In the countryside south of Dozulé

Date of your route : Oct 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Varied route, not too muddy yet from 4 onwards
However, high-top shoes are recommended as you will be walking in a deep stream
Stay alert as there are no general markings apart from a few yellow arrows

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Date of your route : Oct 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

BEWARE: this route can quickly become complicated in bad weather – it is quite technical, muddy and/or rocky – takes 2½ hours (running/hiking) – beautiful view from the top of Dozulé

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

Hello, superb course with a number of wet and slippery sections.
It's the end of June and we've had a particularly wet year.
Normally, this hike should be more accessible and best done in summer.
We found the elevation gain to be greater than indicated, at 320 metres.
Lots of beautiful Normandy landscapes.

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Date of your route : Nov 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This country route is best enjoyed in dry weather. The day was beautiful for me, although the rain returned in the late afternoon. However, the paths were very wet with some tricky sections, as the route had turned into a stream.
The route was followed exclusively by GPS, closely following the downloaded map.
The Normandy countryside is beautiful, however. I didn't make the detour to the chapel because it was getting dark and I was afraid of being caught by nightfall.

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Date of your route : Jan 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

On foot.
The route is very varied: wooded countryside, sunken lanes, ridge paths, beautiful scenery and monuments.
On the day of our hike, in the middle of winter, it was damp but sunny, and the paths were streams or puddles. So, bring the right gear or don't go.
The hike is entirely doable, except for one spot: the descent between point 4 and the stream before Cour Devillers. It was too wet and even dangerous for our group. We had to take the road to get around it and find the trail again.
The short detour to the Clermont chapel is worth it for the view over the valley.
On the way back to Dozulé, you pass a place where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared. Hope you get to see her again!
The yellow markings are discreet but visible. The car park at Place Charles Emile Pinson is huge, but as we didn't know Dozulé, it would have been helpful to indicate "after the town hall, take the first street on the right (Avenue Georges Landry) until you reach the square".

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

the start is tricky: the first few paths are easy to miss, and the starting point in Dozulé square is not obvious.
Otherwise, the hike along these little paths is superb, especially in autumn. We didn't meet anyone.
have a good trip!

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Date of your route : Sep 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike but difficult to find the way. Fortunately, we had GPS, even though it had trouble following the route in some parts. After point 4, the path was no longer passable and we had to turn back (it hadn't been passable the previous days either). We got back on the road, which was a shame! At point 6, the little statue was no longer in its box, but we could still guess where it was. The Clermont chapel is a magnificent place that is well worth a visit.

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Date of your route : Aug 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike, beautiful houses, beautiful scenery.
Very beautiful. The only problem is the section through the forest, where there is a steep descent with trenches.
With a large group, it was a bit risky.
But a superb hike.

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great walk in the Pays d'Auge, beautiful views, a few hills and some very wet sections.
Best avoided in rainy weather or after heavy storms!

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Date of your route : Mar 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike with pretty half-timbered houses and lovely Normandy landscapes.

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Date of your route : Sep 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
Congratulations on completing the route. We did it on mountain bikes and it was excellent. Some parts were tricky, but it was great fun.

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

Thanks for the hike! It was great fun, and the chapel in Clermont is well worth the detour

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Hello JJD14,
thank you for your reply. As you say, perhaps I misread or misunderstood the description.
However, it's a fantastic circuit, with all those climbs and descents, I really enjoyed it.
In fact, in my case, I should even say I had a blast, with several minor falls in the mud, both going downhill and uphill. I got back to the car in a state that would make a mountain biker jealous, but honestly, it was great.
Cheers, mate!

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Hello Benoît
I think you may have misunderstood my instructions...
As you say, there is a large statue after wp5 just as you turn right towards the church.
However, I can confirm that at wp6 there is a small statue in a glass case just above the fire hydrant.
But to say that the description is disappointing
I don't understand.
Reading your comment
JJD14

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Date of your route : Mar 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

description: I think it's best to follow the yellow signs, which are very reliable.
point 1: The path to the church is not marked and the locals don't know where it is, even the man who lives right across the street. I felt like I was speaking Chinese. It was while talking to this person that I saw a yellow cross on the electricity pole right in front of his house. From there, I followed the signs while referring to the description, but in many places the signs didn't match up.
Just one example:
point 6: there is no statue. However, it is located behind point 5, at the crossroads where you have to turn right to go to St Jouin.

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