Around Saint-Hymer

A very pleasant hike, offering views of the countryside and undergrowth.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.96 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 211 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 213 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 44 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Saint-Hymer (14130)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.253744° / E 0.173607°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1711OT, 1712SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park at Saint-Hymer church, head straight ahead with the restaurant on your right and the church on your left. Climb for 200 metres then turn right onto the slightly uphill path. Turn left and ignore the first path on the right. At the fork, take the path on the right.

(1) At the next fork, turn left. At the Calvary (Croix de la Bruyère), turn right twice and go down the path.

(2) At the T-junction, turn right and continue for 400 metres.

(3) Then turn left for 250 metres and cross the D101 (take care), first turn right then left. Continue on the D285, which crosses the Ruisseau de la Fontaine Magard stream. At the fork, go left.

(4) Leave the road and turn right onto an uphill path. Ignore a path on the left and, when you reach the top (elevation 108), turn left onto Chemin de la Galoche. Turn left at the first fork and left again at the second to reach the D101.

(5) Turn right for 100 metres, then turn left before the wash house to head towards the Fontaine Magard.

(6) At the fork, take the second path on the right (Chemin de la Forge Plichon), then turn left onto a shaded path to rejoin Chemin de la Bruyère Hauvel.

(7) First turn left then right to follow a path (not shown on the map) and come out onto a road just before the crossroads of Chemin de la Fontaine Magard and Chemin du Grand Cours.

(8) Once at the crossroads, turn left and head north-west towards Les Toutains. Turn left at the end, then after 300 metres, turn right downhill to rejoin Chemin du Bois du Mordouet.

(9) At the bottom, turn left, ignore the path on your left and continue north until you reach a fork.

(10) Leave the path on your right and turn left onto the next one to head towards Les Suzannes. At the junction, turn right onto the path that bends to the right, then to the left, and leads to a crossroads.

(11) Go straight across the crossroads and, 100 metres further on, take the first path on the left. Follow this path downhill to rejoin the D101. Turn right for 50 metres, then right again. After 200 metres, turn left (north) and continue straight ahead to return to the crossroads you took on the way there.

(2) Continue straight ahead.

(3) Continue north and turn right immediately to return to the fork.

(1) Continue north-east and follow the same route as on the way there to return to the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.72 - alt. 97 m - Fork
  3. 2 : km 1.5 - alt. 78 m - T-junction
  4. 3 : km 1.81 - alt. 70 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 2.66 - alt. 64 m - Leave the road and take the path on the right.
  6. 5 : km 4.83 - alt. 86 m - D101, turn right for 100 metres
  7. 6 : km 5.67 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Chemin de la Forge.
  8. 7 : km 6.06 - alt. 126 m - Left/right
  9. 8 : km 6.37 - alt. 127 m - Head back north-west.
  10. 9 : km 7.27 - alt. 109 m - On the left, below
  11. 10 : km 7.78 - alt. 120 m - Leave the path on the right and continue.
  12. 11 : km 8.76 - alt. 120 m - Pass the crossroads, then turn left after 50 metres.
  13. S/E : km 11.96 - alt. 62 m - Church car park

Notes

Hiking boots are recommended, as are walking sticks for experienced hikers.

Worth a visit

At Saint-Hymer cemetery, visit the tomb of "Mère Denis", former advertising muse for a famous brand of electrical appliances.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
maryline5
maryline5

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We completed this route with a group of walkers after initially scouting it out. We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery and the views of the pretty houses in the Pays d'Auge. A beautiful, undulating walk completed in early January, to be repeated in spring when everything is green.
We had a little trouble following the route using the description. Fortunately, we were able to follow it using the app.

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Patobser
Patobser

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, a very beautiful route without too much difficulty, with a large part of it on unpaved paths, but many paths cross and despite the good signage, there is a risk of taking the wrong path if we are distracted. With the app, there's no need to worry, as the alerts put us back on the right track. Thank you to the creator of this hike.

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Capucine55
Capucine55

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike. We did it on a warm spring day, so we appreciated the many shaded sections. As it had rained heavily beforehand, the paths were quite muddy and there were even some sections where you had to walk along a narrow strip. I recommend taking a walking stick for these sections. Beautiful scenery. Highly recommended.

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Céline14390
Céline14390

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, well marked on the map and described in the guidebook. Followed in parallel with the app. Done as a family with teenagers. Thank you for sharing.

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Conqué
Conqué

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and varied route, with apple trees and beautiful houses along the way. No particular difficulty.
Thank you for the route!

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AtomikLu
AtomikLu

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Excellent description and sequence of undergrowth and countryside landscapes with very interesting traditional houses.

thank you very much!

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cd.ferquel@noos.fr
cd.ferquel@noos.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very beautiful hike.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Superb hike as usual with JJD14. Excellent toponymy of the terrain.

Thank you, best regards

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JJD14
JJD14

Good evening
Thank you for your comments
If you follow the instructions for points 1, 2 and 3, there should be no problems.
As for point 7, do not delete it as it avoids a section of road...
@+

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BellesPortes111
BellesPortes111

First difficulty: Points 1, 2 and 3. We have gone through them twice.
Second difficulty: I suggest removing point 7 and continuing directly from 6 to 8.

Once again, I am not criticising, but in the end we walked 16 km. It was very sunny.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, BellesPortes111
You are the first to post about this hike, so if something is not quite right in the description, we need to respond immediately.
Can you tell us how we can improve the description?

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BellesPortes111
BellesPortes111

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Magnificent landscapes with properties typical of the Pays d'Auge region.
To be repeated when the apple trees are in bloom.

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