Route de Quetteville, on the border between Calvados and Eure

A lovely walk on the border between two departments in Normandy.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.19 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 623 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 620 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 427 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 161 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Quetteville (14130)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.337114° / E 0.308449°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1811OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

(1) The route starts from the car park near the church. Just before the restaurant, take the path on the right to begin the walk with a good little climb to get you going. At the top, head left, then left again at the bottom of the descent.

(2) After 50m, at a fork, turn right. Then turn right onto the road (ignore the path leading straight ahead). After 500m, you’ll reach a crossroads.

(3) Turn left, then after 700m, turn right to reach the railway line and the D675 road.

(4) Go under the railway bridge (take care). After the bridge, turn left onto a path and continue heading north-west.

(5) At the end of the track, head left onto the road (take care) then immediately right, staying on the road, following the stream “la Morelle” (do not go under the railway line again). Continue along the D283.

(6) Turn left to go under the railway bridge. 200m further on, veer right to follow the railway line.

(7) Turn right to go under the bridge at the 63-metre mark. Then turn left, continuing to follow the railway line.

(8) You will pass under a railway bridge again. Go straight on for 500m, then turn right for 150m and then left.

(9) At marker 66, turn left onto the uphill path, then continue straight on (south-west).

(10) Turn left and head down towards the stream. Then, at the crossroads, take the path on the left running parallel to the road. At the top, rejoin the road to the left for 300m, then turn onto the path on your left. At the end of this path, turn right onto the road leading uphill.

(11) Turn left onto the path, then right onto the road. When you reach the road to Genneville at the junction, turn left. Then turn right.

(12) At a crossroads at elevation 112, turn left.

(13) At a fork, turn right onto theGRP® Tour du Pays d'Auge (yellow and red markings). Follow the small road and theGRP® back to the car park where you started.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 325 ft - Start – Church car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.2 - alt. 351 ft - Fork
  3. 2 : mi 0.49 - alt. 427 ft - Road junction
  4. 3 : mi 1.17 - alt. 295 ft - D675 road
  5. 4 : mi 1.53 - alt. 262 ft - Turn left at the end of the path
  6. 5 : mi 2.28 - alt. 230 ft - Turn left to go under the bridge
  7. 6 : mi 2.95 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right towards the bridge
  8. 7 : mi 3.8 - alt. 174 ft - Go under the bridge
  9. 8 : mi 4.37 - alt. 217 ft - Elevation 66
  10. 9 : mi 5.53 - alt. 397 ft - Turn left onto the road
  11. 10 : mi 6.88 - alt. 344 ft - On your left
  12. 11 : mi 7.89 - alt. 364 ft - Elevation 112
  13. 12 : mi 8.22 - alt. 266 ft - Junction with the GRP Tour du Pays d'Auge
  14. S/E : mi 9.19 - alt. 325 ft

Worth a visit

Restaurant in Quetteville.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Chimanix
Chimanix

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely circular walk, just as autumn is setting in. Thanks for sharing.

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virgule
virgule

Hello,

a route that a hiker follows every two years... I feel like this is just the thing for me

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didierjp
didierjp

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thanks to Patrice and the Touques cycling club, with whom I enjoyed this lovely ride in glorious sunshine!
Very varied scenery, quiet little roads.
I let the group lead the way and it was really enjoyable!

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maryalex
maryalex

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A superb walk through the Normandy countryside – a must-do!!
Set off early in the morning so you can stop for a bite to eat on your return at the restaurant L'École Buissonnière – a real treat!
Thank you for this magnificent walk!

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello JDD14, first of all, thank you for suggesting this walk, which offers a lovely undulating route – just the sort I like.
The last update was in September 2015, but there are a few points I’d like to bring to your attention so that you can provide more detail in your description.
Point 1: At the starting point, the path isn’t visible from the road. You simply need to mention that you have to enter the restaurant’s courtyard and go to the far end of it to see the path and take it (a large bush blocks the view). At the top, turn left and then left again at the bottom of the descent.
Point 2: 50 metres on, at the fork, take the right-hand path (Chemin de Beaumoussel) and immediately turn right again onto the Chemin de Quetteville. Follow this tarmac road, which bends left twice over approximately 1.2 km, and at the next fork, take the right-hand path (Chemin du Gros Caillou).
After that, it’s straightforward all the way to the end of point 11.
Point 11: Turn left and follow the path, then right onto the road (ok). At the end of the road, at the T-junction, turn left and at the next crossroads, follow the road which continues to descend to the left after the hairpin bend.
Point 12: no longer needed
Point 13, which should become 12 if you adjust your route: At the bottom of the hill, at a fork, take the Chemin des Seigneurs to the right. Follow the path which turns right after 20 m, keep going straight on and pass in front of Quetteville Castle. You’ll reach the starting point 400 m after the castle gate.

That’s what I’ve observed, JDD14. Of course, this isn’t a criticism but simply an observation intended to improve the route for future hikers.

Best regards, my dear friend, and I’m sure we’ll meet again very soon on one of your other routes (I always enjoy them immensely)

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JJD14
JJD14

Hello
Thank you for your message
I’m delighted to help you discover your region
See you soon

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guerindemanneville@free.fr
guerindemanneville@free.fr

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This walk is very reliable.
Thank you for this route, which took us along paths we didn’t know (we live 5 minutes from Quetteville), through the woods, across fields, and along the disused railway line... There are some very pretty thatched cottages along the way.

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