Hike around Bec-Hellouin

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An easy hike around Bec-Hellouin, through forest and old monuments:
old houses, an abbey and a monastery.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.94 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 87 m
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    Vertical drop: - 96 m
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    Highest point: 148 m
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    Lowest point: 48 m
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Abbaye Notre Dame du Bec
Abbey park
A pretty bed of wild flowers
The village

Description of the walk

Start from the church, Guillaume le Conquérant Square.

(S/F) Head up the D39 and head left onto Rue Lanfranc leading to the abbey.

(1) Take a right onto Rue du Quartier Burcy.

(2) Head left along the green lane.

(3) Ignore the GR224 on the right and continue on the green lane.

(4) Turn left before the bridge. At the end of the lane head left onto "route de Saint-Martin du Parc" (D39) and at "Monastère Sainte-Françoise Romaine", take the uphill path to the right (not on the IGN map).

(5) Turn left onto a path on the edge of the woods, going along "la côte de Saint-Martin" continuing on the same path and ignoring the path heading up to the right.

(6) Ignore the path heading downhill on the left towards the old "Moulin du Cat", and head slightly to the right.
Ignore the paths to the right once more and keep going until the next junction.

(7) Keep going straight until "route du Bec", cross (carefully) and continue on the path opposite leading to Chemin du Péroir.

(8) Take a right onto Chemin du Péroir and at this "lieu-dit", head right onto Route des Granges then carry on to the left. Keep going on Route de la Mare Ribière leaving the path to the right.

(9) Turn onto the path on the left towards Butte aux Chiens.

(10) At the junction, take the path on the left leading to la Valette. Once at the road, head right towards "Rangée de Thierville".

(11) Before reaching "Rangée de Thierville", turn onto the path on the left leading to Saint-Nicolas. Continue onto Aptot trail (sentier D'Aptot) then take a right at Rue Saint-Nicolas.

(12) Turn left down a path, then cross Rue du Chanoine Porée and continue straight ahead.

(13) Turn left onto Rue Saint-Anselme (D39) reaching Petit Moulin then Guillaume le Conquérant Square (S/F).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Departure from the church Place Guillaume le Conquérant
  2. 1 : km 0.29 - alt. 56 m - To the right, Rue du Quartier Burcy
  3. 2 : km 0.74 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto the green lane
  4. 3 : km 1.16 - alt. 54 m - Leaving the GR
  5. 4 : km 3.04 - alt. 59 m - Left before the bridge
  6. 5 : km 3.72 - alt. 73 m - To the left, path on the edge of the wood
  7. 6 : km 4.8 - alt. 67 m - Continue slightly to the right
  8. 7 : km 6.35 - alt. 117 m - Straight on towards route du Bec
  9. 8 : km 6.65 - alt. 132 m - Chemin du Péroir, turn right
  10. 9 : km 7.63 - alt. 143 m - Left, towards Butte aux Chiens
  11. 10 : km 8.69 - alt. 147 m - Left towards La Valette
  12. 11 : km 9.74 - alt. 137 m - Left, towards Saint-Nicolas
  13. 12 : km 10.97 - alt. 133 m - Take the path on the left
  14. 13 : km 11.59 - alt. 53 m - Left on Rue Saint-Anselme (D39)
  15. E : km 12.94 - alt. 56 m - Departure from the church Place Guillaume le Conquérant

In the nearby area

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Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 25 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
iris27I
iris27I

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

I take this route but when I turn off at point 7 towards the Bec Hellouin it is about 7 or 8 km further on.

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JoPhi
JoPhi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Very pleasant walk, well shaded in this summer weather

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papou76
papou76

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A very pleasant and varied route. Green valley, forests with very pleasant paths, plain where the paths are very grassy and a little difficult because they are never clear.

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RANJARD Arnaud
RANJARD Arnaud

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

This very accessible and enjoyable walk is the perfect complement to a time of silence and contemplation around the abbeys of the Bec Hellouin valley.

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Hallu
Hallu

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

The village is very pleasant and the abbey is impressive. However, the surrounding woods and fields are of little interest. Plantation fir forest on the west side, very young forest on the east side, with few mature trees. Both are infested with hunters in winter, who shoot in all directions. And between 6 and 8 you'll be treated to motocross bikes. Not exactly bucolic, then. I recommend the village, but not for walking.

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Ticole
Ticole

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Hello,
To leave the voie verte at level 4, going down the embankment seems to be the best solution. At point 6, disregard the no-entry sign; it should be for the woods along the path. We decided between points 12 and 13 to return via the cemetery.
Don't forget to visit the abbey.
Thank you

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maldux27
maldux27

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Super hike that we completed in less than four hours, good description but be careful at point 6 when you turn slightly right there is a red sign nailed to a tree "propriété privée défense d'entrer" it does not concern the path, you can continue without worries.
I recommend this lovely walk.

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vandromme claude
vandromme claude

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : Yes

Hello
Pleasant route. Between 12 and 13 we took the Gr down to Le bec hellouin.

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advint
advint

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : Yes

Hello,
this is a poorly explained hike.
in 2 you turn left on the greenway, there is the GR 224 on the right and a blue PR on the left: you have to take the PR BLeu otherwise if you stay on the greenway you will pass under the D 438.
in 5, 6, 7 follow the blue PR
in 8 do not follow the blue PR, take the small road on the right towards the mare ribière
in 13 in my opinion it is better to take the rue de la guillotine then join the voie verte and just before take the Pr towards le Bec.
Best regards

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petitsmollets27
petitsmollets27

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Beautiful walk

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Christian Laenen
Christian Laenen

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk around a very pleasant site. Before the old gatehouse, leave the voie verte and take the path that bends to the right towards the monastery. At the corner of the crossroads behind the house, look out for the beautiful RN levelling stone. On the way back, after descending to the D39, turn right for 20 m and then left onto the D580 (150 m) to reach the abbey via the greenway, thus avoiding the road. Then visit the courtyard of the Abbey.

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genevieve74
genevieve74

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Nice, varied walk around this beautiful Bec valley, but a few comments: rather than taking the tarmac greenway, whenever possible take the path below which is more pleasant and which leads directly to the path on the left at point 4.
To avoid the N39, it is possible to take the small road on the left between points 12 and 13 which passes in front of the cemetery and arrives opposite the church.

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Romu LabTou
Romu LabTou
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This walk is a great way to visit the charming village of Le Bec Hellouin. A few comments:
4. the start of the path is not on the greenway but below it, you have to go down the embankment from the path that runs alongside the greenway.
13. I thought the return journey along the D39 was dangerous, as cars drive fast and there is no pavement. I suggest turning right off the track and taking the first path on the left that joins the greenway. It's a bit longer but more pleasant.
If you need to shorten the walk after junction 8, turn left at the pressoir and join junction 11. Points 9 and 10 are in the middle of fields and, depending on the weather, not very pleasant.

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Normando
Normando

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you for this idea for a walk where the key words are calm, natural and beautiful.
Part of the walk is on a green corridor (an old railway line) with signs to discover the local flora and fauna. The information provided by the visor-riders is useful for tips and tricks.
You can take a nice break around the waterhole full of water lilies (Mare Ribière, triangular intersection before point 9).

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agd27
agd27

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Be careful: at the end of the greenway (before the old gatekeeper's house), you have to go down to the left on the track below and then back up to catch the path across the fields, and avoid the busy road.
This was an easy and pleasant walk on a frosty morning.

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