Around Saint-Maclou and Foulbec

A walk alongside racehorses through the countryside and along forest paths.

Details

172042
Creation:
Last update:
Last review:
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.46 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 163 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 166 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 117 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Saint-Maclou (27210)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.365175° / E 0.408147°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1811OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

(S/E) Car park near the church of Saint-Maclou.

Head east on the Pont-Audemer road and take the first path on the right, passing by the schools. At the Calvary crossroads, turn right onto the straight road and continue for 1000m.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin des Trotteurs, then continue straight on to cross the D675 (take care). Carry on straight ahead and pass the hamlet of Le Bos, following the road which then turns left.

(2) At the three-way junction, turn right, then at the next crossroads, first turn left then right and continue along the Route du Val Loyer.

(3) At the fork, turn left onto theGR®224(red and white markings) then left again after 150m.

(4) At the next junction, turn right then left after 200m, continuing downhill. Pass a road on the right and carry on to Route des Vergers.

(5) Walk down Route des Vergers, keeping to the left. Pass the first path on the left, take the next small path on the left and turn right.

(6) At the junction, leave theGR®224, turn left into Rue de la Forge and follow the road uphill for 400m.

(7) Turn right into the forest, then turn left after 200m to take the Charrière du Roule.

(8) At the fork, leave the path on your left and take the descent opposite to reach the D90, near the Source du Val Durand. Turn left and continue for 400m, then turn right to reach the next junction where you must turn left.

(9) Continue right along the road until you reach a fork.

(10) Take the left-hand hairpin bend, keep to the right to rejoin the D90, then continue straight on towards the church of Saint-Maclou (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 114 m - Church of Saint-Maclou
  2. 1 : km 1.28 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto the path
  3. 2 : km 3.15 - alt. 106 m - At the T-junction, turn right
  4. 3 : km 4.36 - alt. 104 m - Junction with the GR224
  5. 4 : km 5.18 - alt. 101 m - Crossroads on the right
  6. 5 : km 6.82 - alt. 10 m - Head down to the left onto the Route des Vergers
  7. 6 : km 7.34 - alt. 16 m - Leave the GR224, turn left
  8. 7 : km 8.09 - alt. 89 m - Turn right into the forest
  9. 8 : km 9.23 - alt. 98 m - Leave the path on your left
  10. 9 : km 10.52 - alt. 98 m - Continue to the right along the road
  11. 10 : km 10.89 - alt. 105 m - Fork in the road, turn left at the hairpin bend
  12. S/E : km 12.46 - alt. 113 m - Church of Saint-Maclou

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

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

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
maryline5
maryline5

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

beautiful views of the valley

Machine-translated

noelja
noelja

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We did it from Foulbec.
The circular route beyond St-Maclou isn’t very interesting.
Thanks to the author of the description

Machine-translated

gbianchi
gbianchi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A pleasant route suitable for everyone, though it lacks signposting.

Machine-translated

Bernard QUESNEL
Bernard QUESNEL

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A tricky but enjoyable route. The signposting is a bit hit-and-miss (we covered 19 km on a recce), but it’s still worth doing

Machine-translated

JJD14
JJD14

Good evening
Thank you for your comments
but I don’t understand why you came across a private road I’m not familiar with
Looking forward to hearing from you
JJD

Machine-translated

b.butel@orange.fr
b.butel@orange.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Hello
I completed this walk on 22 April 2016. The only problem I encountered was the prohibition on passing between point no. 10 and the road running alongside Château du Mont Gouje (I did this walk in the opposite direction). This path is private property (as stated in large letters), which means we have to take the road instead of the path.
Kind regards
Bernard

Machine-translated

Other walks in the area

For more walks, use our search engine .

The GPS track and description are the property of this route's author. Please do not copy them without permission.