Circular around La Paquine

A lovely walk with views of the green Paquine valley.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.44 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 198 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 198 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 137 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Rocques (14100)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.170983° / E 0.243351°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1712SB, 1713SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the Rocques town hall car park.

(S/E) Head towards Fauguernon on the D263, cross La Paquine and turn right at the calvary. Go up to a fork, veer right. Further on, leave a path that goes downhill on your right and continue on the road that veers at a right angle to the left.

(1) Leave the road on your right and take the path opposite to walk alongside the Gaumont farm. Follow this path downhill until you reach a crossroads.

(2) Turn right, ignore a path that climbs up on your right and continue straight ahead. The path turns into a small tarmac road. Continue straight ahead on this road until you reach a crossroads, after La Mercaillerie.

(3) Turn right onto the road that veers sharply to the left. Further on, ignore a road on your left and continue until you reach another bend.

(4) Take the path on the left to enter the undergrowth and continue along this path until you reach Route de La Barberie. Take this road on the right until you reach the D262, which you should cross with caution.

(5) Cross the Paquine again via a small bridge and immediately turn right onto a fairly wide path (theGR®26). The path quickly turns into a trail, which you follow to the end.

(6) Turn onto the road that climbs to the left and forms two consecutive bends on a steep slope, and continue to the shooting range on your right.

(7) Just after the shooting range, turn right onto a path along the edge of a field, cross through some undergrowth and come out onto a small road, which you take to the right. You will soon reach the D263.

(8) Follow the district road downhill on your right until you reach the car park at Rocques Town Hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Town hall car park. Saint-Ouen Church. Cross the - Paquine (rivière) - Affluent de la Touques
  2. 1 : km 1.02 - alt. 118 m - Fork in the path
  3. 2 : km 1.36 - alt. 79 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.19 - alt. 112 m - Road on the right
  5. 4 : km 2.64 - alt. 129 m - Path through the undergrowth
  6. 5 : km 3.82 - alt. 57 m - GR26
  7. 6 : km 4.72 - alt. 64 m - Long hill on the road
  8. 7 : km 5.68 - alt. 132 m - Shooting range
  9. 8 : km 7.42 - alt. 128 m - D263 road
  10. S/E : km 8.44 - alt. 62 m - Town hall car park - Église Saint-Ouen (Rocques)

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

4.7 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Steph27
Steph27

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Very pretty scenery.

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Brave
Brave

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 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 through the Paquine Valley with stunning views

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User 14986560
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant short hike with some beautiful views.
The only downside is the last kilometre on the road, even though it's not very busy (I did the walk with my dog).

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soleil14
soleil14

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the peaceful Auge countryside. Just birdsong and the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Just for guidance, we took a wrong turn at the end of bridge 2. You need to go straight ahead for a few metres and then take the small path on the left.
It was a rejuvenating walk.
Take advantage of being near Ouilly-le-Vicomte to visit the castle and gardens. It's sublime.

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Vavie14
Vavie14

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice walk, on pretty shady paths. A few damp stretches and a small stream to cross, which we didn't find difficult at the time.
On the way, only the last stretch back to the car park.

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Jean LEF
Jean LEF

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the Pays d'Auge region with typical landscapes.
It's worth noting that this short hike can be done in rainy weather, as most of the route is sheltered by hedgerows, vegetation and bocage.

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luctip
luctip

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely path through beautiful countryside.

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Chrisol
Chrisol

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty tree-lined parish-specific path!

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lehallier
lehallier

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant route around La Paquine with beautiful panoramic views.
A typical Pays d'Auge hike with some nice hills.
Possibility of extending the route to Ouilly du Houlley.
Highly recommended.

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