sure to stop once in a while and enjoy the silence of nature. Quite a few nice places with panoramic view. Picnic...

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Fortunies, Dienne, Cantal, Auvergne - Lac du Pêcher and Lac Sauvages

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Distance

8.42mi

Elevation +

892f

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57

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A wonderful walk through open country, alongside two lakes, through woods, with a magnificent roundabout view from the highest point of the walk Roche du Pic. One could easily start this waqlk from various points, for...

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Senda de Camille - Lescun, Linza, Borda Bisaltico, Lizara, Somport, Arlet

Alpine Climbing

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stevecracknell

Distance

69.19mi

Elevation +

19964f

TrailRank

57

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The Senda is a cross-border circuit which takes in part of the Pyrenean Haute Route and the Spanish Senda Pirenaica (GR11), and touches the French Pyrenean Way (GR10) at Lescun. If you follow the standard trek it will ta...

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Thueyts pont du diable

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Efmer

Distance

3.75mi

Elevation +

860f

TrailRank

56| 4.67

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Parking can be found in the east of Thueyts, just as you enter the town on the right hand side, or at la place du Champ-de-Mars in the middle of the town. Another huge parking is at the pont du diable. In the town st...

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