Exploring Neuville-Ferrières and Saint-Saire

This route will take you through the charming, flower-filled villages of Neuville-Ferrières and Saint-Saire, through which the Avenue Verte passes. You will mainly be travelling along departmental and local roads.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.42 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 266 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 266 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 515 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 282 ft

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Description of the walk

Parking in the village square of Neuville-Ferrières, with its town hall and church.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, leave the car park on your left and walk past the church. Go down the steps opposite the Café de Pays, cross the RD117 and follow it to your right until you reach the Fork in the road.

(1) At the Fork in the road, take the local road on your left towards Pont de Canche. Continue straight on; you’ll reach the Route du Beau Soleil in Saint-Saire, which you follow until you reach the Carrefour de la Croix des Cloutiers.

(2) At the junction, turn left onto the D119 to head back down to the centre of the village of Saint-Saire.
At the bottom of the road, you’ll arrive at a crossroads opposite the church.

(3) Cross the junction, turn right and then immediately left to join the Avenue Verte. You’ll pass the vicarage on your right and the old castle on your left.

(4) When you reach the junction with the Avenue Verte at kilometre marker 69, take the Avenue Verte on your left. Continue straight on along the Avenue Verte until kilometre marker 70, passing the restored old railway station.

(5) At PN70, cross the D7. Continue along the Avenue Verte to Neuville-Ferrières at PN73.

(6) At PN73, leave the Avenue Verte on your left. You will come out onto the D117.

(7) Turn left, then cross the D117 at the pedestrian crossing. Continue to your left, walking along the pavement beside the D117 towards the centre of Neuville-Ferrières, passing the former stately home.

(8) Walk through the Jardin de l’Alphabet, which runs alongside the D117. Cross the D117 at the pedestrian crossing before the bridge over the River Béthune. Continue along the pavement until you reach the “Café de Pays”. Cross the D117 again, then take the steps to reach the car park at the village square in Neuville-Ferrières (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 335 ft - The village square in Neuville-Ferrières.
  2. 1 : mi 0.07 - alt. 308 ft - Route du Pont de Canche.
  3. 2 : mi 1.7 - alt. 515 ft - The Croix des Cloutiers
  4. 3 : mi 2.32 - alt. 367 ft - Crossroads at Saint-Saire church
  5. 4 : mi 2.49 - alt. 325 ft - Avenue Verte PN69, after the - Béthune (rivière) - Affluent de l'Arques
  6. 5 : mi 2.9 - alt. 328 ft - Avenue Verte PN70
  7. 6 : mi 4.93 - alt. 302 ft - Avenue Verte PN73.
  8. 7 : mi 4.96 - alt. 299 ft - Crossing the D117
  9. 8 : mi 5.19 - alt. 282 ft - The Alphabet Garden.
  10. S/E : mi 5.42 - alt. 335 ft - The village square in Neuville-Ferrières.

Notes

In Neuville-Ferrières, there is an orientation table behind the former vicarage, offering a magnificent panoramic view of the Boutonnière du Pays de Bray.
On the Avenue Verte, the rest area with its sheltered picnic tables and toilets near kilometre marker 73 in Neuville-Ferrières.
Picnic tables on the Avenue Verte at kilometre marker 71.

Worth a visit

In Neuville-Ferrières: Public Gardens.

- The Vicar’s Garden.
- The Alphabet Garden.
- Aromatic Garden.
- The Joy of Learning Garden.
- Flower-lined path.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Philippe Grié
Philippe Grié

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A good route that isn’t too challenging, ideal for getting back into shape

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Geraldine76
Geraldine76

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A walk undertaken under grey skies and following heavy downpours. The route follows quiet country lanes, so our feet stayed dry. Beautiful views over the lush countryside. The final stretch along the greenway seemed a little monotonous to us.
All in all, a very pleasant walk.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A rather pleasant exploration of two small villages in the Pays de Bray; be aware of the risk of flooding on the first part of the route, as the Béthune tends to burst its banks.

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lannel
lannel

Hello,
I hope you make a speedy recovery. You’ll be able to enjoy the various gardens in Neuville-Ferrières, which are looked after by Samuel Leroux, the gardening correspondent for France Bleu Normandie, on Saturday mornings. There’s also a lovely route to do in summer when the flowers are in bloom.
Enjoy your walk.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

I’ll be able to give my opinion once I’ve done the route. I’ve been out of action for a little while now due to a muscle tear, but it should be healed before long – I can’t wait to get back to my hikes.

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