GRP: Autour des Gorges de la Loire du Forez au Roannais, FFRP topo-guide ref. no. 420, 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 GUIDE: a 130km tour of the gorges of the Loire which can be divided into several shorter circuits, plus 10 local walks from one to four & an half hours long.