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GR 12 Amsterdam - Bruxelles - Paris

International route1,006 km · 625 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: GR 5 Belgium, Flanders North (deviation breeding season) 70 mi · 112 kmExplore Hainaut →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)

  1. J5°1°81
  2. F6°1°61
  3. M9°3°70
  4. A12°5°45
  5. M16°9°64
  6. J18°12°71
  7. J20°14°86
  8. A20°14°92
  9. S18°12°91
  10. O14°9°103
  11. N9°5°95
  12. D6°2°89

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Amsterdam - Brussels - Paris

OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Trail facts

Mapped length
1,006 km · 625 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Belgium
Region
Hainaut
Continent
Europe
Route type
International route
Ref
GR 12
Operator (OSM)
SGR asbl / Grote Routepaden VZW / FFRP / Wandelnet
From / to
Amsterdam → Paris
Route centre
50.6153, 3.7267
Route start
52.3726, 4.8929
OpenStreetMap
relation 12825429
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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