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(S/E) Start from the Place de Mers-les-Bains.
Head towards the roundabout on the left. Follow Rue Julien Hedin to reach the Esplanade du Général Leclerc.
Follow the esplanade to the left. At the end, walk along Avenue Foch until you reach the D1015. Mers railway station will be on your left.
(1) Walk past the station to Place Pierre Sémard. At the end of the street, turn left and walk for 50 metres.
Cross the lock and head for the roundabout on the left. Follow Quai Édouard Gelée to the left and walk alongside the marina.
(2) At the end of the quay, take the bascule bridge on the right. After crossing, take the path on the left which runs alongside the canal on the right-hand side. At the end of the path, turn left and walk for 40 metres.
(3) Follow the path on the right. You are now in the Marais Sainte-Croix (see sign). The path runs alongside the Ancien Canal de Penthièvre on your right. Continue, then follow the path on the left before reaching the D925 road. After 100 metres, take the footbridge over the Bresle.
(4) Turn right after the footbridge and go under the bridge.
Follow the path which runs alongside the river on your right for 600 metres. Before the secondary school, turn left (signposted; follow the Chemin des Étangs). Turn right into Rue Adolphe Galy. At the end of the street, continue right onto Avenue de la Gare and carry on straight ahead.
(5) Cross the River Busine and continue along Avenue de la Gare. Carry on for 150 metres, crossing the bridge over the River Bresle.
(6) Turn right and follow Boulevard Hélène for 120 metres. You’ll see the Jardin des Fontaines on your right. Carry on until you reach Rue des Fontaines and turn right. Continue along Route de l’Abbé Cochet. You’ll see the château on your left. Follow the road as it bends left and joins Allée des Guises. Pass to the left through the château gardens.
(7) In front of the castle, head to the right then left onto Allée du Cheval. You’ll see the equestrian statue of the Duke of Orléans on your right. Cross the car park,
(8) Turn left in front of the collegiate church (visit the crypt). Turn right after the collegiate church and walk round it along the tarmac path. At the Place d’Orléans below, follow Rue de l’Abbaye to the left.
Carry on to the junction, turn right and, after going down a few steps, pass under the archway opposite,
(9) You are now at the Hôtel Dieu (1658). Cross the park and exit. Turn left, then right to follow Rue Charles Morin. At the first junction, turn left onto Boulevard Hélène until you reach the bridge over the Bresle.
(6) Turn right onto Boulevard Hélène and continue to the next bridge. Cross the bridge to the left, follow Rue Digue Catrix and then, continuing along the same road, Rue La Busine (named after the river on your left).
(10) The street turns at a right angle to the right; continue on to join Rue Chaussée de Picardie. Turn left and, after 200 metres, you’ll reach a roundabout. Turn right and cross Route de Gamache.
(11) Follow the Chemin de Saint-Laurent des Pèlerinages and, immediately afterwards, continue along the main path which climbs for 600 metres.
(12) At the top, on your right, you’ll find the Chapelle Saint-Laurent. Turn left and, after 500 metres, you’ll reach a three-way junction. Continue along the tarmac road to the right for 1,300 metres, passing under a power line.
(13) Cross the D925 (watch out for traffic). Take the road opposite and, after 30 metres, turn onto the path branching off to the right. At the junction, carry straight on along the path. After 700 metres, leave the path on your left and carry straight on.
(14) At the junction in Saint-Quentin-la-Motte, take Rue Henri Dunant straight ahead. At the end of the street, turn left into Rue du Stade. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead into Ruelle du Charron. At the end of the lane, turn left into Rue de Bas and, after 50 metres, turn right into Rue de l’Église.
(15) After 80 metres, turn left into Allée du Château. Carry on straight ahead for 600 metres; you are now on Ruelle Bisgaret, which curves to the right to join Rue André Delignières. Turn left.
(16) After the bend, take the first right onto Ruelle du Moulin, which becomes a track after 300 metres. Carry on straight ahead. At the junction, turn left and follow the track for 500 metres to join the D940.
Follow the D940 to the right. After 150 metres, turn left onto the D940E towards the Bois de Cise.
(17) After 250 metres, take the path on the left, then turn right to walk alongside the Bois de Cise along the Chemin du Grand Mont. After 250 metres, turn right onto the Sentier des Pervenches, then turn left onto the second Route du Vieux Chêne. After 50 metres, take the small path on the left, the Allée Marie.
Follow this path for 1,200 metres and, at the sixth junction, turn left onto Allée du Muguet.
Follow this lane to the top, then turn right.
The path is closed at this point, but it is still possible to get through.
(18) Walk to the viewpoint 200 metres away. Continue to your left to follow theGR®® which runs along the cliffs.
The sections where the path crosses the barriers are clearly marked (you’ll need to climb over them).
Follow theGR®®, which is well signposted; under no circumstances should you find yourself without a fence between you and the edge of the cliff. Please note that some of the rocky ascents are very slippery in wet weather.
You’ll arrive at a viewpoint. You’ll see Mers-les-Bains below and the statue of Notre-Dame de la Falaise to your left.
(19) Head down towards Mers-les-Bains and join Rue de la Falaise, which you follow to the right.
(20) At the church, turn right onto the steps leading down to Rue de Jules Barni. Follow this street, which will take you back to the starting point (S/E).
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