From the Lyons Forest to the Andelle

After admiring Vascœuil Castle and its dovecote, the path will take you into the Lyons National Forest with some noticeable changes in elevation before descending to the village of Les Hogues via the Saint-Mathurin spring.
The return journey via Perruel follows the Andelle river, offering peaceful landscapes.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 20 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 237 m
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    Descent: - 233 m

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    Highest point: 172 m
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    Lowest point: 52 m

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Description of the walk

Parking opposite Vascœuil Castle, Rue Jules Michelet.

(S/E) Head towards the centre of Vascœuil, with the château on your left, and turn left onto the D6 to reach the Andelle crossroads.

(1) Cross the Andelle and continue to the hamlet of Mouchel. At the hairpin bend, go straight on the D115 and then, at the next bend, leave this departmental road by taking the path on the left. Immediately after the forest barrier, follow the path on the right that enters the forest. Continue to the next crossroads of paths and forest roads.

(2) Turn right onto the path, then at the crossroads, turn right onto the left-hand path and join the D115 at elevation 169.

(3) Head left onto this road and cross it immediately to take the first path on the right.
Continue along this path, ignoring any crossroads, and descend until you reach a forest road at Carrefour des Pierres Cassées.

(4) Cross the forest road and immediately take the first path on the left, before the sign for the Route Forestière. Climb this path, which initially runs parallel to the forest road on the left, then gradually moves away from it.

(5) At the crossroads, turn right at a 90° angle and climb straight up the steep slope to reach a crossroads with five paths.

(6) Cross diagonally, avoiding the path on the far right. Continue south-west until you reach a short, steep descent on the left that leads to the Route Forestière du Fond des Hogues. Turn right and continue for about 300 metres.

(7) Take the first path on the left that goes uphill and reach the RD6. Follow it to the right; there is a picnic area on the left. Turn at the second street on the left, Cour Carentan, then turn right onto Sente Saint-Mathurin, which ends with a staircase. Admire the Saint-Mathurin spring on the right.

(8) At the top of the steps, turn left onto Sente Pelgas, go behind the town hall and then, at the crossroads, take the road on the right, Rue Sergent René Vard. Continue to Rue de l'Église, then turn left onto Rue du Bout du Bas and continue along this road until you reach a bus shelter in front of you.

(9) Then turn left onto Rue des Elingues, which continues down a path to the D114.
Turn left onto this road (you will see a castle below on your right) and continue to the crossroads.

(10) Turn right 180° onto Rue des Câbles, pass the fish farm and the castle (now on your left) and then pass the hamlet of Les Elingues.

(11) Turn left at the first road you come to and cross the Andelle three times.

(12) Just after the third small bridge, take the path on the right, pass the picnic tables and reach Rue de la Gare at the initial crossroads.

(1) Turn left and follow the same route back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 57 m - Vascœuil Castle Rue Jules Michelet. Near
  2. 1 : km 0.74 - alt. 56 m - Crossroads of the circular. Cross the - Andelle (river) - Tributary of the Seine - Andelle (rivière) à finaliser
  3. 2 : km 2.46 - alt. 140 m - Crossroads, path on the right
  4. 3 : km 3.43 - alt. 167 m - D115, first turn left then right
  5. 4 : km 4.55 - alt. 91 m - Forest road, opposite then left
  6. 5 : km 5.33 - alt. 131 m - Crossroads, on the right
  7. 6 : km 5.68 - alt. 172 m - Crossroads of five paths
  8. 7 : km 6.8 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto the uphill path
  9. 8 : km 8.07 - alt. 164 m - On the left, Sente Pelgas
  10. 9 : km 8.97 - alt. 136 m - On the left, Rue des Elingues
  11. 10 : km 10.04 - alt. 54 m - On the right, Rue Des Câbles
  12. 11 : km 10.95 - alt. 54 m - Path on the left
  13. 12 : km 11.24 - alt. 55 m - Junction, path on the right
  14. S/E : km 12.67 - alt. 57 m - Vascœuil Castle Rue Jules Michelet

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
lafouine76
lafouine76

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

Part of the circuit is closed due to restrictions following storms at the end of June. We had to improvise another route on authorised plots.
To be redone another year.

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User 18996078

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

At the start, you can park in the village centre if, like us, the castle car park is full. A pleasant and varied walk with shaded sections in the forest. Very enjoyable on a sunny day like we had. Be careful at point No. 4, where the start of the path is difficult to see. There have also been fallen trees on this section, making some parts a little tricky.

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Gofi
Gofi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a lovely walk in fine weather! Perfect in summer when the sun is shining, with plenty of shade.
Varied route with a few climbs and descents and little tarmac.
Thanks to the author

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Lescorbis
Lescorbis

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Be careful of "beautiful" climbs that can be difficult in wet weather.

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Caput
Caput

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike, no difficulty in following it.

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pat du 10
pat du 10

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

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

A pleasant hike, but the section through the forest is very poorly marked. Without the GPS track, we would certainly have got lost.

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mafacr
mafacr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant walk in the forest with a superb view of the village of Les Hogues.
Vascoeuil Castle is well worth a visit.
Due to an event at Vascoeuil Castle (garage sale), we have moved the starting point of the hike to the village of Perruel (1.5 km south of Vascoeuil), to the car park of the town hall/school on the D114.
In the forest, some sections can be very tricky in wet weather, with deep ruts and paths that can flood

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Sultane111+
Sultane111+

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike starting from Vascoeuil, more than half of which takes place in the magnificent beech forest, where there is relief and variety. The map printed from Visorando was sufficient. Be careful, however, at point 7 (we went a little further before realising our mistake).
On 14 July, we didn't meet anyone, but we did see a few animals.

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Mumu et Arl
Mumu et Arl

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route mainly through the forest.
Great when it's hot.
Varied route.
However, there are virtually no signposts along the route, so a map and smartphone/GPS tracking are essential.
Highly recommended

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margaud
margaud

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk, with a large part of it in the forest. Very pleasant in hot weather, in the shade of the trees.

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WIEDMANN
WIEDMANN

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, At waypoint 10), I noticed a path leading down from the D114 road as I left the hamlet of Les Elingues. This would avoid a detour and crossing the road. Worth looking into.

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autres_rivages
autres_rivages

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you for this really lovely walk.

(It's only a minor detail, but I get the impression that we only cross two bridges over the Andelle instead of three...)

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hanvoile
hanvoile

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 19, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very pleasant hike, beautiful trails in the Lyons forest, magnificent village, thank you.

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grandin
grandin ★

Thank you for following up

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kelylamil
kelylamil

Hello,
you are absolutely right, the sign does not indicate "Carrefour des Pierres Brisées". I will correct the description immediately.

Kind regards

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