Hiking guide - The Gr5 Trail (Benelux and Lorraine): The North Sea to Schirmeck in the Vosges Mountains | Cicerone

Pocket Topoguide (English) of the Cicerone Editor with Detailed Sheets for Hiking on the GR5 between Benelux and Lorraine.

Description provided by the publisher:
Guidebook to Walking The Northern Section of the GR5 - 1000 km 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 CULTS AND LANDSCAPES. THE FULL GR5 FROM THE NORTH SEA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST TRAUTS.
Seasons: A Three - Season Trail, Best Between April and October. Abundant Public Transport Links Even Make IT Possible to sixteen an opportunity to walk on the gr5 During Fine Days in Winter.
Centers: End Points: Hoek van Holland and Schirmeck NUMEROUS CITIES BETWEEN THEM: BERGEN OP ZOOM, DESEST, Maastricht, Spa, Vianden, Echternach, Metz.
Difficulty: The Gr5 Trail - Benelux and Lorraine, Also Known As 'The Northern Gr5' Is Relaatively Easy: Level Land in the Netherlands and Flanders Hilly, But Not Difficult In Wallonia and Luxembourg Mostly Gentle Slopes in Lorraine. THE FINAL STAGES OF THE WALK ENTER THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS, WHERE TRAILERS ARE Steeper. NO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT IS Needed, Just Comfortable Walking Shoes Some People Use Trekking Poles. MUST SEE: Vornes Duin (Netherlands) MATEN NATURE RESERVE (FLANDERS) Fagne de Malchamps (Ardennes) Little Switzerland (Luxembourg) Coast of Moselle Hills and Forests (Lorraine). Cities: Bergen op Zoom, Diest, Maastricht, Echternach and Metz. Museums: Not Just Art (Pompidou - Metz) THERE ARE ALSO MUSEUMS DEDICATED TO SOCIAL HISTORY (Bokrijk), Tugboats, Flint, Paper Mache and Salt. Other Highlights: Historic Churches and Abbeys, Medieval Castles and Modern Fortifications.