On the edge of the English Channel by Le Tréport, Mesnil-Val and Criel-sur-Mer

This hike runs along the northern part of the Alabaster Coast, from Le Tréport to Criel-sur-Mer, via Mesnil-Val.
three magnificent valleys to discover and climb (100 m in Le Tréport).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.93 km
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    Average duration: 5h 30 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 246 m
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    Descent: - 245 m

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    Highest point: 103 m
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    Lowest point: -1 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Le Tréport (76470)
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    Start/End: N 50.060957° / E 1.375709°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2008OT, 2107OT
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Description of the walk

Departure from the free car park, Quai de la République, in Le Tréport.

(S/E) Facing the outer harbour, turn left. Take the tarmac path leading to the lock, which you must cross. Turn right and follow the edge of the outer harbour for 200 metres. Cross the street to climb the Rampe du Musoir.

(1) Do not turn left, but head straight ahead towards the Place de l'ancien Hôtel de Ville. Climb the cliff stairs (GR®21) to the top (386 steps). Continue straight ahead, climbing the 12 steps, which are the remains of the steps of the Hôtel du Trianon, destroyed in 1942. Take the gravel path.

(2) At the viewpoint, be careful: do not continue on the path opposite, as the cliff is regularly receding and safety can no longer be guaranteed.
Reach the road and turn right onto the tarmac. Continue straight ahead for 1700m. Descend towards Mesnil-Val.
At the first car park on the right, enjoy the magnificent view of Mesnil-Val beach. Then, immediately on the right, go down the few steps leading to the square and turn right between the lawns to go down the steps, which are in poor condition, towards the beach.

(3) Walk back up from the beach along the road for 100 metres and take a path on the right, accessed via a few steps. During the climb, don't forget to turn around to admire the view.

(4) At the top of the path, after the wooden chicane for hikers, ignore the two roads on the left and take the Chemin des Douaniers opposite, a tarmac path that continues along Rue du Chewington. At the roadblock, turn left onto Rue Alise-Sainte-Reine. Turn right onto Rue Jeanne-d'Arc, pass five streets on your right and turn right onto Rue Louise. You will find Rue du Chewington on your left.

(5) After the square, turn right and follow the red tarmac road downhill. Turn right then left to follow the beach along the D222.

(6) Cross the bridge over the Yères. After 120 metres, turn left onto Chemin des Soupirs and continue to the end (you can take the pavement to Basse-Rue), ignoring the stairs on the right in the middle. Turn left down Basse Rue. After the first right-hand bend, continue for 150 metres.

(7) Turn left onto a path leading to a property at the end of a large grassy field. Pass the two entrance pillars ( hikers are allowed for 40 metres) and turn left onto a path to cross a concrete bridge over the Yères. Turn left, then right onto Rue du Parc. Turn left onto Rue du Casino, which becomes a footpath.

(8) Go up to the top of Avenue de la Belgique on the right, which then becomes Avenue d'Arras, which turns left.

(9) At the three-way junction, turn right and continue until you reach Rue de Flocques on the right, which turns left at the top, then right, ending on the left at Rue Françoise.

(10) Turn right onto Rue du Tréport, which descends into Mesnil-Val.

(11) At the bottom of the hill, turn left onto Rue de la Mer, then immediately right onto Avenue du Val Coquet. Turn right onto Avenue du Val Fleuri, which ends at a path. In the plain, leave the path on the left and continue until you reach a crossroads, where you turn right.

(12) When you reach Rue de Fermes, take the path on the left for 900 metres and at the next crossroads, turn left. Continue straight ahead on Boulevard du Parc. Cross Boulevard du Calvaire and go down the Escalier des Alliés staircase opposite.

(13) Turn right and then immediately left to go down Rue Saint-Michel. At the stone cross, continue straight ahead on Rue de Paris.

(1) Go down to the right towards the port and head towards the lock that allows you to cross the Bresle. Take the path on the left leading to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Quai de la République car park - Bresle (fleuve)
  2. 1 : km 0.58 - alt. 15 m - Crossroads of the loop
  3. 2 : km 1.69 - alt. 102 m - Viewpoint
  4. 3 : km 4.42 - alt. 8 m - Beach
  5. 4 : km 4.84 - alt. 37 m - Chemin des Douaniers
  6. 5 : km 6.43 - alt. 21 m - Square de Criel-sur-Mer
  7. 6 : km 7.01 - alt. 8 m - Bridge over the - moulin sur l'Yères
  8. 7 : km 8.48 - alt. 8 m - Private property entrance
  9. 8 : km 9.36 - alt. 6 m - End of the path/beginning of Rue de la Belgique
  10. 9 : km 10.15 - alt. 41 m - On the right at the three-way junction
  11. 10 : km 10.98 - alt. 61 m - Rue du Tréport on the right
  12. 11 : km 12.01 - alt. 34 m - Crossroads / Rue de la Mer
  13. 12 : km 13.97 - alt. 82 m - Rue des Fermes
  14. 13 : km 15.83 - alt. 54 m - Bottom of the Alliés stairs
  15. S/E : km 16.93 - alt. 7 m - Quai de la République car park

