I have decided to follow the E5 at first. But what exactly is the E5?

I haven’t met anyone who was even heard of the E-paths here in France yet.

The ERA has a very crude map, Traildino has a not-so-crude map and some textual descriptions of the route. It mentions the GRs, to be taken in France, but that’s it. I haven’t found any comprehensive guide about the E5.

So, what am I going to do? I compare the maps and the description in Traildino with the maps on GR-Infos and build the route based on that.

To download the GPS track from GR-Infos I use “view-source:” in Google Chrome, and look for the Google Maps link. Then I remove the “embed” part of the link and get a description about the individual route in Google Maps. I can then download the KML file and use OSMNavigator or Google Earth on my smartphone to guide myself.

Now I hardly get lost and I’m building my route as I go =).