Ailly Lighthouse Circuit

Date of your route : Apr 27, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Inaccuracy at the junction near the pumping station!

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Date of your route : Feb 11, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pleasant walk, but be careful not to slip as there is a mound of earth blocking the path due to construction work along the Saane.

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

Safety note:
Point No. 8:
.........continue straight ahead on Route Saint-Martin for approximately 1 km.
50m before the D75, take Chemin des Aubépines on the right.
At the end, turn left onto the small road, then cross the D75 to return to the car park (S/E).

This alternative route avoids the D75, which is particularly busy in spring and summer.

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Date of your route : Dec 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Pleasant and beautiful route, a bit muddy at this time of year

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

A very pretty, charming walk between land and sea

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

the ground was a little muddy in places in the undergrowth because it had rained in recent days, but otherwise it was very good for hiking with different landscapes: forest, descent to the sea where we could admire people flying with parachutes, then the countryside. Very quiet.
the only downside is the main road you have to take, which is not safe, but looking at the reviews, I've just seen that there is another, less dangerous route.
absolutely satisfied with your site, keep providing us with good ideas for hikes and walks.

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

A very pleasant hike with its ups and downs, as is to be expected when hiking on the cliffs of the Pays de Caux

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Date of your route : May 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We set off from Ailly lighthouse, where there is a fairly large car park. We then took the GR21 to Ste Marguerite and returned via the Chemin de la Sanne.
At point 9, you can reach the Ailly lighthouse without taking the D75 (heavy traffic) by taking the small path that passes behind the houses. To do this, cross the D75 and immediately take this small grassy path, which is well marked at the start. You reach the Ailly lighthouse via the path you should have taken at the start (points 88 and 80 on the map)

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Date of your route : Oct 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk between the sea, forest and fields. No particular difficulties apart from a short stretch on a fairly busy road.

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Date of your route : Aug 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike, I can only confirm the previous comments:
We enjoyed the first part in the woods while the sun was beating down, we were amazed by the descent to the sea, we liked walking up the Saane river and finally the hawthorn path is a welcome alternative to the RD75.
At point 7, we couldn't find the wooden sign indicating the Petit Hêtre path, but that wasn't a problem for us.

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Date of your route : May 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with magnificent sea views from the top of the cliffs. Halfway along the route, you can stop for a bite to eat on the beach (nice little restaurant). Towards the end of the hike, we took the hawthorn path instead of following the road, which was too dangerous... The return journey took us through fields and, at the end, gardens with rhododendrons in bloom... very pleasant..
We were alone on the trail...

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Date of your route : May 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

the only downside is that the climb to the finish line in Ste Marguerite is along a fairly busy road with no pavement,
with no pavement... It's quite dangerous, especially if you have children with you...

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Date of your route : May 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
A pleasant and very varied route.
The last section could be modified: just before point 9, we took the "chemin des aubépines" (hawthorn path), which avoids the D75, where you often have to walk on the road. The chemin des aubépines is a small path that bypasses the D75 without adding more than a few dozen metres to the route, and is more pleasant and safer.

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Date of your route : Aug 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We did this hike yesterday with a dog, and he was able to walk off the leash most of the time.
It's a beautiful hike with a few straight stretches and quite a few very pleasant passages through the woods.
However, when we reached the hamlet of Blancmesnil, we took the Chemin des AUBEPINES rather than
walking along the D75, which was very busy yesterday. This took us to the end point via a quiet, small tarmac road
through the woods.

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Date of your route : Jul 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A varied route, a bit too much tarmac for my taste. Few sea views, forest and fields, a few good hills.

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