
GR40: Tour des Volcans du Velay, FFRP topo-guide ref. no. 425, one of the titles from an extensive series of light, high quality, A5 paperback guides to the Sentiers de Grande Randonnée, 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, & various types of accommodation, with addresses & telephone numbers.* In this title:* a circuit along the GR40, with an alternative route along the GR3 & GR3F.