Walk in Falaise

This family walk allows you to discover the town of Falaise, its castle and its ramparts. It is accessible to most people.

You will discover all of the ramparts surrounding the town as well as the main gates and monuments.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.57 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 51 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 153 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 100 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park at the foot of William the Conqueror's castle.

(S/E) Go around the castle to the west to reach the Fontaine d'Arlette fountain.

(1) Then take the grassy path along the Relay. You can see the ramparts of the town and the castle.

Continue on to see one of the city gates and cross the street to take the Venelle de la Pépinière.

Walk along the right-hand side of the pond and cross the road using the pedestrian crossing. Follow Chemin des Oliviers to Saint-Laurent de Falaise Church

(2). Turn right and, about twenty metres further on, turn left to see the small wash house. Then climb the Saint-Laurent hill to see the Lecomte gate

(3). Go back down and turn right onto Route d'Eraines. Turn right after the small river and walk up through the park to Château de la Fresnaye.

(4) Join Rue Georges Clémenceau and cross the bridge over the moat to see the Hôtel Saint-Léonard. Cross the street and walk along the ramparts behind the "Le Forum" theatre. Then turn right into Rue du 9ème Arrondissement de Paris to reach Place Belle-Croix.

Cross this square diagonally to reach Rue de la Trinité, then Rue Rollon, and turn left under the porch of a building to reach the Church of the Holy Trinity and its porch. Pass under the porch and walk along the left side of the church to reach its entrance and the statue of William the Conqueror.

Cross the square towards the courtyard of William the Conqueror's castle and visit it if you feel like it.

(5) Return to the square and turn right to go around the Town Hall. Turn right again to return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 137 m - Car park at the foot of the castle
  2. 1 : km 0.33 - alt. 118 m - Arlette Fountain
  3. 2 : km 1.75 - alt. 102 m - Saint-Laurent Church in Falaise
  4. 3 : km 2.06 - alt. 116 m - Porte Lecomte
  5. 4 : km 2.85 - alt. 136 m - Château de la Freysnaie
  6. 5 : km 4.11 - alt. 153 m - William the Conqueror's Castle
  7. S/E : km 4.57 - alt. 137 m - Car park at the foot of the castle

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 28268772

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 29, 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 route, rich in architectural heritage.
Many thanks, we would have missed many of them otherwise!

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gk
gk

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk that allows you to discover Falaise in a very enjoyable way, and a few monuments that you would probably have missed if you had gone straight to the castle and then into town. At point 1, go down the road on the left to discover the wash house, Impasse de la Roche, which has recently reopened to visitors after renovation. Numerous panels along the first part of the route, with reproductions of old postcards, take us back to Falaise a century ago.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit the Church of Saint-Laurent (at point 2), which has been beautifully maintained and preserved. It's hard to imagine that it existed a thousand years ago...

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marhem
marhem

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route... with lots of monuments (castles, churches, ruins, old houses...)

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denisfer
denisfer

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route with many sites to discover

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Mme Jeannin
Mme Jeannin

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk to discover Falaise!

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Speedylamouche
Speedylamouche

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

Not for me. Too much city. But it might be interesting for those who like history.

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eljoouri
eljoouri

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy walk to visit the outside and inside of the cliff.

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DIDIER1422
DIDIER1422

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The explanations and maps lack detail: at the turn-off to admire the first gate (1), the route does not correspond to reality and, as not all the street names are given, we searched for quite some time before finding the route.
Then, after the river (3), you have to turn right along a wall that takes you through the park: the path is not marked and the passage is blocked by a mound of earth, which made us hesitate and look for another passage before retracing our steps.
It is surprising that there is no signposted stop to visit the first church on Rue Georges Clémenceau – very bright, majestic and interesting – then another detour through the gate overlooking the river on the right from the town centre on Rue Saint-Georges?
Finally, the visit to the castle courtyard with its view of the moat and the town is worth the detour – while waiting to visit the castle again? – it would be good to encourage hikers to visit.
Kind regards

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MIMILE59
MIMILE59

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk to explore Falaise

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CHRIS IFS
CHRIS IFS

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We were regular visitors to the city and unaware of its rich history. Well laid out despite the maintenance issues caused by the current situation (coronavirus preventing the maintenance of certain areas).

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Roland Pinet
Roland Pinet

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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