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49.18, 6.92 · rel 15897998
49.18, 6.92 · rel 15897998
GR 5G Nord
16,1 km from Cocheren to Saarbrucken through alpine terrain and mountains.
Cocheren
→
Saarbrucken
linear
16,1km
Distance
demanding
Climb · estimate
easy
Difficulty · estimate
linear
Shape
24
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01 · Character of the route
Is this one for you?
Alpine Terrain
Mountains
Urban Area
Summit
Quiet area
Uncrowded
compiled from map data (OSM) and points of interest along the route — no editorial layer
02 · 20 points along the route
What will you encounter?
18× monument
2× summit
Chemin du Général de Laveaucoupet
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Chemin du Général Bruno von François
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Niederrheinisches Füsilierregiment Nr. 39
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Hohenzollersches Füsilierregiment Nr. 40
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Marie-Joseph-Adolphe Gangloff
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Monument de l'Europe / Europastein
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Infanterie Regiment Nr. 48 von Stülpnagel
monument ·
39 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Char léger M 24 «Chaffee» américain
monument ·
65 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Souvenir et avenir a la frontière Station 5
monument ·
89 m off route
0,0 km
0%
70th Division US Trailblazers
monument ·
96 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Général Bruno von François
monument ·
103 m off route
0,0 km
0%
1. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74
monument ·
124 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preussen
monument ·
154 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Croix du Souvenir Français
monument ·
162 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Souvenir et avenir a la frontière Station 3
monument ·
183 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Franz Mudrack, Albert Johann Heinrich Junker, Heinrich vom Ende
monument ·
203 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Schlossberg
summit ·
214 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Ernst August Paul Viehn
monument ·
288 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Souvenir et avenir a la frontière Station 4|Hiroshima, le 6 août 1945, 8 h 15
monument ·
292 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Colline du Hérapel
summit ·
317 m off route
13,2 km
82%
03 · Landmarks
Steady waypoints
Quarter of the way
Halfway
Three quarters
Finish
04 · Intersecting routes
Where you meet other trails
05 · From the trail
Through the eyes of hikers
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07 · Before you go
Answers to common questions
GR 5G Nord is 16.1 km long.
At an average walking pace, GR 5G Nord takes approximately 4h 1min to complete.
No, GR 5G Nord is a linear (point-to-point) trail. It runs from Cocheren to Saarbrucken. Plan ahead for return transport.
GR 5G Nord starts at Cocheren.
GR 5G Nord is a challenging hike that requires a good level of fitness.
Yes, GR 5G Nord is part of the National Walking Network (NWN), a wider network of long-distance hiking trails.