Beautiful views in Saint-Valéry-en-Caux

A short walk offering views of the town and the harbour from various angles.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.47 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 259 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 233 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 184 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the far end of the marina.

(S/E) Walk alongside the docks along Avenue Clémenceau, then continue along Quai du Havre. Do not cross the lock bridge but continue straight on along Quai de la Batellerie, passing the Maison Henri IV, then keep to the right onto Quai d’Aval. Then turn left onto the Sentier des Douaniers for a few hundred metres to reach the viewpoint overlooking the harbour and the town.

(1) Turn back towards the lock bridge. Cross it to reach the Quai d’Amont and head down towards the seafront, following it as far as the casino.

(2) Turn right to walk alongside the car park, then right again onto Rue des Remparts. Turn left onto Rue du Casino, then leave it immediately to take the steps leading to the Costes and Bellonte monument.

(3) Turn your back on the monument and continue to the left. Just before the tarmac road, turn right onto the Cavée aux Ânes, which leads onto Rue Traversière. Follow this to the right until you reach the first street on the left, Rue de Veules, which you take to reach the modern-style chapel.

(4) Turn left to cross the Place du Marché, go round the roundabout and follow Avenue Foch, which leads straight back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 23 ft - Car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.74 - alt. 161 ft - Aval Cliff
  3. 2 : mi 1.43 - alt. 30 ft - Casino
  4. 3 : mi 1.65 - alt. 184 ft - Costes and Bellonte Memorial
  5. 4 : mi 1.97 - alt. 26 ft - Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Port (Saint-Valéry-en-Caux)
  6. S/E : mi 2.47 - alt. 23 ft - Car park

Notes

Toilets are available along the route, as well as bars and restaurants. There are no particular difficulties apart from the climb up to the Costes and Bellonte Memorial.

Worth a visit

Henri IV House.
Church.
Costes and Bellonte Memorial.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

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

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely tour of the town with its magnificent half-timbered houses, and in particular the house ‘said’ to have belonged to Henry IV.

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le
le

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with two steep climbs. Unfortunately, we
couldn’t complete the first one, the Sentier des Douaniers; the end section has been closed
, no doubt for safety reasons due to the erosion of the cliffs. So we
stopped at a memorial site, from where there was already a magnificent view

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francois-brun
francois-brun

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really lovely walk in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, enjoyed in glorious sunshine and with not too much wind. The stained-glass windows are well worth a look inside the church (it was open when we walked past). Just after the Henri IV house, we followed a signposted alternative route to explore the ‘quartier de l’aval’ (brown signs), which rejoins the main route on the customs officers’ path where it turns into a flight of steps.

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