Criel-sur-Mer and its surroundings

A short tour of the seaside resort of Criel-sur-Mer: the Briançon manor house, the River Yéres, Chantereine Castle, the surrounding countryside and the green avenue.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.77 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 159 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 158 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 93 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Criel-sur-Mer (76910)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.017237° / E 1.316612°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2008OT, 2107OT
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Description of the walk

Departure from the Manoir de Briançon, which is also the town hall.

(S/E) Walk past the manor and take the footbridge over the river, follow the path and go through the gate.
At the end of the path, turn right onto Rue de la Plage.

(1) After 80 metres, take the road on the right, Rue du Moulin à Huile.

(2) At the end of the street, take the path behind the last building on the left (oil mill). Continue along this path until you reach the junction with the road. Turn right onto Basse Rue.
After 20 metres, take the path on the right, then turn left onto the path leading to the river.
Cross the bridge, enjoy the view and, after the bridge, turn left onto the path that follows the river branch.

(3) Turn right and follow Rue du Parc.
Follow the street for 400 metres, passing the Château de Chantereine on your right, and continue to the end of the street. Turn right and continue for 50 metres.

(4) Turn left onto Rue des Tilleuls. Feel free to turn around to see the château. At the end of the street, turn right onto Rue Achille Rain. At the crossroads, continue right onto Rue de la Libération and join the D925A.

(5) Turn right for 30 metres, cross carefully to reach the road opposite, Chemin de Tourmont.

(6) At the intersection 300 metres further on, take the path on the left that passes under the road, continue for 500 metres and then turn right.

(7) At the intersection, continue straight ahead along the path that passes in front of the wind turbines.

(8) At the end of the path, turn left and then right 100 metres further on.
Follow the path, passing another path on your right after 500 metres, and continue straight ahead, passing in front of the wind turbines.

(9) Take the path on the right just before the last wind turbine.
Follow this path downhill for 800 metres. Cross the bridge and immediately turn left to join the Avenue Verte.

(10) Turn left onto the Avenue Verte to pass under the bridge. Follow the Avenue Verte and cross a large bridge 1 km further on, continue and cross another bridge. Pass in front of an old railway station and then next to the Les Acacias campsite on the right. Continue for 1200 m and join the D113.

(11) Turn right and, in the bend 100 m further on, leave the road and take the path that climbs up opposite. Follow the path and, at the intersection, turn right to join the D113. On the D113, turn left for 200 m. You are now in Litteville.

(12) At the crossroads, turn right for 150 metres and at the three-way junction (calvary), turn right.

After 250 m, in the right-hand bend, take the path opposite, which curves to the left 500 m further on and joins a road.

(13) At the intersection with the road, turn right and then take the first path on the left.

Turn right at the sharp angle at the next junction and continue to Touffreville-sur-Eu.

(14) In Touffreville, turn left and then left again in front of the church.

(15) After 1.8 km, turn right to pass under the D925A. Follow the L4 country road and at the next intersection, turn left to reach Rue de la Libération 50 m further on.

(16) Turn right and, after 50 metres, take Chemin des Aubépines on the left. Follow the road to the end, turn right onto Rue des Érables and continue straight ahead on the road that extends from it.
Reach Rue de la Plage, cross and take the small path opposite, slightly to the right, to reach Manoir de Briançon (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Château de Briançon
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.53 - alt. 8 m - Oil mill - moulin sur l'Yères
  4. 3 : km 1.07 - alt. 7 m - On the right, Rue du Parc
  5. 4 : km 1.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Rue des Tilleuls.
  6. 5 : km 1.89 - alt. 24 m - Intersection with the D925A
  7. 6 : km 2.21 - alt. 41 m - Take the path on the left.
  8. 7 : km 2.95 - alt. 61 m - At the crossroads, continue straight ahead towards the three wind turbines.
  9. 8 : km 3.65 - alt. 78 m - Turn left then right.
  10. 9 : km 5.45 - alt. 91 m - Turn right before the last wind turbine.
  11. 10 : km 6.35 - alt. 54 m - Passage on the Avenue Verte
  12. 11 : km 9.3 - alt. 36 m - D113. On the right
  13. 12 : km 10.05 - alt. 90 m - Centre de Litteville. On the right
  14. 13 : km 11.41 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 12.33 - alt. 26 m - Touffreville. Turn left.
  16. 15 : km 13.82 - alt. 16 m - Passage under the D925
  17. 16 : km 14.23 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  18. S/E : km 14.77 - alt. 7 m - Briançon Manor House

Notes

Good walking shoes.

Worth a visit

Swimming in Criel.
Eu and its castle, the forest of Eu.
The Baie de Somme.
The Jardin des Sources.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Vavavoum
Vavavoum

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting route to combine with the GR21 for a bit of variety, as the inland section becomes monotonous after a while and is not particularly interesting if you want to discover the region's typical landscapes.

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Ludovirgule
Ludovirgule

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, very pleasant walk

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gasty
gasty

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike.

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loloboul
loloboul

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, peaceful route through the countryside.
Easy to follow as it is marked with blue dots put in place by the community of municipalities and available at the tourist office.
The first part, which runs alongside the wind turbines, is a bit monotonous.

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bernard popiol
bernard popiol

Thank you, Roromian.
Best wishes for the new year.
And, of course, wonderful walks.

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Roromian
Roromian

Hello Popiol.

I live in Eu.
I followed your route on the map... yes... yes... it's not bad around there!
Needless to say, I've travelled all the roads in the area...
Well, NO!
I had already noticed that when leaving the garage at the exit of Criel and heading up towards Béclonde, there was a path on the right. I said to myself, "I'll have to take that one. " Now I know that it comes out onto the green path and, climbing up the hill, you can go down towards St-Sulpice... I'll include it in my next hike.

Congratulations on your hikes. The route is always very accurate, and I think the documentation must be interesting for visitors to the region.

Best wishes and happy hiking in 2021.

Roland.

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luodmarcheetreve
luodmarcheetreve

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

It seems difficult to take the Pollet valley (point 6), which has been closed by municipal decree since 2017. You can take the GR 21 detour, which is clearly marked on the ground and on the map as an alternative: this takes you down a steep slope to the village of Criel.
You can skip the Mesnil plain route (points 4 and 5), which is of little interest and runs alongside an uncomfortable barbed wire fence.
This leaves us with a 9 km route offering beautiful sea views and a very pleasant forest path up Mont Joli-bois.

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weldom76
weldom76

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Overall, a good hike that corresponds to 95% of the blue-marked Route No. 2, starting from the manor house.

Two critical points: crossing the fields with the wind turbines is a bit long and monotonous.
When leaving the D113 (point 7), the path that climbs opposite in the bend in the woods is not clear at all, with trees lying across it. A shame.

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