Together with my boyfriend, I walked GR5 in the summer of 2021. In this post, I’d like to share with you my reflections on this adventure: what I liked about this hike and what to keep in mind in case you are considering walking GR5 as well.
The most famous section of GR5 is a trek through the French Alps from Geneva lake to Nice. This post is a comprehensive guide for anyone planning to hike GR5.
One of the Europe’s truly long hikes, GR5 spans from The Netherlands until Nice in south France. 2300km through different terrains: from the Dutch dunes and dikes, Belgium and Luxembourg forests to Vosges hills and French Alps.
Yep, today is a big day. My first +30km day in my hiking career 🙂 I’m merging two stages and hiking all the way to Bergen op Zoom as there was no ideal option to leave the trail somewhere in between.
It’s 8:30 and I’m leaving the hotel after a good rest and a big breakfast. No time to waste in November since I have sunlight for ~ 9 hours only.
Today starts my 3-day hike alone. This is the first time I’m going on a multi-day trip all by myself. Very exciting! All 3 days will be quite long (+25km) with basically two stages per day.
How cool is it when the start of an epic thru-hike is just a metro ride away?? This is exactly how we got to the start of GR5, Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands.