From La Noëlle to Grosmont

A short family walk to explore the Sermiers Forest.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.20 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 75 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 79 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 866 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 771 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Sermiers (51500)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.155837° / E 3.95895°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2712E, 2812O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park on Route de la Noëlle.

(S/E) Take the small path that branches off to the right of the forest road towards the fir trees.

(1) At the Trois Frères crossroads, continue straight on towards the fir trees and follow the small path (not shown on the IGN map) until you reach a fork.

(2) Take the path that branches off to the left towards the forest and ignore the path below that leads out towards the vineyards.
Continue along the path that runs along the edge of the woods, then enters the woods again, bending to the right.

(3) Turn left onto the first path coming from the right (first four-way junction or fifth path on the left) and join the Route Forestière de la Noëlle.

(4) Turn left onto the forest road and continue to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 850 ft - Car park on Route de la Noëlle
  2. 1 : mi 0.29 - alt. 863 ft - Les Trois Frères: a remarkable tree
  3. 2 : mi 0.57 - alt. 784 ft - At the fork, take the path on the left
  4. 3 : mi 1.18 - alt. 856 ft - Turn left onto the path that goes uphill
  5. 4 : mi 1.46 - alt. 863 ft - Route forestière de la Noëlle, turn left
  6. S/E : mi 2.2 - alt. 846 ft - Car park on Route de la Noëlle

Notes

A good pair of shoes and a little water will suffice.
Binoculars to spot wildlife.

Worth a visit

Lovely flowers in spring, remarkable trees and wildlife easily spotted along the narrow paths.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.4 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Tétenne
Tétenne

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk through the woods, easily accessible for families.
Some sections can be muddy if it has rained recently.
Not signposted, but with the app and the trail, no problem. Also suitable for mountain biking.

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virgule
virgule

Hello,

the main thing is that we managed to get back to the car park

In these unmarked areas, you get on better with the app.

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Francis BUREAU
Francis BUREAU

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I went on this very shady walk. I’m not sure if I always followed the route described.
At point 2, I took a path running parallel to the edge of the woods but inside the woodland (and therefore in the shade), which continued as a mountain bike track.
Near point 3, at a fork, I took the path on the left, which is also a mountain bike track (the one on the right went down too steeply and didn’t seem to be heading in the right direction).
I finally came across a wide path. I turned left to rejoin the forest road.

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virgule
virgule

I was in the area today. It’s very, very damp in the woods.

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virgule
virgule
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Hello,

I know this area like the back of my hand, even though I didn’t create the route. The route on the map is very accurate, contrary to what’s said above.

>The signposting leaves something to be desired

That’s to be expected; this walk isn’t signposted.

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Alouhette
Alouhette

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The signposting leaves something to be desired... a lovely walk

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nakia
nakia

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely route where you spend most of the time in the forest, apart from a very short stretch through the vineyards. It’s really peaceful. I’d recommend following the route description rather than the map, especially towards the end, around stage 3, because the map directs you onto a road in the middle of the forest where you lose the path completely. It’s better to follow the signposts in the woods at that point. Otherwise, a very good trail to do with children (we did it with our 3-year-old son and he never complained). It took us 2 hours with his little legs ;-)

Also, you need to follow our time estimates because I’d ‘started’ tracking the walk before we arrived, whilst we were still in the car.

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virgule
virgule
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely, easy walk for the whole family. I’d recommend following the signposted route, as the paths all look very similar in these woods.

There’s a pleasant picnic area at the start of the walk.

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