Around Fresquiennes

Thanks, guydo. I’m currently in Bayeux, but as soon as I get home I’ll correct the route.

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Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, but I’d advise avoiding the main road at waypoint 3 and continuing straight on to Anceaumeville, then heading to waypoint 4 – it’s a short detour but much more pleasant. Enjoy the walk, everyone!

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Date of your route : Jan 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A rather uninteresting walk. Far too many roads which, although in the countryside, are quite busy. And, above all, there are long stretches of road flanked by high embankments on either side, meaning you can’t get to safety on the hard shoulder when cars are passing. The section of path between the A151 motorway and the D957 is noisy as you’re caught between the flow of traffic on both sides. There’s a minor, harmless error in the route description just after the motorway crossing, where a path that doesn’t exist is suggested. You must turn left immediately after crossing the motorway and not go any further, as indicated on the walking map. Then, at the entrance to Binemare Forest, you have to take a path signposted: ‘Private property – no entry’, ‘Caution: Traps’. There’s no way out except to turn back. I carried on with the walk anyway; I didn’t see any traps. But frankly, Visirando shouldn’t feature routes that take you through private property closed to the public. Fortunately, you emerge further on from the private section onto a forest path that is open to the public. Personally, I’m deleting this walk from my records and I wouldn’t recommend it.

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Thank you for taking the time to bring this to my attention; I’ve just made a small amendment to clarify the point.

Kind regards

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Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

As you approach the Binemare Forest, there is a real risk of taking the wrong path as it is not very well signposted.
There’s a bit too much tarmac for my liking along the whole route, though you can cut this down if you know your way around the village of Fresquiennes.

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Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I went for a walk on my own in the morning, in the sunshine, although it was a bit chilly.
The first part of the route up to point 5 is of little real interest. Furthermore, I found the noise pollution from the A150 and, to a lesser extent, the N27, highly unpleasant. I didn’t feel particularly at risk walking alongside the N27, as the grass verge was wide enough to be safe. The rest of the route was rather pleasant, but I had to turn back in the Binemare woods and return to Fresquiennes via the D124 because of a hunting party. A pity.
Given these particular circumstances, I didn’t encounter any difficulties.
Thanks to the author.

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Firstly: the walks I’m asking to have published are ones I’ve actually walked myself.
Secondly: I’m referring to the first 4 kilometres, which consist mainly of road. If you read the route description, you’ll see – even before setting off – that it includes a lot of sections on the road.
Thirdly: point 3 clearly advises you to watch out for traffic; moreover, by walking well to the left, there’s plenty of room to stay safe without having to walk in the field.

All the best

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Date of your route : Feb 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A walk undertaken in the bitter winter cold.
This walk isn’t just 4km on road but at least 10km, so I was disappointed by the description.
What’s more, Mr Benoit, you’ve taken us along a very, very dangerous stretch at point 3 – so dangerous, in fact, that I was forced to walk through the wheat field to be safer!!!!!
This is the second walk I’ve done after the one in Fréville, so I’d like to know, Mr Benoit, whether you actually walk the routes yourself after mapping them out and publishing them on this site??? Because there can be a huge difference between what’s on a map and reality!!!!

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