Eawy Forest for young and old around Saint-Étienne Chapel

This is a short, easy route along beautiful forest roads, allowing you to discover all the facets of the Eawy Forest: beech trees, flora, trails, clearings, curiosities, woodcuts, wetlands and picnic areas. It is an ideal outing for a family walk, with parents, young children and elderly grandparents. A shorter version is also possible.

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n°643541

Creation:
25 Jun 2017

Last update:
12 Jul 2017

Last review:
18 Nov 2024

Activity: Walking
Distance: 4.67 km
Average duration: 1h 35
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 74 m
Descent: - 74 m
Highest point: 185 m
Lowest point: 111 m

Country: France
Area: Pays de Bray
City: Rosay (Seine-Maritime) (76680)
Start/End: N 49.698658° / E 1.247285°
IGN map(s): Ref. 2009OT
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The Missy road in the Eawy forest, in Rosay

Saint-Etienne Chapel in the Eawy Forest.

Description of the walk

Start at the northern exit of Rosay, at the end of the paved section of Chemin de la Chapelle. Three-way junction of Route forestière de Missy and Route forestière du Fond Saint-Étienne.

(S/E) At the three-way junction, take the left path (the northernmost one) and enter the forest, following the Missy forest road. Climb gently up the slope towards the plateau and you will reach a clearing (access to the Saint-Étienne Chapel).

(1) Cross the clearing in a straight line and leave it, staying on the Missy Forest Road (east-northeast).

(2) At the crossroads, turn right (south-east) onto the Route forestière de Haussez. At the first crossroads, continue straight ahead and descend to the bottom of the valley.

(3) At the crossroads at the bottom of the valley, known as Fond Saint-Étienne, take the first path on the right (west), the Fond Saint-Étienne forest road. Descend on a slight incline and, at a crossroads (elevation 151), continue straight ahead.

(4) Continue along the Route forestière du Fond Saint-Étienne to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 111 m - End of the Chemin de la Chapelle
1 : km 0.8 - alt. 160 m - Clearing
2 : km 1.88 - alt. 185 m - Crossroads
3 : km 2.57 - alt. 165 m - Crossroads
4 : km 3.83 - alt. 125 m - Path to Saint-Étienne Chapel
S/E : km 4.67 - alt. 111 m - End of the chapel path

Notes

Access and parking:
To reach the starting point, go to Rosay (76680). In Rosay, at the junction of the D154 and D97, on the right bank of the Varenne, take the D97 towards Pommereval. Pass the Cider Museum. Take the second street on the right, Chemin de la Chapelle, which climbs towards the forest.
Leave your car at the starting point. There is parking for 3 to 4 cars. Other parking options are available on the streets of Rosay.

Please note! Some maps, such as Google Earth, refer to the Route de Missy as Chemin de la Chapelle. Regardless of the name, from (S/E) to (2), walkers should continue straight ahead on the same forest road.

The route only follows wide, well-marked forest roads. It does not follow any poorly marked paths or narrow trails.

There are no water sources nearby. The nearest shops are 4 km away in Saint-Saëns, where you will find a petrol station, supermarket and pharmacy.

Shorter alternative:
Climb up to the clearing (1) and retrace your steps to return to the starting point (1.6 km round trip). In the clearing, you can picnic, sit down to read or play games, ride a bike, play ball, pétanque, molky, etc.

Worth a visit

During the hike, once you reach the clearing, take a detour to the right along a small marked path to see the Chapelle Saint-Étienne below, under the holly trees. It is a small, typical, pretty and well-maintained oratory. Return to the Missy forest road by turning back along the same path.

In Rosay: the church, the La Varenne river and the Cider Museum.

Between Rosay and Bellencombre, on the D97 road towards Pommereval, 1.5 km north of Rosay: the Val de Bures educational farm and its goat farm.

