{"id":6197,"date":"2015-08-15T19:45:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T19:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activeazur.com\/?page_id=6197"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:40:40","slug":"hiking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/hiking","title":{"rendered":"Hiking in France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><strong>France is criss-crossed by a staggering 120,000 km of waymarked hiking trails called <em>sentiers balis\u00e9s<\/em> which cover every type of terrain in every region in the country.<\/strong>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grandes Randonn\u00e9es (GR) long-distance hiking trails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably the best known hiking trails are the <em>sentiers de Grande Randonn\u00e9e<\/em>, long distance walking tracks. Each trail is identified with a number and prepended with the letters GR. These trails are marked out using red and white stripes on trees and rocks, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some are many hundreds of kilometres long, such as the GR5 which starts in the Netherlands and goes through Belgium, Luxembourg and the spectacular Alpine scenery of eastern France, before ending up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/places\/provence-alpes-cote-dazur\/nice\">Nice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others include the GR3, which goes through teh Loire Valley; the GR4, which meanders through the massif Central; the popular GR10, which runs along the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/places\/france-atlantic-coast\">Atlantic Coast<\/a>; and the challenging GR20, which runs down Corsica&#8217;s mountainous spine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grandes Randonn\u00e9es de Pays multi-day loop hiking trails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Grandes Randonn\u00e9es de Pays (GRP)<\/em> trails are marked out with yellow and red stripes, usually go in some sort of loop. They allow intense exploration of one particular area and usually take from a few days to a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sentiers de Petites Randonn\u00e9es day-hike trails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shorter day-hike trails are known as <em>Sentiers de Petites Randonn\u00e9es (PR)<\/em> or <em>Sentiers de Pays<\/em>. In the main these are circular so you end up back where you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other types of trails include <em>Balades D\u00e9couvertes<\/em>, which are generally straightforward walks of just a few hours or less, and <em>Chemins de Halage<\/em>, which are towpaths built in the days when canal barges were pulled by animals walking along the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6197]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"View over Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat\" class=\"wp-image-764 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"View over Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat\" class=\"wp-image-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Active Azur<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/hiking\/south-france\">Hiking in the South of France | Go &gt;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/places\/provence-alpes-cote-dazur\">Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te-d&#8217;Azur<\/a> region of the South of France has literally thousands of kilometres of waymarked hiking trails to explore. Several long distance GR routes criss-cross the region and a great number of shorter hiking trails provide access to stunning landscapes. With over 300 days of sunshine per year, steep rocky terrain, natural swimming holes and ancient hilltop villages, the South of France is a hiking paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6197]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking in Argenti\u00e8re, French Alps\" class=\"wp-image-6200 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking in Argenti\u00e8re, French Alps\" class=\"wp-image-6200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 OT Chamonix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/hiking\/french-alps\">Hiking in the French Alps | Go &gt;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fantastic hiking trails wind their way up and around the mountains near Mont Blanc and criss-cross the national parks. Amongst them, world-renowned long distance walks such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/hiking\/french-alps\/tour-du-mont-blanc\">Tour du Mont Blanc<\/a> and the Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route should be on every keen hikers bucket list, whilst the famous GR5 which spans four countries traverses the entire French Alps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-radius:3px\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#333333;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">This is box title<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<strong>For more information on hiking in France<\/strong>, you can contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffrandonnee.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise de Randonn\u00e9e<\/a> (FFRandonn\u00e9e), publisher of most major topo guides.<\/p>\n<p>The communications arm of the French Forestry Commission, the <strong>IGN<\/strong>, has hundreds of hiking routes with maps and detailed info (in French) on its <a href=\"http:\/\/espaceloisirs.ign.fr\/fr\/parcours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France Hiking Trips and Holidays<\/h3>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var SABAI = SABAI || {}; SABAI.isRTL =  false; SABAI.domain = \"\"; SABAI.path = \"\/\";<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\nSABAI.init($(\"#sabai-embed-wordpress-shortcode-1\"));\n});\n<\/script>\n<div id=\"sabai-embed-wordpress-shortcode-1\" class=\"sabai sabai-embed\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    $(SABAI).bind('sabaipopstate', function (e, state) {\n        if (state.container !== '#sabai-embed-wordpress-shortcode-1' || state.target !== '.sabai-directory-listings-container') return;\n\n        var url = SABAI.parseUrl(state.url);\n        $('#sabai-embed-wordpress-shortcode-1 .sabai-directory-search')\n            .find('input[name=\"keywords\"]').val(url.query.keywords || '').end()\n            .find('input[name=\"address\"]').val(url.query.address || '').end()\n            .find('select[name=\"category\"]').val(url.query.category || 0);\n    });\n    $(SABAI).bind('toggle.sabai', function (e, data) {\n        if (data.target.hasClass('sabai-directory-filters')) {\n            data.target.parent().find('.sabai-directory-listings').removeClass('sabai-col-md-12').addClass('sabai-col-md-8');\n        }\n    });\n    \n    $(SABAI).bind('entity_filter_form_toggled.sabai.