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GR 56

The GR 56 is a hiking trail in southeast Belgium from St. Vith to Malmedy. The approximately 200 km long trail is part of the GR long-distance hiking trail network. The GR 56 was one of the first GR long-distance trails in Belgium and is traditionally marked in white and red stripes.

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GR56
Length200 km (120 mi)
LocationBelgium
DesignationGR footpath, European walking route
TrailheadsSt. Vith, Malmedy
UseHiking

The GR 56 is a hiking trail in southeast Belgium from St. Vith to Malmedy. The approximately 200 km long trail is part of the GR long-distance hiking trail network (France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain).1 The GR 56 was one of the first GR long-distance trails in Belgium and is traditionally marked in white and red stripes.2

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The GR trail 56 leads from St. Vith to Malmedy. The route from Sankt Vith, via Hohe Venn to Monschau, through the Belgian nature park Eifel to Burg-Reuland. The minimum distance of the entire route is 164 km 3 and the longest around the 200 km.

In 2011, the GR 56 was extended by two cross-links through the Amblève and Warche-valley.

Literature

  • Topo Guide GR 56
References

References

  1. "Wandern in Ostbelgien". Best of wandern. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. "GR-Wanderweg 56 um Route durch Amel- und Warchetal erweitert". Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. Wallonia-BelgiqueTourisme (WBT asbl). "GR 56 - East Cantons". Belgien-Tourismus Wallonie. Retrieved 2018-08-16.