Around Equemauville

Hike in the Bois de Breuil forest, passing through the commune of Barneville-la-Bertrand.

Details

n°173877

Creation:
09 Nov 2015

Last update:
25 Nov 2022

Last review:
29 Sep 2025

Activity: Walking
Distance: 12.65 km
Average duration: 4h 00
Difficulty: Moderate
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 126 m
Descent: - 125 m
Highest point: 118 m
Lowest point: 11 m

Country: France
District: Équemauville (14600)
Start/End: N 49.392304° / E 0.206727°
IGN map(s): Ref. 1711OT
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Description of the walk

Car park near Equemauville church, Avenue de Jumel (D579a).

(S/E) Walk along the church, cross the road (D579a) and take Chemin des Noisettes directly opposite. After 100 metres, turn left onto Chemin de la Cour de l'Abbé Lebedel, then Chemin de la Butte and continue straight ahead.

(1) Cross the D579 road (take care) to reach Chemin de la Croix Rouge slightly to the right.

(2) At the first intersection, turn left onto Chemin des Droulis (tarmac). After the farm, continue along the path.

(3) At the road, turn right, then left onto Chemin des Lisores. At the next intersection, turn left onto Chemin du Petit Mesnil.

(4) You will come to a small road; follow it to the right. Just after a right-hand bend, turn left to enter the Bois du Breuil forest. Go past the wooden barrier, then follow the^GR®223(red and white markings) opposite towards Chemin de Bretagne.

(5) At the crossroads, turn left and stay on the edge of the plateau, with a downward slope on your right.

(6) At the fork, take the path on the right, the red and white marked^GR®. Shortly afterwards, turn sharply right, still following the^GR®, and descend. Join the D62 road and follow it (with caution) to the church.

(7) Turn left with the road and, at the junction that quickly appears, follow the D513 to the left for about 300 metres.

(8) Turn left onto Chemin des Mesliers. At the end of the tarmac road, continue along a path. Return to the tarmac road at Lieu Vicomte and continue straight ahead.

(9) Come out onto the D279 and follow it to the left and uphill. After about 250 m, climb the steps on the right and continue straight ahead into the forest.

(10) At an intersection, go straight ahead (ignore the path on the right) and continue uphill.

(11) Turn left onto Chemin de la Plane, ignoring the paths on the left. Cross the D579a (take care) and turn right/left to follow Chemin de la Potence. Then ignore the paths on the right.

(12) Turn right onto Chemin des Écureuils, which becomes Chemin des Noisettes. Cross Chemin de la Cour l'Abbé Lebedel on the right-hand side and cross the D579a again to return to the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 113 m - Car park near the - Église Saint-Pierre (Équemauville)
1 : km 1.22 - alt. 104 m - Crossing the D579a
2 : km 1.73 - alt. 103 m - Chemin des Droulis
3 : km 2.85 - alt. 113 m - Route D279
4 : km 4.21 - alt. 114 m - Small road
5 : km 5.09 - alt. 103 m - Crossroads
6 : km 6.18 - alt. 105 m - Fork
7 : km 6.93 - alt. 26 m - Église Saint-Georges (Pennedepie)
8 : km 7.21 - alt. 11 m - Chemin des Mesliers
9 : km 9.41 - alt. 44 m - Route D279
10 : km 10.27 - alt. 77 m - Intersection
11 : km 10.84 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
12 : km 11.92 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
S/E : km 12.65 - alt. 113 m - Car park near the - Église Saint-Pierre (Équemauville)

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5

Based on 24 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5

Route interest
4.3 / 5

tegnaf

29 Sep 2025 at 13:00 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Only the end of the route is not very clear.
Otherwise, it's very good.

