Circular loop on the Foulées Bolhardaises plateau

Start from the car park at Bosc-le-Hard church.

(S/E) Set off from the church car park, heading up towards the town hall along the street known as Place du Marché, in the direction of Rouen (south-east). Walk past the bakery, the post office and the town hall, until you reach the town hall roundabout.

(1) Turn right onto Rue du Mesnil-Halot until you reach the junction with Chemin des Soupirs.

(2) Continue along Rue du Mesnil-Halot, turning left (south) to leave the village, and follow the road to the Mesnil-Halot junction.

(3) As you approach the small wood on the right, turn right and follow the path, then the road, to the first crossroads on the Cressieusemare plain.

(4) Turn left (south-west) to enter the hamlet of Cressieusemare. Walk through the small hamlet, following the street to the four-way crossroads.

(5) Turn right and follow the Route de Cressieusemare straight on (north-east) to head back towards Bosc-le-Hard. When you reach the Ferme du Réel, leave it on your left and continue straight on until you reach Avenue du Réel, in the village. Turn right towards the church and head back to the starting point via Avenue du Réel.

(S/E) Opposite, take the street known as Place des Halles, heading towards Saint-Saëns (east), until you reach the junction with Rue des Forges.

(6) Turn left onto Rue des Forges and follow it until you reach the junction with the street known as Chemin des Mobiles, after crossing the railway line.

(7) Turn right onto this street, then leave Bosc-le-Hard via the D25 towards Saint-Saëns (east). Continue until you reach the junction with Rue de la Chapelle.

(8) At the fork in the road, leave the D25 by turning left onto Rue de la Chapelle, towards the hamlet of Augeville (north-east), and head towards it.

(9) After passing the chapel, turn right onto Rue du Bel Event to leave the hamlet and then rejoin the D25.

(10) Leave Rue du Bel Event by turning right onto the D25 and head downhill towards Bosc-le-Hard until you reach the entrance to the farmyard, about 50 metres further on. Leave the D25 by turning left towards the railway line. Follow the path to the railway line, cross it and continue to the highest point at altitude 172.
Please note: do not take the first track opposite the exit from Augeville; instead, follow the D25 downwards.

(11) Head straight on (south-west) to the hamlet of Rue Vilaine, leaving the Bosc-le-Hard water tower on your right.

(12) At the end of the street, but before the D57 road (known as Rue Villaine), take the small path on the right (north-west). Continue to Rue Gobelaine and go straight on to return to the starting roundabout.

(1) Turn right to return to the church car park (S/E).

Watch out for Cressieusemare! One place but several possible spellings: Cressieusemare (2xs+1xs), Crécieusemare (1xc+1xs), Cressieuzemare (2xs+1xz), etc.
Parking. Several parking spaces at the church and nearby.
Two circular routes. The route is a combination of two circular routes passing by the church. The walk passes the church three times: at the start, in the middle and at the end.
All amenities in Bosc-le-Hard. A village of 1,200 inhabitants with a bakery, butcher’s, grocery shop, supermarket, petrol station, bank, pharmacy, café, restaurant, etc.

Bosc-le-Hard. A village with a population of around 1,200. Two historical figures: Joan of Arc (a French military leader of the Middle Ages) and Joseph Caulle (a French sportsman of the 1910s).
The Sainte-Eloi-d’Augeville Chapel. A typical Cauchois parish enclosure, comprising the church, the calvary, the cemetery and the sandstone and thatched well. Visits by appointment.
Source of the Scie. A coastal river which flows into the English Channel. Water is drawn from the Scie at its source. The water intake station for this source is situated a few hundred metres from the ‘11 ’, on the path leading to the Bosc-le-Hard water tower.
Esteville. The village of Abbé Pierre, founder of Emmaus, 10 minutes’ drive away. His community, his museum and his grave. See Abbé Pierre.
Clères. A village with a population of around 1,200. Wildlife park. A 10-minute drive away.
Grigneuseville. The Jardin d’Agapanthe. 10 minutes’ drive away.
Les Foulées Bolhardaises. Running and walking event in spring.