Circuit from Villers-Bocage to Tracy-Bocage

An easy route along beautiful paths through woods and hedgerows, passing through a typical village of the Pays Bocain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.37 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 64 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 64 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 146 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 97 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the end of the Parc de l'Ecanet car park, near the retirement home.

(S/E) Head north-east until you reach the "baignade interdite" (no swimming) sign. Then take the path on the edge of the woods on your left.

(1) Continue straight ahead on Sente Jacky Gouet, then follow this path with the ponds on your left until you reach a fork.

(2) Turn left onto the path and continue for 200 metres until you reach the D67. Follow the road to the right for 100 metres, then turn right again towards Anctoville and pass the place called La Queue du Loup. Continue towards Pont Chouquet.

(3) After Pont Chouquet, cross and leave the road at the D67 23 sign, taking the path on the left which follows several bends before joining the D71.

(4) Take the road opposite, towards Tracy-Bocage.

(5) 80 metres after the "la Campagne" sign, leave the road and take the path on the right heading west. The beginning of the path is paved. Continue to the junction with the D216.

(6) Turn left (east) and head towards the church in Tracy-Bocage. At the church, pass the small square and take the road to "la Campagne" on the left for 100m. Turn right at the sign for "Chemin de la Rivière" and continue along this road for 1.5km, keeping east. After the first buildings of La Queue du Renard, turn right at a right angle to reach a road and a stop sign.

(7) Take the road on the left for 150 metres, then turn left (north-north-east) onto a path just before the main road D675 (solid beige gate). Follow this path for 1 kilometre to reach the D67.

(8) At the crossroads, cross the road (take care) and take Rue Saint-Martin opposite for 100m. Opposite the swimming pool, turn left onto a path (starting with tarmac) which passes behind a secondary school. After the stadiums, the path turns right and descends towards Parc de l'Ecanet, ending at the car park where you started.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 139 m - Ecanet car park
  2. 1 : km 0.64 - alt. 118 m - Sente Jacky Gouet
  3. 2 : km 1 - alt. 101 m - At the fork, turn left
  4. 3 : km 2.07 - alt. 107 m - At the Pont Chouquet bridge, take the path on the left
  5. 4 : km 3.09 - alt. 134 m - D71 junction
  6. 5 : km 3.67 - alt. 143 m - La Campagne, leave the road and turn right
  7. 6 : km 4.51 - alt. 135 m - Tracy Bocage, D216, turn left
  8. 7 : km 6.43 - alt. 102 m - La Queue du Renard, stop sign
  9. 8 : km 7.62 - alt. 139 m - Villers-Bocage, D67
  10. S/E : km 8.37 - alt. 139 m - Ecanet car park

Notes

To get to the starting point, turn right at the bottom of Villers-Bocage onto Rue de l'Ecanet. At the next intersection opposite (Collège Simone Veil), follow the sign for "P L'Ecanet". At the "voie sans issue" sign, continue and go to the car park (sign for the fitness trail).

This hike is a personal creation. Although some parts of the route may be signposted, this is not the case for the entire route, so please follow the description and map.

Worth a visit

Traditional 12th-15th century church in Tracy-Bocage.
Contemporary church in Villers-Bocage (the town was destroyed during the 1944 bombings).

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 29 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
User 17336819
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk that takes us through the countryside

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jeangazon
jeangazon

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

From 2 to 7: either the road or large fields of intensive agriculture.
There are some beautiful landscapes at times, but that's not all there is to the hike.
Can be completed in less than 2 hours.

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User 17403200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

We did this tour on Wednesday afternoon. It was very pleasant, but you have to be careful as the road is dangerous.
At the entrance to TRACY, we didn't turn right to go around the village (to avoid the road), but continued for about 100 metres and took the very pleasant path on the left.
Be careful of cyclists on the path from the fox's tail to the starting point as they travel very fast.
All in all, a lovely ride, definitely worth doing again.

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lidesquesnes
lidesquesnes

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

yes, it's very busy at the start, in the Bois de l'Ecanet... lots of dogs out walking with their owners.
No problem, they're kept on a leash!

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pmahieux@aliceadsl.fr
pmahieux@aliceadsl.fr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hike with little tourist interest apart from Tracy Church.
A bit too much road (with trucks passing by) for my taste.
The walk past the asbestos and scrap metal recycling plant is unpleasant. And the noise from the construction site accompanies us for quite a while.

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mamiliane
mamiliane

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant route, much of it on shaded paths that are very easy to walk on.

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Titine12
Titine12

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, pleasant hike. We had a slight doubt at the Chouquet bridge, which we didn't see, but the stream caught our attention, so we paid close attention to the D67 23 sign. Note that this sign is on the right side of the road, opposite the path to take.

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jeanpierremarieclaire
jeanpierremarieclaire

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We did this route on Wednesday afternoon and found it very pleasant
Be careful at the start, there are two no swimming signs. Go to the end of the car park or take the right side of the route at the first pond

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Vivrenature19
Vivrenature19

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route despite a south-easterly wind and sub-zero temperatures. The only uncertainty was crossing the Pont Chouquet bridge, which isn't mentioned on the departmental road map. But with the mobile app, there was no doubt about where we were. To be repeated in better weather.

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petale14
petale14

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very beautiful hike. Very nice route.

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Behaghel Etienne
Behaghel Etienne

The description is good but requires clarification. The instruction to head towards Pont Chouquet is ambiguous, as Pont Chouquet is not indicated. As a result, we continued along the road to find the bridge before turning back.
It could be specified that the section along the road is about 800 metres long and requires caution.

This did not detract from the pleasure of discovering a very beautiful walk.

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Corette14
Corette14

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The explanations are perfect
However, there is a bit of driving involved, but the majority of the route is on roads

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angmaf
angmaf

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy route that follows beautiful sunken lanes through the Normandy countryside. Ideal for families.

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Lenorman
Lenorman

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I suggested this route to the Verson Friendship Club (14790) on the afternoon of 2 July 2019. The thirty participants enjoyed the quiet roads and shaded paths, although some regretted the lack of shade on the road sections.
Overall, the feedback was positive.
Lenorman

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patduhom
patduhom

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful paths, beautiful houses. In September, the blackberries are huge!
It's a shame that the departmental road is quite dangerous, but there's no other way around it....
For groups, there are tables and toilets behind the caravan park (after the swimming pool and the school)

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