Hiking and walking tours in France

Sentiers de France offers a wide range of independent, self guided hiking and walking tours in the most beautiful regions of France
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walking holidays philosophy

For us, walking is not an end in itself but the best way to discover and to share with Nature and the world surrounding us. While walking the numerous paths of the French regions, you will rediscover your inner senses.

You will take time to see, hear, smell, and touch, but also taste, because each region has its own traditional cuisine, its local products,  its vineyards  that you will taste and  enjoy in the evening at each stop.

We exercise great care in selecting the most beautiful itineraries and the best hotels so to insure your pleasure and your comfort.

Self-guided walking tours - main features

All our tours are designed and managed by Sentiers de France, sign of quality and good value for your money

Independent tour, no group, no guide. You walk at your own pace as a couple or with your friends led by  detailed route notes and  maps providen by Sentiers de France.

Overnight stays in charming 2, 3 or 4-star hotels with en suite facilities. You will have dinner in the restaurant of the hotel only when it has a good reputation for its food. Otherwise you may dine outside helped in your selection b our list of good restaurants situated near the hotel. We don’t offer the half-board menu as most of T.O. do but you will choose the course which suits your taste from a selection listed in a “du terroir” or gourmet  3 or 4-course menu.

Transfer of your luggage between overnight stops. You walk with a light daypack containing whatever you need for the day as picnic lunch, water bottles, …

transfer by taxi to avoid uninteresting areas as business parks, …in order to keep the length of the day walk at reasonable level or take you to a charming hotel away from the itinerary.

Start of the walking tour on any date you want

Wide range of walking and hiking tours (more 80 itineraries) of different levels of difficulties in the most beautiful regions in France.

24-hour emergency line with english-speaking support

A la carte or customized  tour – you don’ t want or have time to do the whole tour. You want to add one or some rest days or sightseeing… you want to start or end the tour in another place... skip one or several day walks… or continue with another tour…
Then "a la carte" tour is the one for you!
Please fill in the form saying what you want or contact us and together we shall design your tour.

Standard tours     

For the ones who love trekking, simple pleasures of life and sampling local flavors and lifestyles. These treks are referenced Cxxx-ST.
Hotel ranging from country style to 2 stars with full accommodations (minimum shower, toilet and sink) have been carefully selected as much for their location mainly in the center of villages as for their welcome and comfort. These establishments being charming, full of life and bathed in local colors.  Comfortably installed on a terrace, you will there discover local customs or meet locals happy to exchange tips on places to dine or must see places! In the evening, for your sole enjoyment, we selected country accent menus from which you may sample the local cuisine.

3 types of self guided walking tours
according to duration and difficulty