#sabai-embed-wordpress-shortcode-1', function (e, data) {\n        if (data.container === '#sabai-embed-wordpress-shortcode-1' && !data.target.is(':visible')) {\n            data.target.parent().find('.sabai-directory-listings').removeClass('sabai-col-md-8').addClass('sabai-col-md-12');\n        }\n    });\n});\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"sabai-directory-listings-container\">\n  \n<div class=\"sabai-row\">\n    <div class=\"sabai-directory-filters sabai-col-md-4\" style=\" display:none;\">\n    <\/div><div class=\"sabai-directory-listings sabai-directory-listings-list sabai-col-md-12\">\n    <div id=\"sabai-entity-content-1397\" class=\"sabai-entity sabai-entity-type-content sabai-entity-bundle-name-directory-listing sabai-entity-bundle-type-directory-listing sabai-entity-mode-summary sabai-directory-listing-featured sabai-directory-listing-featured-5 sabai-directory-listing-claimed sabai-clearfix\">\n    <div class=\"sabai-row\">\n        <div class=\"sabai-col-xs-3 sabai-directory-images\">\n            <div class=\"sabai-directory-photos\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/directory\/listing\/french-alps-trekking-la-grave\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/sabai\/File\/thumbnails\/b2e90a982cf33765be57f7ec480707c4.gif\" alt=\"French Alps Trekking - 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Each trail is identified with a number and prepended with the letters GR. These trails are marked out using red and white stripes on trees and rocks, etc.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Some are many hundreds of kilometres long, such as the GR5 which starts in the Netherlands and goes through Belgium, Luxembourg and the spectacular Alpine scenery of eastern France, before ending up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/places\/provence-alpes-cote-dazur\/nice\">Nice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Others include the GR3, which goes through teh Loire Valley; the GR4, which meanders through the massif Central; the popular GR10, which runs along the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/places\/france-atlantic-coast\">Atlantic Coast<\/a>; and the challenging GR20, which runs down Corsica&#8217;s mountainous spine.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grandes Randonn\u00e9es de Pays multi-day loop hiking trails<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Grandes Randonn\u00e9es de Pays (GRP)<\/em> trails are marked out with yellow and red stripes, usually go in some sort of loop. They allow intense exploration of one particular area and usually take from a few days to a week.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sentiers de Petites Randonn\u00e9es day-hike trails<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Shorter day-hike trails are known as <em>Sentiers de Petites Randonn\u00e9es (PR)<\/em> or <em>Sentiers de Pays<\/em>. In the main these are circular so you end up back where you started.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Other types of trails include <em>Balades D\u00e9couvertes<\/em>, which are generally straightforward walks of just a few hours or less, and <em>Chemins de Halage<\/em>, which are towpaths built in the days when canal barges were pulled by animals walking along the bank.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":764} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"View over Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat\" class=\"wp-image-764 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"View over Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat\" class=\"wp-image-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cap-ferrat-from-above-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Active Azur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/hiking\/south-france\">Hiking in the South of France | Go &gt;<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/places\/provence-alpes-cote-dazur\">Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te-d&#8217;Azur<\/a> region of the South of France has literally thousands of kilometres of waymarked hiking trails to explore. Several long distance GR routes criss-cross the region and a great number of shorter hiking trails provide access to stunning landscapes. With over 300 days of sunshine per year, steep rocky terrain, natural swimming holes and ancient hilltop villages, the South of France is a hiking paradise.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":6200} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking in Argenti\u00e8re, French Alps\" class=\"wp-image-6200 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking in Argenti\u00e8re, French Alps\" class=\"wp-image-6200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hiking-french-alps-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 OT Chamonix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/hiking\/french-alps\">Hiking in the French Alps | Go &gt;<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Fantastic hiking trails wind their way up and around the mountains near Mont Blanc and criss-cross the national parks. Amongst them, world-renowned long distance walks such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatefrance.com\/hiking\/french-alps\/tour-du-mont-blanc\">Tour du Mont Blanc<\/a> and the Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route should be on every keen hikers bucket list, whilst the famous GR5 which spans four countries traverses the entire French Alps.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:shortcode --><br \/>\n[su_box]<br \/>\n<strong>For more information on hiking in France<\/strong>, you can contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffrandonnee.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Fran\u00e7aise de Randonn\u00e9e<\/a> (FFRandonn\u00e9e), publisher of most major topo guides.<\/p>\n<p>The communications arm of the French Forestry Commission, the <strong>IGN<\/strong>, has hundreds of hiking routes with maps and detailed info (in French) on its <a href=\"http:\/\/espaceloisirs.ign.fr\/fr\/parcours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<br \/>\n[\/su_box]<br \/>\n<!-- \/wp:shortcode --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France Hiking Trips and Holidays<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:shortcode --><br \/>\n[sabai-directory-listings category=hiking hide_nav=1 featured_only=1]<br \/>\n<!-- \/wp:shortcode --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6199,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hiking in France \u2022\u00a0Ultimate France<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"France is criss-crossed by thousands of kms of waymarked hiking trails which cover every type of terrain in every region in the country. 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