In the woods around Boos

An easy walk, mostly through woodland: ideal for escaping the heatwave. It does happen, even in Normandy!

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.51 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 147 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 146 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
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    Lowest point: 52 m

Description of the walk

Start from Quévreville-la-Poterie town hall.

(S/E) Follow the Grande Rue and walk past the church. Take the first street on the right, Rue de la Broche.

(1) Take the first path on the left which leads down into the woods. There is a cylindrical concrete flower box at the entrance to the path. At the bottom, at the fork, follow the path on the right and walk past the sewage treatment plant.

(2) Take the path opposite. At the next junction, take the left-hand path to the next crossroads. Then follow the left-hand path along the edge of the woods for a few metres.

(3) Take the path on the left, near the edge of the woods, and follow it, ignoring all the paths branching off to the right. Walk alongside the estate enclosed by horse fences. Pass the house on your left in the middle of the field and continue along this path, which now enters the woods, until you reach a road.

(4) Cross the road and take the path opposite. Turn left at the first junction to walk along the Champ des Pierres.

(5) Turn right at the 85-metre mark and head up into the Bois des Fouilles. Emerge onto the plain and continue north towards a residential area.

(6) Turn right until you reach Rue Saint-Sauveur, which you should take opposite. Follow it to the first junction: then turn right into Impasse de l’Épine, which continues as Impasse de la Ruche. At the stop sign (junction with Rue du Colombier), turn right and continue for a few metres.

(7) Follow the red and yellow marked trail (GRP®) straight ahead. Cross the plain and reach the woods. Head down this path.

(8) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. At the next fork, turn left. Continue south-east on theGRP® until you reach the D13 road.

(9) Turn around and head back up through the woods. Follow the same path in the opposite direction as on the way there until you reach La Croix.

(6) Continue straight on along the path that runs alongside the houses. Turn left where it crosses Rue de la Porte des Champs.

(10) Take the second path on the left which descends towards the woods (south-west). Walk down to the crossroads.

(11) Take the second path on the left (Chemin d’Ymare à Boos). After a short climb, this path crosses the fields and leads to the small Route du Fresnay.

(12) Turn left onto this road. When it bends left, leave it and continue along the path opposite, which initially heads south-west. Reach the centre of the village of Quévreville-la-Poterie. Pass the community hall and then the school, both on your left (the tennis court shown on the IGN map no longer exists).

Continue straight on to reach the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 135 m - Quévreville-la-Poterie Town Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.56 - alt. 111 m - Chemin de La Broche
  3. 2 : km 0.91 - alt. 74 m - Chemin du Bois Du Puits
  4. 3 : km 1.3 - alt. 52 m - Path on the edge of the woods
  5. 4 : km 2.81 - alt. 72 m - D13 road
  6. 5 : km 4.1 - alt. 86 m - Elevation 85
  7. 6 : km 5.6 - alt. 155 m - The Cross
  8. 7 : km 6.49 - alt. 146 m - La Muette
  9. 8 : km 7.57 - alt. 132 m - Crossroads
  10. 9 : km 8.21 - alt. 142 m - D13 road
  11. 10 : km 11.39 - alt. 146 m - Path to Rue de la Porte Des Champs
  12. 11 : km 12.06 - alt. 110 m - Mont Aux Cailloux
  13. 12 : km 13.27 - alt. 142 m - Route Du Fresnay
  14. S/E : km 14.51 - alt. 135 m - Quévreville-la-Poterie Town Hall

Worth a visit

A splendid dovecote can be seen by taking the street on the left at the Stop sign just before point (7). It is opposite the church and can be visited by appointment.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

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

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a lovely walk
Indeed, there are no barriers on this route
you can take this alternative route to avoid the U-turn:
- a little way from point 4, at the junction of the paths, go straight on to reach point 8
- so you do 1 2 3 4 8 7 6

From point 6, you can take the path back to point 5 or continue as shown on the map
The section between points 10 and 12 is very pleasant

Note: after point 12, you can also head towards Le Fresnay, follow the road and return to the starting point

NB: when you reach the sewage treatment plant, take the path on the right and not straight ahead as indicated in the description

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Hello,
I’ve done this route again and didn’t come across any fences along the way.
I think you must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. It’s true that it’s not always easy in this wood with its many paths, especially if you followed this route in reverse from Boos.
Kind regards

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YVES PAPOT
YVES PAPOT

Coming from the north – Boos – I think it’s just before point 4, because as we climbed the fairly steep embankment (contour lines), we found ourselves on the D13

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Hello
Could you please let me know on which WPT the path is blocked? I recently walked this route and didn’t see any fencing.
I am therefore unable to pinpoint the location so that I can correct it if necessary.
Kind regards

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YVES PAPOT
YVES PAPOT

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

WE WALKED THE ROUTE STARTING FROM BOOS
IN THE BOOS WOODS, THE PATH WAS BLOCKED BY A FENCE.
SO WE HAD TO CLIMB A STEEP HILL TO REACH THE D13
TO BE CHECKED AND, IF NECESSARY, REPORTED ON THE ROUTE
Yves PAPOT

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback.

Did the description cause any problems? If so, how can we fix this? Do you have any suggestions?

See you soon

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FRANCESCO1957
FRANCESCO1957

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very brief description that does not prevent mistakes from being made.

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Hello,
The U-turn at WPT 9 is because I didn’t want a route that would have exceeded 15 km and because, from point 9 onwards, there are no accessible, non-private paths through the woods leading back to the starting point.
Otherwise, we would have had to take the D13, which is far too dangerous for pedestrians, in my opinion.

Kind regards

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Monnot Claude
Monnot Claude

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk through the woods... but why take us to point 9 and then turn back???

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 15, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The information sheet and map are very well detailed. A lovely little walk with no major difficulties.
However, I don’t see the point in turning back at point 9; although I’m familiar with the village of La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel, I still carried on to the church. If needed, there’s a bakery next to the church where you can grab a bite to eat.

Thanks Kélylamil, always so good

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FLEURPATOU
FLEURPATOU

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk with no difficulty

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