Route de Pierre Ronde in Beaumesnil

At the start of the route, discover the Château de Beaumesnil, known as "Le Mesnil Royal", a remarkable Baroque monument listed as a historic monument, which invites you to discover its furnished interior and its collection of antique bindings before strolling through its 60-hectare park and French gardens.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.72 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 71 m

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    Highest point: 169 m
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    Lowest point: 130 m

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Description of the walk

Parking at the Château de Beaumesnil.

(S/E) Leave the car park towards the 1001 légumes vegetable garden and follow the Allée des Tilleuls. Cross the D25 and take the Allée des Sapins opposite for 500m.

(1) Turn right, go down into the valley and go around the water treatment plant. Continue straight ahead for about 1km.

(2) At Pierre Ronde, take the second path on the right towards the church of Pierre Ronde.

(3) At the road, turn left and then immediately right.

(4) Before Cour-Bouette, take the dirt track on the right. After the woods, cross a road and continue for 300 metres.

(5) Turn left, cross the D140 (take care!) and follow the small road opposite for 250 metres.

(6) At the first bend, turn completely left onto a grassy path and descend into the valley. Follow the path below or the overhanging embankment.

(7) At the crossroads, 250m before Sainte-Marguerite-en-Ouche, turn left and go up the road. At the fork, keep left.

(8) Take the first path on the right. At Les Monts, cross a small road, continue straight ahead and descend into the woods. After 1.5 km, leave the path that climbs to the right towards Saint-Aubin-des-Hayes. After a slight climb, continue to the right and walk along the woods.

(9) At the road, turn left. After 600m, at the top of the bend, take a tarmac path on the left and follow it to the first houses in Beaumesnil.

(10) After the calvary, turn right and, 100 m further on, enter the castle esplanade. Take Rue des Forges opposite and head for the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 166 m - Parking at the Château de Beaumesnil
  2. 1 : km 0.73 - alt. 153 m - On the right, in the valley
  3. 2 : km 2.08 - alt. 160 m - Turn right at Pierre Ronde.
  4. 3 : km 2.36 - alt. 156 m - Pierre Ronde Church
  5. 4 : km 2.85 - alt. 160 m - Dirt track on the right before La Cour-Bouette
  6. 5 : km 4.12 - alt. 164 m - Turn left towards the D140.
  7. 6 : km 4.51 - alt. 161 m - Grassy path descending into the valley
  8. 7 : km 5.8 - alt. 154 m - Turn left towards the road.
  9. 8 : km 6.21 - alt. 166 m - Path on the right
  10. 9 : km 8.62 - alt. 165 m - Road on the left
  11. 10 : km 10.18 - alt. 167 m - Calvary
  12. S/E : km 10.72 - alt. 167 m - Parking at the Château de Beaumesnil

Notes

Route proposed by the Community of Communes of the canton of Beaumesnil and the Beaumesnil Tourist Office.

Worth a visit

- Château de Beaumesnil, bookbinding museum, gardens and feudal mound.
- Tourist Office opposite the château, in the town centre.
- Beaumesnil vegetable garden (1001 Légumes Association).
- Romanesque church of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Pierre Ronde, restored by an association of architects, students and lovers of beautiful stones from Rouen.

Off the beaten track:
- Manoir du Val and Colombier (16th century) with cider museum in Saint-Aubin-le-Guichard.
- Village Enchanté des Automates (Enchanted Village of Automata) in Saint-Aubin-des-Hayes.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Cat/fab
Cat/fab

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A peaceful route combining forest paths, flat terrain and very little tarmac
All sections were dry, with no mud or streams to cross or go around
Easy to follow thanks to the Visorando route and the signposting
We enjoyed this hike on Sunday 8 March under a beautiful blue sky and pleasant temperatures

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Dionisi Yves
Dionisi Yves

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, with beautiful sunshine as an added bonus.
For your information, we started the route at point 6 (we had already done this route before), so that we could enjoy a picnic table halfway through, at the entrance to Beaumesnil, due to our age (85 and 84). This is just a suggestion for those who, like us, cannot do the route in one go.

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jploust
jploust

Very beautiful route, but some sections are impassable; the small streams have become rivers in two places.
You had to wade through barefoot (at the end of February) and take a detour around the top (hunters)!!

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Lalond
Lalond

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : Yes

This route is impassable after heavy rain. Three river crossings are impossible and there are no alternative routes.

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vigoplank
vigoplank

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We had already done this hike, which is always very pleasant; the path that runs alongside the woods (in the middle of the hike) could do with being mowed, as the grass was quite tall. An ideal picnic spot in the forest lane next to the vegetable garden.

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Aimssy
Aimssy
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It's very well marked, and it took us 2 hours and 20 minutes with a small rucksack. Very easy to do, and most of the hike is in the shade. The trail is mostly unpaved, so it's a very pleasant walk.

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GEORGES76
GEORGES76

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The guidebook is well done, but the yellow markings were useful on several occasions.

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azertyty
azertyty

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 15, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very good hike! Easy to do with children.

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