Along the two rivers, the Crevon and the Héron

Starting from the pretty village of Ry, where the Crevon river meanders, this hike through the rolling countryside offers beautiful views.
The route takes you through hamlets and woods, with river crossings adding extra charm to this route.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.94 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 298 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 289 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 161 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 74 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Ry (76116)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.472344° / E 1.344501°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2010SB, 2011SB, 2111OT
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Notary's Office, Place Gustave Flaubert in Ry.

(S/E) Head right, cross the Crevon and then, at the crossroads in the bend, follow the road to the left at the sign for "La Bouleautière". Go up this road, pass a staircase on your left and then, at the crossroads, turn right. Continue to the next intersection.

(1) Turn right at the "Allée Verte" sign and continue to the last house. Enter the woods (this section of the path is not maintained), walk along the fence of the house on your left, then turn right at a 90° angle and join a road.

(2) Turn left, then at the next junction, turn left onto Route du Puits. Pass the castle on your right and reach the road marked with red and white GR®® signs.

(3) Follow it to the right, then turn right again and continue to the crossroads.

(4) Cross the street, continue along the path opposite and you will reach a road.

(5) Turn right, then turn left at the next street. Continue to the intersection. Cross and continue straight ahead on the path.

(6) Take the path on the far right (the layout on the ground is different from that on the IGN map). At the next fork in the paths, leave theGR®® on your left (opposite to the IGN map) and continue straight ahead. Follow this path through the woods, ignoring the side paths. Descend until you reach a small street.

(7) Turn right, cross the Héron and continue to the departmental road. Cross it and take the Chemin du Tôt. Climb it until you find yourself in front of a farm.

(8) Turn left at the edge of the woods, go downhill and you will come to a small road. Take it to the left and follow it to the RD46.

(9) Take it to the right for about a hundred metres and turn left at thefirst street at the sign for "Le Tôt".
Cross Le Héron, then turn right at the next intersection and continue until you reach a Y-junction.

(10) Turn left, continue straight ahead to reach a grassy path. Continue until you reach a road. Cross it and continue on the path opposite until you reach a crossroads.

(11) Head towards the signpost for Route No. 5, marked in green. Follow it straight ahead, then turn right and left to pass in front of the church of Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry.

(12) Stop following the green markings, which turn right, and turn left onto Rue Sainte-Anne. Follow it to the calvary.

(13) Turn left so that the calvary is on your right. Join theGR®® trail you took on the way out.

(4) Turn right, then turn right again at the crossroads to reach a pond in the hamlet of Le Puits.

(14) Turn back to the crossroads and rejoin theGR®® on the right.

(3) Continue straight ahead on a road which, a little further on, enters the woods. Continue until you reach the road sign prohibiting motor vehicles.

(15) Follow a small path to the left of the sign. You will come to a street, then turn left and come out onto the road you took on the way there. Follow it to the right and go downhill until you reach the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 74 m - Ry Notary Office car park. - Crevon (rivère) - Affluent de l'Andelle
  2. 1 : km 0.59 - alt. 123 m - On the right, at the Allée Verte sign.
  3. 2 : km 1.39 - alt. 148 m - On the left, road
  4. 3 : km 2.35 - alt. 157 m - On the right, GR
  5. 4 : km 2.76 - alt. 152 m - Opposite, path
  6. 5 : km 3.5 - alt. 135 m - Road junction
  7. 6 : km 4.33 - alt. 92 m - On the right, path
  8. 7 : km 5.66 - alt. 84 m - To the right towards - Heron (cours d'eau) - Affluent de l'Andelle
  9. 8 : km 7.13 - alt. 158 m - On the left at the edge of the woods
  10. 9 : km 8.57 - alt. 96 m - D46 on the right
  11. 10 : km 9.26 - alt. 130 m - Fork to the left
  12. 11 : km 11.24 - alt. 153 m - Opposite, green markings.
  13. 12 : km 12.01 - alt. 152 m - On the left Rue Sainte-Anne
  14. 13 : km 13.32 - alt. 152 m - On the left at the Calvary
  15. 14 : km 15.05 - alt. 155 m - Pond in the hamlet of Le Puits
  16. 15 : km 16.24 - alt. 131 m - To the left of the sign
  17. S/E : km 16.93 - alt. 74 m - Ry Tourist Office car park

Worth a visit

The village of Ry, particularly its church with its splendid carved porch.

 Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
User 2253347

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At signpost 1, there is no longer any access after the houses. There was no path, so we had to turn around and find another way in. Not easy if you don't have a mobile phone.

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Good evening,
Thank you for your feedback and for clarifying the removal of the tourist office.
I have just corrected this information in the parking section.
Kind regards

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Claude41
Claude41

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and varied route. Alternating between forest, countryside and villages. At point 7, we went directly to point 10 and skipped the circular route via 8 and 9, reducing the hike to 13 km. The tourist office at the starting point no longer exists. The building is still there but has been renamed. So look for the medical centre or the notary's office. Despite it being a sunny Sunday, we didn't meet any other hikers.

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Hello,
First of all, I apologise for my delayed response.
I can confirm that there is no road leading off the D13, as I assume you mistakenly continued on the D13 when paragraph S/E states "at the crossroads in the bend, follow the road to the left at the sign for 'La Bouleautière'". The path indicated in point 1 is only found after "turning right at the 'Allée Verte' sign" as indicated in the description. The route therefore corresponds between 1 and 2.
Furthermore, given that you were still on the D13 when you reached point 2, you should indeed have gone straight ahead, but if you had taken the path through the woods, you would have had to turn left onto the D13.
Consequently, the route and the description match.
Kind regards

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Escapade Rando
Escapade Rando

Hello
I would like to inform you of a problem on the course
Between points 1 and 2, the route is incorrectly positioned.
There is no path leading from the D13 to point 1.
This means you have to take the road
In fact, at the right-hand corner, you have to continue straight ahead and join the Route du Puits.
Best regards

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Escargot des champs
Escargot des champs

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The beautiful Héron Valley. It was difficult to find a place to picnic near the river, but we managed to settle down at the entrance to a lodge property. It was very pleasant.

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kelylamil
kelylamil
mercrando9
mercrando9
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy route to follow. Relaxing setting. Hill route with beautiful views, enhanced by sublime passages such as the double crossing of the Héron (just before point 7) and the Mare du Puits (point 14).
Shady paths, which are very welcome at this time of year.
The only downside: on the way back, the section of road between points 12 and 13, where pedestrians are not really safe, and the small road between points 13 and 4, which is certainly not very busy but very monotonous.
But overall, this hike leaves a very pleasant impression. Thank you for sharing it.
A few suggestions:
-Consider doing it in the opposite direction so as not to end on a disappointing note at the end of the route.
Start from Saint Aignan sur Ry to do only the circular 'big loop', which is only about ten kilometres long.
(There are plenty of other hikes that offer opportunities to enjoy the village of Ry).

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FACHERIS76
FACHERIS76

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Difficulties approaching the path along a fence at the start, which is very overgrown with brambles
Inaccurate map on the return journey between points 3 and 14, obscuring the route.
Otherwise, a pleasant route.

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Hello, in response to your question, the IGN map can be found in the "summary" tab on your phone once you have opened the chosen hike.
If you are on the visorando.com website, you need to click on "download PDF of the hike".
We hope this answers your question.
Kind regards

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reveljfmm
reveljfmm

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A bit long for a morning
But it is possible to shorten it without losing the thread...
I would like to know how to get the IGN map: what instructions should I follow? Previously, at the end of the hike description, there was the option to get a detailed map. Or was it at the beginning?
That said, you can just refer to the map of the area, but it's less convenient than before.

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WIEDMANN
WIEDMANN

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Hello, At point 1) at the end of the "Allée Verte", you arrive at a dead end. Please specify that you have to go through the woods without a path... Otherwise, it's an interesting route because it's hilly and very pretty after point 7) when you cross the Héron. A little too much road for my taste, especially at the end of the hike.

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Gofi
Gofi

Hello
you always have to start from point 15.
Bitumen, bitumen, always bitumen.
That's all there is to it.
But the scenery is lovely.
Thanks to the author.

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mamy yoyo
mamy yoyo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello
When you reach the T-junction, instead of going to point 1, take the path on the left to reach point 15, as part of the path from point 1 to point 2, as specified by the author, was poorly maintained, but now it is no longer passable due to the effects of nature. From point 15, go to point 3 and then follow the route as normal.
The description of the route is very reliable. Thank you to the author for this route.

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