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Park in the small car park near the church, which is surrounded by the cemetery (information board).
(S/E) With your back to the church, set off along the small Rue de l’Église, between the town hall on the left and the presbytery on the right. Cross the D116 carefully and continue straight ahead along the farm track, which joins another track after about 500 metres. Follow this track to the left towards the hamlet of Haut de la Rue.
(1) Just before reaching a road, turn left onto a small track running alongside a field. At the three-way junction, turn right and you’ll come out onto a small road; follow this to the left for about a hundred metres. Note the beautiful building opposite.
(2) At the corner, turn right and follow the road which runs alongside the extensive wooded grounds of the Manoir d’Imbranville. You can see a channelled stream on the left and a wash house on the right.
(3) At the corner of the wall, turn left and continue alongside the manor house and its many outbuildings. Pass the large green entrance gate.
(4) Just before the last house with a white gate, turn left onto a farm track heading towards the D116. Cross it carefully and follow the small road opposite.
(5) At a wash house with a stone bench on the right, turn left (sign saying ‘No tractors’), then left again. Pass a property notable for its double entrance, then go past a wayside shrine on your left. Cross the D116 again, taking care, and continue straight ahead, then turn right to reach the church at Gouberville, dating from 1738 and surrounded by its old cemetery. Note its distinctive bell tower.
(6) As you leave via the corner of the cemetery, cross the D116 again and, near a statue of the Virgin Mary, take the wide farm track and follow it straight on. Cross a road and continue straight ahead to reach another road.
(7) Turn left onto this road and follow it for a good hundred metres. On your right, you can make out the tall silhouette of Gatteville Lighthouse. Turn right onto the first path heading towards the seaside.
You’ll come to a gate restricting access to this Natura 2000 protected natural area (Gattemare Site).
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(8) Turn left and follow the signposted coastal path, taking care to stay within the protected areas.
The sandy path makes walking a little more difficult in places. Continue along the coast towards Pointe de Néville, which is visible from a distance thanks to its numerous blockhouses.
(9) Pass this fortified area, of which only concrete ruins remain, and continue due west with a marshy area on your left. You will reach a small road on the left.
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(10) Follow this small road, which leads to the fortified farm of L’Isle (under restoration in September 2018), and take the grassy path that climbs straight ahead. You’ll emerge at the hamlet of La Houguette with its grassy esplanade. Continue along the small road on the left, lined with small stone houses, which leads to the village of Néville-sur-Mer (S/E).
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