The GR12 ( Grande Randonnée) is a transnational long-distance hiking trail and leads from Amsterdam via Brussels to Paris. Of the 977 km of the GR 12, 222 km run in the Netherlands, 197 km in Flanders, 212 km in Wallonia and the longest section of 346 km in France. The Dutch part of the trail between Amsterdam and Bergen op Zoom is better known as the Dutch long-distance network as

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Route

From north to south, the route passes through: *Netherlands: Amsterdam, Muiden, Woerden,

Schoonhoven Schoonhoven () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality. The former municipa ...

, Dordrecht, Willemstad, Bergen op Zoom *Belgium:

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, Lier,

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

, Brussels, Braine-le-Château, Anderlues,

Walcourt Walcourt (; wa, Walcoû) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,516 inhabitants. The total area is 123.18 km2, giving a population density of 142 inhabitant ...

Viroinval Viroinval (; wa, Virwinvå) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Viroinval had a total population of 5,680. The total area is 120.90 km2 which gives a population density of 47 inhabi ...

*France: Rocroi,

Signy-l'Abbaye Signy-l'Abbaye () is a commune in the department of Ardennes, in the north-eastern French region of Grand Est. Geography The river Vaux, a small tributary of the Aisne, flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Arden ...

Amifontaine Amifontaine () is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography Amifontaine is located some 20 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Rheims. The Autoroute des Anglais (A26, E17) ...

, Soissons, Pierrefonds, Verberie, Senlis,

Coye-la-Forêt Coye-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following interc ...

GR12 From Saint-Jean-aux-Bois (Oise) to Paris (Ile-de-France)
/ref> In Belgium the route leads north via Antwerp and Brussels past Reims and finally to Paris. The route passes the cities of Bergen-op-Zoom, Deurne, Lier, Mechelen, Grimbergen and Brussels. From there on to Ukkel, Beersel, Braine-le-Chateau, Ronquieres, Walcourt, Dourbes, Olly, Moulin-Manteau, Rocroi and before Paris Montcornet. The landforms extend over the almost 1000 km of Dutch polders, the small-scale parts of Flanders, the forests in southern Belgium and northern France to the open hilly landscapes near Reims. The trail is also used as a "feeder" for pilgrimages to Santiago.

References

Hiking trails in Europe Hiking trails in France

External links

GR12 From Gue-d'Hossus (Ardennes) to Commelles ponds (Oise) (Full itinerary)

GR12 Amsterdam to Paris (waymarkedtrails.org)
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