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Circular Davenescourt route via Warsy and Saulchoy
This walk follows theGR® 123 from Davenescourt to Warsy. You’ll then follow part of the Avre valley. You’ll pass by Warsy Castle. In this village, you’ll leave theGR® to climb back up onto the Santerre plateau to the pretty hamlet of Saulchoy-sur-Davenescourt. Crossing the Bois Morière takes you to the D160 at the monument erected in honour of Commander de Banville. The picturesque descent towards Davenescourt brings you to the impressive 18th-century château before completing the circular route.
A circular route from Guerbigny to Marquivillers
The Santerre plateau is a flat area of deep loam. Small rivers have carved their way through it, creating some very picturesque areas to explore. This walk takes you through one such area. The walk is unmarked. However, you do follow a marked section ofthe GR® 123 at the end of the circular walk.
More than half the route follows paths through woodland.
Le Languéron
Glowing rowan trees, a château and the memory of the soldiers of the First World War: this is a truly Picardian route.
Around Ainval
The precious reliquary arm of Saint Fiacre shows you the way from the church in Esclainvillers.
Saint-Aubin
Wildflowers from the paths are used to make bouquets of dried flowers in Esclainvillers. To be carried during the pilgrimage to Saint-Aubin.
Paths of memory in the Bois des Loges
The Bois des Loges was the scene of fierce fighting at the beginning and end of the First World War. Starting from the monument that pays tribute to the soldiers who fell in the area, as well as a stele in honour of a soldier who was shot there as an example, this hike, mainly through fields, retraces the painful history of these places.
Le Visigneux
The Saint Vincent de Paul Chair and a statue of Saint James in the church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, tell the story of Picardy’s spiritual journeys.
Bois du Roi
The 83 doors and windows of Guyencourt sur Noye Castle give you a taste of what to expect at Remiencourt Castle.
Follow the sunken lanes.
Grand-Mère Valley
The "souffle de la terre" (breath of the earth), a night-time sound and light show, illuminates this route between the lake and the charming little church of Berny.
Bois de Berny
A 10 km hike where you will see castles, churches, dovecotes...
The Saint-Nicolas Farm and the Bois de Berny
The Saint-Nicolas farm in the rural Petit Val protects well-behaved children, young girls and… walkers.
Petit Val
A gentle warm-up with this 6km walk in the Val de Noye...
Around Courcelles
6 km hike in the Noye Valley (Somme).
La Chaussée
The church and houses of Paillart, the castle and dovecote at La Faloise are not to be missed, nor should you forget to visit the memorial stone commemorating the 1910 railway disaster.
Les Belles Vues
A wetland where mills have replaced Gallo-Roman villas.
A story of water: Saint Druon even cured the ‘little bed-wetters’ in Cottenchy.
Saint-Ulphe
Through the Saint-Ladre Nature Reserve and its specially designed route, you will discover the frogs that live in the ponds.
Walk around Boves
A short walk around Boves to get a glimpse of the rolling, wooded landscape of the Picardy countryside. You will then discover the marshes of the Saint-Ladre pond nature reserve.
Camp de César viewpoint starting from Chipilly
Discover the canalised Somme and the Haute-Somme ponds from a vantage point high above, then walk alongside the ponds and the canal.
The Élincourt woods
Walk starting from the Pays des Sources Nature and Hiking Centre.Mostly through woodland, so in the shade. Little elevation gain.
Discovering the Fontaine Sorel
Set off to explore the Sorel Fountain, built during the First World War by French soldiers who had tapped into a spring situated higher up the slope.
From La Neuville-Roy to Beaupuits
A short walk for the whole family, offering the chance to explore the village of La Neuville-Roy and the surrounding countryside
Discover the Haute-Somme mini-train
An easy, short walk, ideal for families: first, at a higher elevation to admire the Somme and its marshes; then along the canalised Somme with its locks; and finally, at the end of the walk, the chance to experience the Haute-Somme tourist train during the season.
The two cemeteries of Vignemont and the Fontaine Saint-Pierre
Starting from two moving military cemeteries, French and German, built simultaneously and side by side in 1918, a short circular route passes by a fountain in the middle of the woods.
Through fields and woods to the south-east of Amiens
A walk through the fields south-east of Amiens, with a start and finish point accessible by car (with parking) or by bus. The scenery changes with the seasons and the crops in the fields.
The route passes through the woods opposite Cagny cemetery, which provides a bit of cool shade during the walk.
Enjoy your walk.
Around Bray-sur-Somme
A lovely walk around the Somme, suitable for everyone.
In the footsteps of the Celts and the Red Baron
Between the Ancre and Somme valleys.
The “Sur les traces des Celtes” association organises an annual walk between Ribemont, Heilly, Baizieux and Bresle. In 2018, it is launching a new format: each year, a walk starting from one of the four villages, returning to the historic route in the fifth year.
This 11.9 km walk (plus an optional 2.2 km circular route) starts in Heilly and ends in Vaux-sur-Somme, where Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, died 100 years ago.
The Canalised Somme and the Fargny Ponds
A very pleasant hike in one of the meanders of the Somme, along its canalised section and several ponds where you can observe many birds. Three-quarters of the way along the route, the Vaux viewpoint offers a superb panorama of the area you have covered.
The Hortillonnages of Amiens
The Hortillonnages are a collection of floating gardens in the heart of Amiens, criss-crossed by over 60 km of canals. You can explore them by boat. Here, we’re walking around them.
Les carrières de Montigny
The spectacular Montigny quarries served as barracks for French soldiers during the First World War, who left their mark in the form of sculptures and graffiti. An association, La Machemontoise, is reviving these sites and organising visits. This hike takes you on foot to these quarries, mainly through woods, while exploring the heritage of the commune.