Around Gonneville-en-Auge via Sallenelles

Leaving Gonneville-en-Auge, in the countryside, follow the Bay of Sallenelles and the River Orne. You will then pass the Merville Batteries.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.33 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 00 
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    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 54 m
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    Descent: - 63 m

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    Highest point: 48 m
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    Lowest point: 3 m

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Description of the walk

Depart from the car park at Gonneville-en-Auge church.

(S/E) Head south-east, keeping the cemetery on your left. Before the fork in the road, take the first path on the left. At the crossroads (point 4), turn left.

(1) At the crossroads, turn right towards Pré Monfiquet. Ignore the first path on the left and take the second one, heading north.

(2) Turn left. At the T-junction, turn left again.

(3) Turn left. At the houses, turn right.

(4) Turn right at a right angle. At the immediate junction, continue straight ahead. Cross a road (D223) and reach the stele.

(5) Continue to the right (north-west) then immediately left (west) onto Chemin du Buisson. Ignore Chemin des Banques on the left and Chemin des Coteaux on the right.

(6) At the end, after a right-hand bend, turn left onto Avenue de la Hogue du Moulin.

(7) Turn right onto Route de Cabourg. After about 300 metres, turn left (carefully) onto Boulevard Kennedy. Follow this road (north-west) to the end.

(8) Turn left onto the path. Leave the redoubt on your left and arrive at Chemin de la Baie.

(9) Cross the road and go behind the guard rails to make a first turn left then right turn and follow the path. Leave the pond on your left and head south-southwest along the Orne. Return to the south bank of the pond.

(10) Turn right onto the path parallel to the Cabourg road. Follow this path, keeping to the right along the Baie de l'Orne.

(11) Keep right (west) onto Boulevard Maritime, then follow the path along the bay.

(12) Turn left and walk along the Orne on the footpath for about 1.5 km.

(13) Take the first path on the left, then left again. Then turn right, ignore a path on the left and turn left into the next one. After about 300 metres, turn right again.

(14) Cross the Cabourg D514 road (take care) towards the orientation table with a view of the bay and Ouistreham

(15) Continue east and quickly turn left onto Rue Oger. At the T-junction, turn left onto Route de Sallenelles (D37b). After about 200 metres, turn right onto Chemin du Saint-Sacrement.

(16) At the end, follow Chemin du Moulin d'Eau to the left. Ignore a street on the right (towards Ferme du Buisson).

(17) At the next junction, turn right and follow theGR®223(red and white markings). After 500 metres, turn right again, still following the GR®. After a few bends, leave the path to Le Bois on your right and continue north.

(18) Leave theGR® trail straight ahead and turn right. After 200 metres, turn right towards Batterie de Merville. About 300 metres after the battery, first turn right then left and continue along Rue du Douet Philibert.

(1) At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue des Banques. Continue along Rue de la Croix Bazin and head for the car park at Gonneville Church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 14 m - Church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.94 - alt. 5 m - Crossroads
  3. 2 : km 1.76 - alt. 3 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.34 - alt. 7 m - Path on the left
  5. 4 : km 2.98 - alt. 12 m - Bend in the road
  6. 5 : km 3.71 - alt. 15 m - Stele
  7. 6 : km 4.63 - alt. 4 m - Avenue de la Hogue du Moulin
  8. 7 : km 4.93 - alt. 5 m - Cabourg Road
  9. 8 : km 6.06 - alt. 6 m - On the left, along the path
  10. 9 : km 6.87 - alt. 4 m - Chemin de la Baie
  11. 10 : km 8.45 - alt. 4 m - South bank of the lake
  12. 11 : km 9.76 - alt. 5 m - Boulevard Maritime
  13. 12 : km 10.74 - alt. 4 m - Footpath along the Orne
  14. 13 : km 12.29 - alt. 5 m - First path on the left
  15. 14 : km 13.61 - alt. 21 m - Crossing the Cabourg road
  16. 15 : km 13.96 - alt. 48 m - Orientation table
  17. 16 : km 15.02 - alt. 39 m - Chemin du Moulin d'Eau
  18. 17 : km 15.76 - alt. 28 m - Crossroads - Cote 28
  19. 18 : km 18.07 - alt. 13 m - Crossroads - Leave the GR
  20. S/E : km 20.33 - alt. 12 m - Church car park

Notes

Please note that at high tide, the route between (9) and (10) is impassable: in this case, go around the bay on the left on the tarmac roads. Check the tide times and coefficients in advance.

Worth a visit

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

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
rothranv
rothranv

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful, easy hike with a coffee break in Gonneville near the duck pond.
A stop at the Merville Franceville batteries is a must, so you can come back and visit them with your family.

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milou_76
milou_76

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike with a very slight incline uphill, more reasonable downhill but still easy.
Several beautiful views of Salenelle Bay
Stroll through the small village of Gonneville
A good portion of the route is shaded, which is pleasant in hot weather.

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dezert48
dezert48
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike passing by the Merville Franceville batteries and the mouth of the Orne River.
Best done at high tide.
Very good

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tarajules
tarajules

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Completed with modifications (visit to Pegasus/museum/Café Gondrée):
At 13, continue straight ahead until you reach the D514, turn left, cross the first bridge to reach Pegasus Bridge.
On the way back, cross the bridges again and continue towards Ranville, rejoining the route via the GR223 variant.
This allows you to combine history with exercise

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jjyb
jjyb

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Varied landscapes, beautiful views, the sea, history... Very good

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fredchristine14
fredchristine14

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

in fine weather, the view of Sallenelles Bay through a window of vegetation is magnificent
i changed my route to return via the beach, walking in the water at low tide and collecting lots of cockles
i didn't meet a single soul on the paths

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mariecora
mariecora

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike. Thank you for your work!!

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seb27640
seb27640

Yes, perfect... well done for your responsiveness.

Bye

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madelaine joel
madelaine joel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful route, beautiful scenery with very little road.

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JJD14
JJD14
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Hello
So you had a lovely day on this hike.
I have corrected the description at the beginning
Let me know if it's clearer now
see you soon

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seb27640
seb27640

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A superb, very varied walk with very little tarmac: beautiful beaches, natural spots and a very nice view of the bay and lots of animals: horses, cows...
We took the opportunity to visit the museum in Merville, France
The start was a little tricky as there was quite a bit of road around the church.

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brunovittecoq
brunovittecoq
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk without too much tarmac. View of Orne Bay. Please note that the path along the Orne may be closed during storms or high tides.

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Pascaleviso
Pascaleviso

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant hike, long but easy and accessible to all, the Montaiguaises Hikers had an excellent day

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Enitram14
Enitram14

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Good evening
The towpath (between 12 and 13) may be closed by prefectural order on certain occasions: high tides, storms, etc.

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JJD14
JJD14

Hello
Thank you for your message
It is specified not to pass through during high tide and to bypass points 9 and 10
see you soon

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