Notes

At the top of the Tréport stairs, there is shelter at the entrance to the funicular railway (which is open all year round).
Mesnil-Val:
When you arrive at the car park/viewpoint, there is a bus shelter where you can take shelter.
A water point is available in the self-cleaning toilets on the beach.
Criel Beach.
At the end of Chemin des Soupirs, 40 metres on the right, Rue de la Plage, there is a special shelter for hikers.

Worth a visit

Eu: Royal town with its Renaissance castle: 5 km from Le Tréport.
Le Tréport: port town, fishermen, yachting, commerce.
Criel-sur-Mer and Mesnil-Val: beaches and chalk cliffs.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 22 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
saturne
saturne

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route looks interesting on the map, but due to coastal erosion (danger of cliff collapse reported!), a large part of the route that is supposed to run close to the cliff forces you to walk on the side of a relatively busy road between Le Tréport and Mesnil Plage. The path is diverted again into a housing estate for about 700 metres.
The rest of the route, which passes through a sparsely wooded countryside, is of no particular interest.

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Jose Germain
Jose Germain

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

all clear

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Phil1
Phil1

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Good tour, lots to see

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michel.georges
michel.georges

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

hike completed in one afternoon due to train delay in Abbeville.
We walked along part of the old circuit, which was very beautiful. Towards the salt meadows and the lower street, there were some very pretty buildings,
then in the urban area we had a little trouble finding the streets. The road to Le Tréport is difficult because of the traffic
and less interesting. In short, we arrived just in time for the shuttle. A lovely walk.

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Phil80390
Phil80390

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

a beautiful hike for the first part until you reach Criel-sur-Mer.
However, the section where we pass through the housing estates of Criel is of very little interest (points 9 and 10)
And, once we reached point 10, we preferred to return to the coast via one of the roads on the left (Rue Alice Sainte Reine).

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Vincent T
Vincent T

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Far too many stretches on roads that sometimes have no hard shoulder. Uninteresting journeys through residential areas.

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Cheminsdebalades
Cheminsdebalades

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike with beautiful views and no difficulties

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Carole&lolo
Carole&lolo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Round trip along the cliffs, simply splendid! Thank you!

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marius1958
marius1958

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

superb hike, shame it was in the rain...

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Roromian
Roromian

thank you, it's very nice to receive good comments.
Enjoy your hike!

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Baquet Sylvie
Baquet Sylvie

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very good tour, between sea and land.
Discover Le Tréport, Mesnil Val and Criel-sur-Mer.
Nothing to say, the map and roadmap are very good, no problems for us.

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cacach
cacach

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing

of no interest to an experienced hiker

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maryline françois
maryline françois

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

very well explained and varied course

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maryline françois
maryline françois

very well-explained hike done on 10/07/2019
beautiful and varied route

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ETA
ETA

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Remarkable chalk cliffs and a beautiful and impressive oceanfront, somewhat spoiled by urbanisation

A few steps after the funicular, we leave the path due to a danger of collapse, and we have to walk 1.7 km on tarmac (20% of the outward journey): there is no longer a sea view, but instead new housing developments, and we have to watch out for cars speeding by, which we found to be quite common in July.

We arrive at Mesnil Val, and going down the square above the sewage (hold your breath), we finally take a path that goes back up with a beautiful view of the beach. But after a wooden chicane, we immediately find ourselves back on tarmac, this time without cars. After just a few steps, a no-entry sign due to the danger of collapse forces us to take another detour behind houses that brave all danger.

We return to the sea view shortly afterwards, but then pass behind other houses, even closer to the edge of the cliff, which becomes more modest, and we descend to Criel beach, still in a very urbanised landscape.

A little further on, we leave the seaside for good and head inland. We followed the GR trail up Mont Joli Bois, in a more natural setting, to the top of the cliffs, which offers a beautiful view of the sea (an impressive foreshore at low tide and finally free of buildings!). The GR continues through thick woods, which are worth exploring if you have time, and then on past the woods, without getting too close to the 35-year-old Penly nuclear power station (level 1 accident in 2012)

Back at Criel beach, you can return via the inland route (with numerous wind turbines) or via the tarmac road you took on the way there.

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