Walk from the Risle to the Forest Park

Rivers, meadows, pollarded trees, sunken lanes through the bocage, forest... this peaceful walk offers a real taste of Normandy with beautiful discoveries: green landscapes, heritage sites and a park in a forest.

Short version of the Three Rivers route marked in yellow.
Unpaved paths: 75%

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.08 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 62 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 61 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 149 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 77 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Beaumontel (27170)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.088523° / E 0.765284°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1913SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the school car park on the edge of the D23.

(S/E) With your back to the school, take the road towards the valley and cross the two bridges over the Risle (lovely views). After thesecond bridge, turn right and pass to the right of the town hall, following the river along a dirt track. Follow the small road on the right and pass in front of the mansion "Les Vignes".

(1) Take the first path on the left, lined with beautiful trees. Then take the small road to the right until you reach the crossroads in front of some beautiful thatched cottages and an elegant brick building.

(2) Turn left onto the path and continue straight ahead past the carriage farm and the lodge. Follow a pretty path lined with impressive pollarded trees and cross the Georgette river via a footbridge.

(3) At the barrier marking the entrance to the path, turn right to continue on a path that crosses the Georgette again, then follow and cross the two branches of the Risle.

(4) Cross the departmental road and go up Rue de la Cavée towards the forest. On the way up, follow the main path, which bends to the left. At the top, turn right to walk along the agricultural plain and enter the forest, continuing straight ahead.

(5) At the crossroads of forest paths, take the second path on the left. At the edge of the woods, turn right, then, back under the forest canopy, veer right. After 250 metres, turn right again.

(6) At the large beech tree (crossroads of several marked paths), take thesecond path on the left to continue on the plateau and enjoy the information panels about the trees. Stop a few times to appreciate the features of Parissot Park: the obelisk, the bandstand and its giant thuja trees, and the open-air theatre.

(7) At the outdoor theatre, descend to the right, then continue straight downhill. After the view of the church and the valley, return to the road below and the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 88 m - Car park at the Beaumontel school - Eglise de Beaumontel
  2. 1 : km 0.82 - alt. 82 m - Entrance to the path on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.46 - alt. 81 m - Crossroads in a pretty hamlet
  4. 3 : km 2.29 - alt. 78 m - Barriers marking the entrance to the paths
  5. 4 : km 3.01 - alt. 80 m - Crossing the RD
  6. 5 : km 4.24 - alt. 141 m - Forest crossroads
  7. 6 : km 5.02 - alt. 142 m - Crossroads of the great beech tree
  8. 7 : km 5.71 - alt. 141 m - Open-air theatre
  9. S/E : km 6.08 - alt. 88 m - Car park at the Beaumontel School - Eglise de Beaumontel

Notes

Pizzeria restaurant at the starting point.

Worth a visit

The church of Beaumontel, its old cemetery and the view of the valley at the starting point.

The Georgette and Risle rivers in a typically Norman bocage landscape with its meadows, hedgerows and old pollarded trees.

The park created by Alfred Parissot in a forest that is now municipal property and where the ONF has laid out an interpretive trail for identifying tree species.

3 km away, the listed ruins of the Priory at Beaumont-le-Roger (on the longer yellow-marked route: the Three Rivers route), all shops

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
hermine27
hermine27

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

At number 3 on the oak tree to the left of the fence, there is a yellow cross (signposting error). Fortunately, the description is accurate...
Thanks for this lovely walk, we'll do it again

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User 7519206

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful variety of landscapes, including rivers, forests and buildings. The tour ends with a park featuring a variety of tree species.

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Clojou27
Clojou27

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pleasant hike with varied landscapes, plains, woods and rivers. The description is not always clear at the end, after the climb up the scree slope into the forest area. There are several signs but no yellow markings

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Kristin
Kristin

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb walk with many interesting viewpoints

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Trail traffic impossible to estimate, as it was a Monday working day.
Otherwise, it is a pleasant route without any major difficulties, with one short steep climb at point 4.
Thank you, Dominioque Louis, for this route

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jmg84
jmg84

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A varied route through river plains and forests. Really enjoyable. Not often used, apparently, as the path is sometimes very overgrown. A little confusion at the end of the route (you have to take the wide path on the left rather than the pretty path that goes down to the right), but it doesn't matter as both lead to the same destination. Thank you for this lovely experience.

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maingaultp@orange.fr
maingaultp@orange.fr

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A very nice hike, especially along the banks of the Risle and Georgette rivers.
Despite several days of rain beforehand, the grassy paths weren't muddy.
If there were a version with an extra 2 or 3 kilometres, it would be even better!

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joceroge
joceroge

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike

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Ticole
Ticole

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb, peaceful walk with a short detour from the Parissot car park exit to the ruins of the Priory of the Holy Trinity
Thank you

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb walk between rivers, hedgerows and splendid forest paths. A very pleasant discovery of this beautiful corner of Normandy.
The description is very precise and, what's more, encourages you to observe specific features.
I combined this walk with the one to Manoir du Hom in Beaumont le Roger, making for a wonderful 20 km day's walking (including the connections between Beaumont and Beaumontel and back). What a joy!
Many thanks to the author for these two excellent routes.

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gondolini37
gondolini37

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

:Beautiful hike, impeccable route and signposting, a very beautiful image of our beautiful Normandy.:;

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Dominique Louis
Dominique Louis

Good evening,
I am glad you enjoyed the route.
And thank you for your feedback: I will improve the text where you hesitated (you could have simply cut it but you wouldn't have got lost), to make it as clear as possible.
Best regards.
Dominique

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