Forest route starting from Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Haie

This route consists mainly of paths along the edge of woods that wind their way past a few isolated houses. The Saint-Arnoult forest is less well known than its neighbour, the Trait-Maulévrier forest, but is well worth a visit.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.80 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 161 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 158 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 135 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 45 m

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Description of the walk

Parking is available in the car park of the church of Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Haie.

(S/E) Take the road that descends alongside the church towards Saint-Aubin-de-Crétot and Anquetierville. 200 metres further down, turn left towards Saint-Aubin-de-Crétot.

(1) At the bottom of this road, take the first path on the right and follow it along the edge of the woods to the D30 road.

(2) Follow the road to the left.

(3) At the crossroads, turn right and follow the D440 uphill towards Anquetierville. After 300 metres, take the small road (a dead end) that turns sharply to the left. After the last buildings, continue along the path.

(4) At the next hamlet, be sure to take the path that branches off to the left after a sign indicating the name of the path (it may be tempting to go straight ahead and continue on the road by mistake). Continue until you reach a road that passes near a farm.

(5) At the bend in the road, take the path that climbs up to the edge of the forest on the right.

(6) Shortly after leaving the woods (power line), take the road on the left. A little further on, leave Chemin des Lévriers on your left and continue straight ahead until you reach the next crossroads.

(7) Take Chemin des Chevreuils, which descends to the left (it is on the left opposite the Route du Bois de la Mare). When you leave the woods, ignore the path that climbs to the right and continue straight ahead until you reach the road.

(8) Follow the D30 road to the left for about 2 km. This is a safe forest road. Ignore the turn-off to the left after the pumping station.

(3) At the crossroads you took on the way there, continue on the D30 towards Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Haie.

(2) At the junction you took on the way there, continue on the D30, which turns left.

(9) In the large right-hand bend, take the path on the left and cross a wooded area. Very soon, pass a path on the left.

(10) At the first crossroads, turn right.

(11) As you approach the edge of the woods, take the path that climbs steeply to the right. At the top of the path, continue straight ahead on the flat path to return to the front of the church of Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Haie (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 131 m - Église Saint-Nicolas (Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Haie)
  2. 1 : km 0.65 - alt. 91 m - Woodland edge path
  3. 2 : km 1.72 - alt. 72 m - Route D30
  4. 3 : km 2.03 - alt. 70 m - D30-D440 crossroads
  5. 4 : km 2.98 - alt. 108 m - Small path along the edge of the woods
  6. 5 : km 3.64 - alt. 76 m - Small isolated farm
  7. 6 : km 4.47 - alt. 118 m - Route de Saint-Nicolas de la Haie
  8. 7 : km 4.9 - alt. 129 m - Route du Bois de la Masse - Chemin des Chevreuils
  9. 8 : km 6.62 - alt. 45 m - Route D30
  10. 9 : km 9.17 - alt. 84 m - Start of the path in the bend
  11. 10 : km 9.62 - alt. 88 m - Path on the right
  12. 11 : km 10.19 - alt. 113 m - Path at an acute angle climbing to the right
  13. S/E : km 10.8 - alt. 131 m - Église Saint-Nicolas (Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Haie)

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 18 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
MARTDomi
MARTDomi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike.
The section on the road is a bit monotonous, but the rest is very pleasant

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DanOll
DanOll

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk to do.

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CAPRON S
CAPRON S

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant hike with rolling landscapes and lots of forest trails. The return trip along the road is a bit long, but I was able to extend this hike by taking a detour through the woods.

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Dijola
Dijola

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very interesting route, mostly through woodland.
The only slight drawback is the three kilometres or so on uninteresting roads, which is a bit long.

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Colbert50
Colbert50

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Pleasant hike
half paths, half small roads with very little traffic

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milune19
milune19

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant hike at this time of year. Little white flowers, primroses and violets are everywhere.
In a few days, there will also be bluebells, and everything will be blue!
A moment of hesitation at point 4.
Only one car encountered between 8 and 9.

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RD
RD

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant hike with rolling landscapes and many forest trails. The return journey from 8 to 3 on the road is a bit long.

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claude vittecoq
claude vittecoq

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We didn't find point 10, which was a shame, but the hike was superb

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calou76
calou76

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant route with beautiful autumn colours.
At point 4, the sign indicating the name of the path is no longer there, but it's unlikely you'll get lost!
The 2.5 km link between points 8 and 9 is a bit tedious on the forest road, but there is very little traffic.

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Letise
Letise

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very beautiful hike between forest and plain.

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pascal.bellanger
pascal.bellanger

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant route, a short walk that is not very long. Discover some houses that are a little out of the way.

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danac76
danac76

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful hike with many trails and few roads. Best done in spring or autumn to admire nature.

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Matt lé
Matt lé

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This short walk was very enjoyable, my first with Visorando
Hike along the edge of the forest and short stretches through some woods.
The route took 2 hours and 45 minutes to complete.
The small departmental road 30 (between points 8 and 9) over 2.5 km is a bit tedious but not dangerous; I only encountered two cars.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Dijola
Visorando is not a website that promotes marked trails. Our strengths lie in offering well-described itineraries and extracts from IGN maps that allow you to find your way without markings.

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Dijola
Dijola

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant hike, mostly along country lanes and through forests.
The only slight problem is that it is not signposted.
Otherwise, it's a walk we would happily do again.

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