From Sainte-Christine Church to Notre-Dame Church

Set among plains, fields and forests, this family hike is ideal for nature lovers. In spring, beautiful wild daffodils appear along the grassy path, delighting young and old alike. Later in the season, the blossoming orchards remind you that you are in Normandy!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.98 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 59 ft
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    Descent: - 59 ft

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    Highest point: 479 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 410 ft

Description of the walk

Car park, Rue Sainte-Christine, Ferrières-Haut-Clocher, near the pond.

(S/E) Head towards Sainte-Christine Church and turn right at the crossroads onto Chemin des Buissons (no traffic), then continue straight ahead. At the end of the houses, continue straight ahead into the field (still on Chemin des Buissons).

(1) At the fork, turn right (still on Chemin des Buissons). Pass under a high-voltage power line and walk alongside an orchard on your left. Return to the tarmac road and arrive at a crossroads.

(2) Turn right onto Chemin de Brocard and continue straight ahead. Ignore the paths on the left and right and pass the hamlet of Frémont.

(3) At the next crossroads, ignore Allée de Barville, Chemin des Champettes and Chemin des Chaumières and head north on a dirt track between the fields. Cross the D74/Route d'Emanville and continue straight ahead between the fields. Cross Bois des Foriaux, continue along the edge of the field, then turn right, leaving an orchard on your left.

(4) Immediately after the orchard, turn left onto the path leading into the Bois des Ruaux and continue straight ahead.

(5) At the edge of the woods, turn left and continue straight ahead. Then continue straight ahead between the orchards and fields. Cross the D74/Route d'Emanville again and join Rue de l'Église opposite. Ignore Rue du Bosc on your right and continue to the next intersection.

(6) Turn right onto Rue Rolette, then turn right at the intersection onto Rue du Bosc. Immediately turn left onto the dirt track and continue straight ahead.

(7) At the end of the road, turn left and enter the forest. Continue straight ahead. At the crossroads (elevation 142), continue straight ahead. At the end of the road, turn left to follow the woods on your left and continue to the first houses.

(8) Continue straight ahead on Rue Rolette and pass the factory. Continue straight ahead, then turn right onto a dirt track leading down to a field. At the end of the track, turn left and continue straight ahead.

(9) Come out onto Rue de Faverolles and first turn right then left to take a dirt track crossing the fields of La Grosse Butte.

(10) Head towards the Bois de la Marnière copse. Take the leftmost path towards Mare Corvée. Then head towards Bois du Breuil and, at the fork, turn left. Leave the woods and continue across the fields. Pass the hamlet of Petit Breuil and rejoin the tarmac road, Rue du Petit Breuil.

(11) At the crossroads, go straight on along Route de Burey, then turn left onto Rue des Moissons and cross the hamlet of Les Buissons. At the triangular crossroads, go straight on along a dirt track through the fields.

(12) You will reach the Mare de la Ville. Do not go around it, but turn off the path and continue straight ahead across the fields towards the houses of Bois Morin. Return to the tarmac road, Chemin de Caugé, and cross the housing estate. Cross the road, Chemin des Basses Bruyères, and continue straight ahead along a dirt track running alongside the fence of a pumping station.

(2) At the crossroads you took on the way there, cross Chemin de Brocard and continue straight ahead on Chemin des Buissons.

(1) Continue straight ahead, then turn left at the crossroads by the church and return to the car park where you started, Rue Sainte-Christine (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 469 ft - Town hall car park. - Église Sainte-Christine (Ferrières-Haut-Clocher)
  2. 1 : mi 0.34 - alt. 449 ft - Fourche
  3. 2 : mi 0.66 - alt. 449 ft - Crossroads of the circular loop
  4. 3 : mi 1.09 - alt. 463 ft - Crossroads
  5. 4 : mi 1.79 - alt. 453 ft - Bois des Ruaux
  6. 5 : mi 2.11 - alt. 479 ft - Hairpin bend
  7. 6 : mi 2.78 - alt. 463 ft - Rue Rollette
  8. 7 : mi 3.16 - alt. 466 ft - Woods - Fork in the road
  9. 8 : mi 3.67 - alt. 446 ft - Rue Rolette
  10. 9 : mi 4.09 - alt. 427 ft - Entrance to Portes
  11. 10 : mi 4.5 - alt. 456 ft - Bois de la Marnière
  12. 11 : mi 5.32 - alt. 463 ft - Crossroads
  13. 12 : mi 5.65 - alt. 430 ft - Mare de la Ville
  14. S/E : mi 6.98 - alt. 469 ft - Town hall car park. - Église Sainte-Christine (Ferrières-Haut-Clocher)

Notes

Yellow markings.
Bring practical, suitable clothing and footwear, and boots in case of rain.
Passing through the towns of Ferrières-Haut-Clocher and Portes.
Mini-market in the centre of Ferrières-Haut-Clocher.
Small market selling local produce in Ferrières-Haut-Clocher, on the first Friday of the month (except August).

Worth a visit

16th-century Sainte-Christine Church in Ferrières-Haut-Clocher, dedicated to the martyr Sainte Christine, with a 13th-century tower and chevet.
Monumental paintings: Le Dict des Trois Morts et des Trois Vifs (The Dict of the Three Dead and the Three Living).
Rood screen.
16th-century baptismal font.

Notre-Dame Church in Portes, dating from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 16th century and embellished with flint chequerboards.
It stands in the cemetery of Portes.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
jploust
jploust

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGES

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User 4037311

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

a very natural route through dense forests

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Christella
Christella

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk

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jeanpaul Loustau
jeanpaul Loustau

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Plain and forest route with almost no roads

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Dionisi Yves
Dionisi Yves

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with minimal tarmac roads.

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Magalauda
Magalauda

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike through fields, country roads and orchards. No difficulty, mainly flat route, ideal for families.

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petites jambes
petites jambes

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy and pleasant hike, "calm".

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