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GRP: Tours du Bassin minier FFRP Topo-guide No. 5962

GRP: Tours du Bassin minier, FFRP topo-guide ref. no. 5962, one of the titles from an extensive series of light, high quality, A5 paperback guides to the Sentiers de Grande Randonnรฉe, the GR routes, a dense network of long-distance footpaths across the French countryside. Each topo-guide covers either a circular route, or part of a longer path. Supporting the descriptions are *colour extracts from IGN`s 1:50,000 or 1:25,000 topographic surveys overprinted with the route*. The text is in French, but a large amount of information is conveyed by symbols. A list of all the main places along the route indicates what facilities can be found there: public transport, food shops, and various types of accommodation, with addresses and telephone numbers.*In this guide:* several circuits from 50km to 116km long in the mining area south of Lille, around Bรฉthune, Lens, Douai and Valenciennes, exploring the regions’™ industrial heritage. The circuits can be easily combined longer routes, or split up into shorter excursions.