The GR 223 is a French hiking trail in the Grande Randonnée network.
Understand
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It is known as Sentier des Douaniers ("Custom Officers' Way"); the route is mostly coastal.
Prepare
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[edit]Walk
[edit]It goes all the way from 1 Honfleur to Mont Saint Michel via the coast of Calvados and Cotentin (Mont Saint Michel is on the Breton border in the west). The entire walk takes a month, but most people prefer to pick sections according to their interest.
The first part of the walk goes west past some coastlines including the 2 Côte Fleurie (literally, "Flowery Coast") and the 3 Côte de Nacre (literally, "Mother of Pearl Coast"). Farther west, history fans often choose to visit the D-Day beaches, while lovers of nature (cliffs and coves) prefer the walk around 4 Cap de la Hague, west of 5 Cherbourg, and others still opt to approach Mont Saint-Michel around its eponymous bay. The 6 Baie du mont Saint-Michel is the location of an amazing island and village.
Stay safe
[edit]Word has it that there are problems with cliff erosion over certain sections, so don't be surprised if you are diverted inland at some points.