Walk around Boves

A short walk around Boves to get a glimpse of the rolling, wooded landscape of the Picardy countryside. You will then discover the marshes of the Saint-Ladre pond nature reserve.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.43 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 33 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 33 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 63 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Somme (80)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.845085° / E 2.382995°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2309E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(S) The walk starts from the car park in front of the church.

(1) Opposite the church, take the road to the right for about 200 metres.

(2) Turn left onto "Le chemin de la montagne", a fairly steep path for about 200 metres (this is the only difficult part of the route).

(3) At the top, turn left onto the D167 to join theGR®124, continue a few metres along the road.
Follow theGR®124, which descends to the right just after the woods for 200 metres.

(4) Turn right to descend slowly towards Boves.
In Boves, cross Rue Gaston Lecomte and immediately turn onto Rue Manasses Barbier, which is almost opposite.

(5) Just after the Pont Prussien bridge, turn left onto a small path that takes you through the Saint-Ladre nature reserve with its marshland vegetation.
When you return to the Pont Prussien bridge, do not cross it, but follow the bank of the Avre river to the left (be careful, the bank becomes narrow towards the end).

(6) At the traffic lights, cross the bridge on the right and take the first street on the left (Rue Bénigne Bernard).
Continue along Rue des Écluses, which runs alongside the marshes
At the end, when you reach Rue Alphonse Tellier, turn right to reach the car park (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 30 m - Car park in front of the church. Close to the - Noye (rivière) - Affluent de l'Arve
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 32 m - Opposite the church, take the road to the right
  3. 2 : km 0.35 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Le chemin de la montagne
  4. 3 : km 0.87 - alt. 33 m - At the top, turn left onto the D167
  5. 4 : km 2.18 - alt. 27 m - Turn right to slowly descend towards Boves
  6. 5 : km 5.17 - alt. 30 m - Just after the Pont Prussien bridge, turn left - Avre (rivière)
  7. S/E : km 6.43 - alt. 30 m - Car park in front of the church

Notes

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

4.2 / 5
Based on 22 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Fred689
Fred689

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful view, very beautiful place

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REDANC
REDANC

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

In 6/ the street name (Bénigne Bernard) does not appear on the walls (except further on), but just take the first left as indicated.
Then, rather than following Rue des Écluses, we turned left towards the stadium and went around the marsh, which is much more pleasant than the residential street suggested, and only slightly longer.

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newstory
newstory

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Disappointing hike, dangerous road, lots of houses, lots of streets, far too much noise (road always very close, aerodrome, aerobatic planes, helicopters!!) difficult to stay calm.

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madydou
madydou ★

Hello mspa,
Could you explain the difficulty you encountered?
As the village is small, the church and its car park should have been easy to find.

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mspa
mspa

Overall rating : 1.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

We were never able to find the route shown on the map....

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jobu68
jobu68

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk, especially the part with the river on the right and the pond on the left, followed by the vegetable gardens. The water in the river is crystal clear, and soft green algae sway gently.

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ÉBdidonc
ÉBdidonc
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Fresh air, sunshine and nature in Picardy!
It's a shame that on part of the route, the noise from vehicles on the motorway detracts from the "wild" aspect of the natural surroundings.
And the GPS tracking worked perfectly (on my old iPhone 7) thanks to the Visorando app!

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commecy
commecy

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant circuit on varied terrain, fields, undergrowth, river

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Baquet Sylvie
Baquet Sylvie

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

nice circuit

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Josetteaubry
Josetteaubry

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little nature walk, indeed!
As a bonus, it's along the allotment gardens! 🤗

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Herbismoke
Herbismoke

Hello, just a clarification about the part of the walk that passes through the Saint-Ladre pond nature reserve:
This is a protected natural site (by the Hauts-de-France Nature Conservancy). Within the nature reserve, the trail follows a stabilised path and large sections of decking. This allows people with reduced mobility to explore the nature in the reserve. Tactile markers are also placed along the trail. An audio guide is available (plates with QR codes to scan with your smartphone).
To prepare for your visit, documents can be downloaded here.
The Hauts-de-France Nature Conservancy welcomes nature lovers to many sites in the Hauts-de-France region (nature activities, guided tours or self-guided walks)

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flutinade
flutinade
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, if not a little noisy around the marshes when we passed through!

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Bruno Hic
Bruno Hic

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely little walk. Easy. The marsh crossing is very beautiful.

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Celtubert
Celtubert

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A short, pleasant and very enjoyable route. The description is very clear, just follow it

Alternative starting point: the entrance to the St Ladre reserve. Parking is easy and the first part is flat, allowing you to warm up your muscles before tackling the climb up the "mountain path".

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you 4641881059
The author does not mention any signposts in their description, which is in line with Visorando's policy of publishing well-described walks accompanied by an extract from an IGN map so that you can find your way around easily.
If you want to follow signposts, you will need to go to the tourist offices, which will sell you guidebooks.
You are absolutely right when you say

to prepare this route well using an IGN map, or even to do a reconnaissance unless you are using GPS.

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