From the Porte d'Aval to the Valleuse d'Antifer in Étretat

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

hike taken in early September 2025.
Lots of tourists, of course, from the start to the needle and the ridge.
After that, it's quieter.
No markers between numbers 1 and 3.
When you reach the village of La Place, do not take the first left, but cross the village to the end and turn left.
When you reach the D940 at the entrance to Etretat, do not take the street on the left (signposted "no pedestrians"), but cross it and follow the path through the park opposite behind a wall to reach Rue Anicet Bourgeois and the car park.

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Date of your route : Aug 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful discovery of the cliffs with a pleasant return through the woods. It is important to note that the maximum parking time is 5 hours for €15. We therefore decided to skip points 3 and 4 and took the path that crosses Valleuse d'Antifert. In the time we had available, we were able to climb to the top of the Notre-Dame de la Garde chapel, visit the gardens and go to the Amont cliff, and finally take a quick tour of the town centre. You can also park along the road before Étretat, but it's further away and there are a lot of people. It's definitely worth the detour.

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Date of your route : Nov 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Great start along the cliffs, then back through the village, fields and forest. Not very interesting compared to the beauty of the site.
However, it's a good way to escape from the world.

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Date of your route : Oct 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike along the cliffs of Etretat, followed by a walk through the forest. The descent and ascent of the Antifer valley is the most challenging part.
Very well guided by the app.

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Date of your route : Aug 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lack of information about the route... no network coverage, so impossible to know where we are. A shame.

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Date of your route : Nov 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Magnificent views on the way there, but also a very pleasant return trip through the woods – we even picked up some chestnuts!

However, I think it's a good idea to follow the route on your phone, especially to get your bearings in the Antifer valley... Wear suitable footwear and bring walking sticks because... "there are some steep climbs and descents that can be wet and slippery"... We had everything we needed, so it was "pure bliss"!

A hike to be repeated without hesitation, and why not in the other direction, starting from the Antifer lighthouse!
Thank you, Visorando, for this extraordinary hike!

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Date of your route : Sep 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful hike at the top of the cliffs. A few inaccuracies regarding the passage through the Antifer valley on the way there.

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Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this route, it corresponds well to what we were able to discover in Étretat.
However, there weren't many people on this hike.

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Date of your route : Sep 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike! Lots of people in Etretat, but as soon as you get a little further away, it's much less crowded! I parked at La Place, which was much quieter! I even spent the night there! Thanks for sharing.

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Date of your route : Jul 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Great

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Date of your route : May 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike on the cliffs of Etretat!

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Date of your route : Jan 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We did the hike on a grey day in early January.
We chose to do it in the opposite direction (countryside and woods first, then cliffs) and the directions worked very well too. The ground was a little muddy in the woods, but nothing too bad with suitable footwear.
It's a varied and enjoyable hike that can even be extended a little to reach the Antifer lighthouse and start (or finish, depending on the direction you choose) walking along the cliffs from there (4 hours in total with this addition).
Definitely worth doing again!

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Date of your route : Jun 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful walk with superb views
Small problem at Valleuse d'Antifer between points 2 and 3: the path is blocked by eco-pastures
Difficult to find the path at point 5, thanks to the walkers who showed us the way
A few landmarks are missing on the trail after point 2
However, a superb hike that is definitely worth doing

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Date of your route : May 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

My wife and I did this hike starting from the paper document only, without any problems and with great enjoyment.

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Date of your route : Feb 27, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Best done in good weather; rain makes the ground too slippery.
There is one point where you need to be careful when leaving the Antifer valley: there is no path to the left on the ridge, nor is there a path "slightly to the left" or "clearly to the left". In fact, you will find it just before reaching the ridge. Thank you to the horse rider who pointed it out to me, otherwise I think I would have ended up in Le Havre.
After the golf course, on the way back, go down the small dead-end road to the large car park and, to be on the safe side, take the mandatory pedestrian route to reach the street that leads back to the car park where you started.

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