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maryline5

05 May 2025 at 12:59 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful spring hike with apple trees in bloom and rhododendrons beginning to flower in the Bois du Breuil. I enjoyed the last part with the view of the green valley and some beautiful properties. Admittedly, there is a bit of road walking, but it's not a deal breaker. What is less pleasant is walking along major roads for a hundred metres or so. For this reason, I would not recommend it for groups.
The explanations are very clear. I just took the wrong direction to get to Pennedepie Church, but when I reached the village exit sign, I realised my mistake. Thank you to the author

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Grazie57

02 Sep 2024 at 14:10 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

The route is really nice. You get to see some beautiful scenery.

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grospapy1947

12 Nov 2022 at 23:22 3600

that's definitely the right thing to do.

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Veronique 76

12 Nov 2022 at 18:03 3600 • Edited: 12 Nov 2022 at 18:08 3600

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We enjoyed the peace and quiet and, following Stef 001's advice, we managed to get around the blocked section. Thank you, Stef!
The path is indeed closed between points 7 and 8.
Here is a solution:
-leave the trail at point 6 and descend to the right onto the GR.
-when you reach Pennedepie, leave the GR and turn left at the crossroads onto the Trouville road.
- after a hundred metres, turn left onto Chemin des Mesliers.
You will rejoin the trail at point 8. The length of the hike is increased by approximately 1,500 metres.
Enjoy your hike!

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noelja

18 Sep 2022 at 20:51 7200

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Too much tarmac for our liking.
The 'private' road is still private... we could have gone around the barricade, but we didn't dare...
So we had to drive 20 minutes on a dangerous road and rejoined the route further on... at the steps
The forest sections are quite nice, but the rest is of little interest

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grospapy1947

02 Sep 2021 at 09:10 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

An excellent tour in a magnificent rural setting. The itinerary is very well detailed and we did not need to use the GPS guide.

One smalldownside

The road marked "Private" is completely blocked (barrier, chain, padlock), making it impossible to use. This means you have to walk along the busy main road, which is dangerous!

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stef001

19 Aug 2021 at 18:37 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike alternating between small roads and paths; residential areas, countryside and woods.
The path is indeed closed between points 7 and 8.
Here is a solution:
-leave the trail at point 6 and descend to the right onto the GR.
-when you reach Pennedepie, leave the GR and turn left at the crossroads onto the Trouville road.
- after about 100 metres, turn left onto Chemin des Mesliers.
You will rejoin the trail at point 8. The length of the hike is increased by approximately 1,500 metres.

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stéphane 76

19 Jul 2021 at 11:31 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

great hike

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trempoline

21 May 2021 at 18:11 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

beautiful hike, but be aware that the private path is completely closed (impassable barriers at the entrance and exit), so there is no way to continue except by the busy road with no pavement. Review the route

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geraldinegl

09 Mar 2021 at 12:26 3600

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
I would like to report a problem with the route. At point 7, the road we are supposed to take is now a private road and inaccessible (barrier, barbed wire around the plot). Due to the curfew, I didn't have time to make the detour to catch up with the rest of the route + passing through a fairly busy departmental road with very narrow hard shoulders.
I had to turn back and return to the woods :-) and take the road to Equemauville.
It was a shame, as I had really enjoyed crossing the Bois de Breuil after a somewhat monotonous start to the route (fields) and the rest of the programme looked particularly appealing.

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denisdelf

18 Aug 2020 at 20:36 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route, half on tarmac and half on paths.
The day after rain, the route is still passable in trainers.
As the circuit is often in the shade, it must be pleasant in hot weather.
Note: between points 5 and 6, it is possible to reach the beach, which we did (note: this adds 3.3 km and there are two or three slightly more technical sections on the beach, including crossing a stream), and we really enjoyed this part.
In short, a great time for the whole family.

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petite chose

15 Apr 2019 at 09:15 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very pleasant and varied route: countryside, woods and villages, sea views
Not much tarmac, unlike other routes in the region
The section through the woods was wonderful, with carpets of wild garlic, periwinkles, squills and orchids
The rhododendrons were not yet in bloom

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jbcouget

10 Apr 2019 at 18:16 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

nothing negative

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JJD14

25 Dec 2018 at 12:44 3600

Hello docteurpierron
The change has been saved
Thank you and Merry Christmas
jjd

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