The neighbouring villages of Rosay:
- On the D97, south of Rosay, on the plateau on the left bank of the Varenne, Beaumont-le-Hareng: a flower garden, open to the public, admission fee.
- On the D154, east of Rosay, Saint-Saëns: its shops, restaurants, golf course and old houses of wealthy tanners.
- On the D154, west of Rosay, Bellencombre: childhood village of judoka David Douillet.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5

Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5

Route interest
4.1 / 5

Jean-Luc Robert

18 Nov 2024 at 16:48 3600

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

pleasant stroll

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Martin Ader

11 Jul 2022 at 22:39 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Please note: 130 metres of continuous ascent.
Circular in beautiful woods.
Good road on stony farmland.

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brunodufays

08 Jun 2020 at 15:26 7200

Thank you

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papy diouf

08 Jun 2020 at 12:11 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and easy short hike for beginners: take a detour to St Etienne Chapel.

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brunodufays

27 May 2020 at 08:25 7200

Happy to have helped make people happy in the forest

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bh351

26 May 2020 at 21:17 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thanks to Bruno for this very pleasant circular, especially in the sunshine.
We followed the gravel road by car, which took us to point 1, where there is space for several cars in the clearing. Fortunately, we had brought a camping table and chairs (there were four of us), as the table on site was overgrown with grass and nettles!
We did the route in the opposite direction to the description, i.e. descending to point A to head towards Fond Saint Etienne, and we found our way very easily.

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brunodufays

26 May 2020 at 09:38 7200 • Edited: 26 May 2020 at 09:40 7200

Thank you for your comment.

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Olivier76

26 May 2020 at 08:27 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hiking under bright sunshine and very accessible for everyone.
Forest to explore.
Lack of landmarks in situ...

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PissyRandonneurs

24 Jul 2019 at 10:07 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We went on this short hike on Sunday, 21 July, under bright sunshine, and really appreciated the coolness of the forest. The route is not difficult at all. What beautiful trees we saw!
The St Etienne chapel is well worth a visit.
It was a wonderful time for all of us.

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Christine53

10 Jul 2018 at 11:31 7200

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

I couldn't see anything but the trees.
It's very easy, that's true.

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nalili

12 Jun 2018 at 19:49 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We did this walk with our dog (an 8-month-old white shepherd). It was a very easy walk, and the description and map were perfect for finding our way.
The timing was spot on (1½ hours).
The forest is stunning, with lots of different routes to choose from.
We had a wonderful time.

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gazok54

05 Mar 2018 at 20:31 3600

Indeed, Bruno, as benoitrando says, you must continue to share your hikes with all of us. And you, benoitrando, you can continue to make suggestions; we really appreciate them.
See you soon.

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benoitrando

05 Mar 2018 at 18:53 3600

That's a shame, Bruno, because taking the time to transcribe it is already a lot and very kind for fellow hikers.
Personally, I wasn't trying to hurt your feelings, but rather to share my impressions of the route with you so that you could decide whether or not you wanted to change anything. I want to reassure you that this type of route suits me perfectly because it allows me to continue after a 10 to 15 km route.

Best regards, fellow hiker

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brunodufays

05 Mar 2018 at 14:36 3600

Thank you to everyone who goes to St Etienne Chapel. I regret that certain hikes of more than 10 km are described as easy... because three hours of walking, even without any elevation gain, is no longer hiking but high-level sport, in my opinion. As the author of this hike, I have done my best to publish a document that complies with Visorando's conventions. This was quite a difficult task for me. It was through the title that I tried to indicate that this route is not for athletes but for "children on a family outing". I can't do much better than that, and I thank the moderator for understanding and explaining this. Faced with what seems to me to be very complicated, I have stopped contributing and no longer publish anything on Visorando.

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benoitrando

04 Mar 2018 at 19:24 3600 • Edited: 04 Mar 2018 at 19:25 3600

No worries, this was said with constructive intent and not to criticise for the sake of criticising. I travel a lot and this is the first time I've had so much to say about a route, having noticed it myself.

Best regards

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