GR 131 starts in the old city of Damme and runs diagonally through the province of West Flanders to the Ieperboog. The trail connects GR 5A in the north of the province with GR 128 in the south.
The trail connects GR 5A in the north of the province with GR 128 in the south.
The trail comprises 3 sections: the Bruges Ommeland, the Woodland, and the Yser Valley with the Ypres Arch. In the first two sections, the forests take centre stage, in the last section the water.
