Between marsh and pasture around Fretin

A hike that begins by circling the Marais de Péronne, then moves on to the hamlet of Maresqueldes and ends at the Marais du Warlet. This loop offers diverse landscapes, between water (the Marque (stream), marsh, pond), and fields and pastures. It runs alongside two small roads, otherwise it's all on footpaths.
On the program: observation of marsh birds, fish in a fishing pond and a variety of native wildlife.

Technical sheet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.23 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 5 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 5 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 33 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the car park, Rue du Maréchal Foch.
(S/E) Leave the parking lot and cross the road. At the crosswalk, continue for a few metres on your right, then take the path on your left.

(1) At the wooden gate, take the first path on the right and follow it straight ahead along a small stream.

(2) At the fork in the road, take the track on the left, then at the next one, keep right and join a road.

(3) Cross the road and continue along it on the right for 100m. Take the track on the left, which runs straight ahead through the trees. At the fork in the road, turn left.

(4) At Le Maresquel, follow the tarmac road on the right, then the first road on the left for 400m.

(5) Take the track on the left. Once you've crossed the road under a power line, continue straight ahead on a partially paved track. Take the first track on the left and follow it across the fields.

(6) At the junction with the GR®° 121B, turn left, going along a fishing pond and leaving it on the right, continue straight ahead.
Turn right onto a wide track that joins the barrier you passed on the outward journey.
(1) Return to the starting point.

(S/E) Continue around the Marais de Warlet. Follow the path away from the car park (as if leaving Fretin). Go straight ahead on a paved path that runs into a wood and joins the Marque.

(7) Follow the river to the left for almost a kilometer until you reach a footbridge.

(8) Turn left onto the footbridge, then left again to continue around the marsh.

(9) Take another footbridge on the left, cross a wood and enter a field.
Turn right to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 28 m - Rue Foch car park
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 28 m - Wooden barrier
  3. 2 : km 0.65 - alt. 28 m - Branching out under the trees
  4. 3 : km 1.29 - alt. 30 m - Route d'Ennevelin
  5. 4 : km 2.31 - alt. 30 m - Le Maresquel
  6. 5 : km 2.99 - alt. 33 m - Back on the road
  7. 6 : km 4.6 - alt. 29 m - GR junction
  8. 7 : km 6.04 - alt. 28 m - Along the - Marque (rivière)-à finaliser
  9. 8 : km 6.9 - alt. 27 m - Airgrettes footbridge. Warlet Marsh
  10. 9 : km 7.54 - alt. 27 m - Desmazières footbridge. Warlet Marsh
  11. S/E : km 8.23 - alt. 28 m - Rue Foch car park

Practical information

In wet weather, some passages are muddy.

In the nearby area

Car park close to a children's playground.
Restaurant, mini-market, bakery, pizza takeaway or chip shop in Fretin.

 Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during 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 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
PHub
PHub

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

It's a very pleasant ride. The scenery is surprisingly varied over a short distance.
We stop to watch the birds on the pond.

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Véronique B
Véronique B

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A pleasant and varied walk

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guytout
guytout

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Bring waterproof footwear

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Xavier de Bouvines
Xavier de Bouvines

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A pleasant walk with the opportunity to observe birds on migration...
The only drawback is the proximity of the motorway, which makes for a bit of noise:

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VéB
VéB

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Many thanks!

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Xavier de Bouvines
Xavier de Bouvines

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A pleasant walk with the opportunity to observe birds on migration...
The only drawback is the proximity of the motorway, which makes for a bit of noise:

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visoBB2019
visoBB2019

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : May 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Nice little family hike in the sunshine. Thank you.

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POULIN Gérard
POULIN Gérard ★

Thank you myv for your constructive feedback. Change made.

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myv
myv

Short, pleasant walk. Best done in dry weather. Question: why does the "hat" describe the walk as starting in the marsh before heading towards the hamlet of Maresquel, when the description and route are the other way round: you start by heading towards Maresquel and finish by going round the marsh?

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barni
barni

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

good walk across fields, very few crossings with houses and roads, so no stress with cars!

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karlorris
karlorris

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : Yes

A good walk with nice dogs

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4641881059
4641881059

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : May 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : Yes

A pleasant walk, particularly around the Warlet marshes

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sy.debarbieux
sy.debarbieux

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

thank you for this route which corresponded completely to my research and does not exist, to date, on the commercialised hiking maps (therefore no markings!)

but on the route, we met some volunteers who were marking out another route that did exist on the hiking maps... thanks to them!

sylvie dlp

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regcath
regcath

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

parish specific to Brittany, easy to follow as the route is well signposted, very peaceful in beautiful countryside. i would point out that some of the gravel sections are not suitable for pushchairs or children's bikes. a park with a children's play area is located next to the car park, which is a plus. i highly recommend this lovely walk.

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Nocel
Nocel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A very pleasant tour that we will do again and recommend. Thank you

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