GR 12, Long-distance hiking trail from Amsterdam to Paris via Brussels, Netherlands, Belgium and France

The GR 12 is a 977 km Grande Randonnée trail from Amsterdam via Brussels to Paris, with 222 km in the Netherlands, 197 km in Flanders, 212 km in Wallonia and 346 km in France. It crosses Dutch polders, the small-scale Flemish countryside, forests in southern Belgium and northern France, and open hilly land near Reims. Waymarks are red-and-white GR signs; the one shown reads "Sentiers GR", "081/390 615", "www.grsentiers.org" and "GR 12".

The GR 12 is a waymarked Grande Randonnée route linking Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris, with 977 km in total: 222 km in the Netherlands, 197 km in Flanders, 212 km in Wallonia and 346 km in France. Its Dutch section, between Amsterdam and Bergen op Zoom, is known as the Floris V-pad (LAW 1–3). The trail is also used as a feeder route for pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela.

The GR 12 is waymarked with the red-and-white GR marks of the French system, as the sign on its wooden posts shows, and in the Netherlands the section from Amsterdam to Bergen op Zoom is known as the Floris V-pad (LAW 1-3). The route is also used as a feeder path for pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela. It crosses the polders of the Netherlands, the small-scale landscapes of Flanders and the forests of southern Belgium and northern France.

The GR 12 runs 977 km from Amsterdam via Brussels to Paris, with 222 km in the Netherlands, 197 km in Flanders, 212 km in Wallonia and 346 km in France. The Dutch stretch between Amsterdam and Bergen op Zoom is also known as the Floris V-pad (LAW 1-3). Waymarks are the red-and-white GR signs, as on the post marked "GR 12" beside the path.

The route is marked with red and white or yellow signs that guide walkers clearly along the path, making navigation straightforward for most people. The ponds at Commelles are quiet spots where many bird species gather, and deer and wild boars occasionally appear in the surrounding forest.