Incheville

A lovely walk in the Triage massif, part of the 9,300-hectare Eu forest. This forest was once owned by the Orléans family.
A majestic forest composed mainly of beech trees.
The hike takes you past the Quesne au Loup and the Pierre Bise.
On the way back, we have a magnificent view of the valley overlooking the town of Incheville and the forest.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.62 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 188 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 188 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 142 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Incheville (76117)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.014252° / E 1.496816°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2107OT, 2108OT
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Description of the walk

(S/E) Depart from the car park of the Jacques Anquetil multipurpose hall on Rue Victor Hugo. Behind the school, turn left, walk past the school and turn right onto Rue Henri Dunant. Cross Rue Pierre et Marie Curie and follow Rue de l'Egalité (follow the red and yellow markers) uphill.
Take the first right, continue straight ahead, after the left-hand bend, take the path that enters the forest straight ahead.

(1) At the first intersection 300 m away, take the path on the left. At the intersection 100 m further on, continue straight ahead on the "route Louise" path, which then turns right. 500 m further on, at the crossroads, take the path opposite, which slopes diagonally to the right.
After 60 metres, turn left onto the path and follow it for 400 metres. There, a sign (if it has been repaired) will indicate Quesne au Loup on the right. Go down the path. After Quesne au Loup, turn left and immediately left again onto the marked path that climbs towards "Pierre Bise".

(2) Pierre Bise is 50 m away. After 250 m, turn right towards Siège Madame.

(3) At the Siège Madame signpost, head straight ahead towards Mont à Cailleux (indicated by the signpost).
At the end of the path, at the intersection with the pottery road, turn left. After 600 m, in the left-hand bend, turn onto the path on your right.

(4) Turn onto the second path on the left. At the end of the path, 500 m away, turn left at the intersection and immediately take the path on the right. Follow the path to the tarmac road. Turn right and continue to the D58, 50 m away.

(5) At the crossroads, take the path opposite. After 200 m, take the road on the left, follow it for 100 m and take the path on the right that runs along the edge of the forest. Follow the edge for 700 m and, at the T-junction, take the path on the left (yellow markings) which descends quite steeply after 100 m to join the D126 road.

(6) You will arrive at the Hêtre des Princes signpost. Take the "route Adélaïde" path opposite, indicated by the signpost (leaving the D126 and C4 on your left). A sign indicates the route Adélaide. The path climbs to the left and forms a large S.

(7) 500 metres after the large S-bend, at the crossroads, take the path on the left which slopes downwards. After 800 metres, you will arrive at the road. Take the path which immediately turns right.

(8) Pass the pumping station on your right; the path follows the high-voltage line and passes underneath it. After 200 metres, turn right. Continue for 500 metres.

(9) At the right-hand bend, take the path that branches off to the left (ignore the first path at the bottom of the valley), follow the path uphill and after 300 metres you will come out of the forest. Continue along the white path on the hillside that runs alongside the valley.

(10) At the first intersection 1,500 metres further on, turn left for 50 metres to reach Victor Hugo Road, turn right and you will return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 20 m - Parking at Salle Polyvalente J Anquetil, Rue Victor Hugo
  2. 1 : km 0.88 - alt. 59 m - Intersection
  3. 2 : km 2.34 - alt. 99 m - La Pierre Bise
  4. 3 : km 2.83 - alt. 142 m - The Siège Madame signpost
  5. 4 : km 4.32 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 5.34 - alt. 101 m - d58 junction
  7. 6 : km 6.66 - alt. 69 m - The Beech of the Princes signpost
  8. 7 : km 8.06 - alt. 94 m - Crossroads of two paths
  9. 8 : km 9.03 - alt. 41 m - Pumping station
  10. 9 : km 9.71 - alt. 63 m - Intersection
  11. 10 : km 11.22 - alt. 30 m - Intersection
  12. S/E : km 11.62 - alt. 20 m - Parking at Salle Polyvalente J Anquetil, Rue Victor Hugo

Notes

Good walking shoes.

Worth a visit

The Incheville ponds.
Visit the town of Eu and its castle.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Glid1584
Glid1584

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 27, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walking route, set almost entirely within the EU Forest. If you love nature, this route is for you. Starting from Incheville, within a few metres you’ll find yourself in this wonderful forest, accompanied by birdsong.

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Ffl47
Ffl47

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Muddy route in rainy weather, only in the forest. Otherwise well marked.

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gargouilledelarando
gargouilledelarando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route, almost always covered.
However, heavy rain has made the track difficult to walk. In addition, roadworks make some sections uneven.
Relatively significant elevation change.
The atmosphere is truly peaceful.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike located entirely in the forest, with nice elevation changes. I loved it.
It's a shame that motocross enthusiasts, not content with destroying the existing trails, are now riding in the tracks left by hikers who are trying to avoid the damage they have caused (large muddy puddles, one foot in and mud up to the knees).
That said, unfortunately, a young rider died a few metres further on on 08/05/21. R.I.P.

This route is marked in yellow from start to finish.

However, at point 7, I made a terrible mistake. Being in the zen state of this path, I no longer paid attention to the description. I didn't turn left, I continued straight ahead and it was only when I reached a crossroads with several paths that I realised my mistake. However, it wasn't too bad, I just had to take the left-hand path downhill and take the first right-hand path 100 metres further down (point 9) to get back on the route.

Thank you, Bernard, for this beautiful trail. Even though it only goes through the forest, you just have to pay attention to see the beauty of nature and be transported by the silence (which reigns supreme when there are no motorbikes around).

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CORNIL
CORNIL

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Nice route through the Eu forest, but too long and monotonous
A short detour to the ponds would have been nicer

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rzflandre
rzflandre

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route was impossible to complete due to construction work,
but by changing the starting point, hikers could still enjoy the pond

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forestiersabine
forestiersabine

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful, well-marked hike

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Javanaise_80
Javanaise_80

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A route under the beautiful trees of the Eu forest, starting from the Bresle valley, which is very pleasant when the weather is warm.

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LEGRANDJ
LEGRANDJ

I cannot give you any further details (other than those I have already provided) because we got lost and did not pass through these points. In any case, I repeat: make sure you distinguish between the route description and the red line (PR) on the IGN map

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bibi
bibi ★

Is there anything else that needs to be clarified to make it easier to understand these three points?
Kind regards

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LEGRANDJ
LEGRANDJ

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I can confirm the difficulties in finding your way at points 7, 8 and 9. With the IGN map, you tend to follow the PR (in red), whereas the description on Visorando follows the dotted blue path (bridle path).
Otherwise, we enjoyed this walk for its coolness (over 30°C) and its great diversity of paths (flat, uphill, downhill).
You can also do this walk in reverse.

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1george
1george

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, this hike could have been superb, but there was a lack of signposts! There were signs for mountain bikes, but no indication of the 'RT de Louise' path, the sign for Quesne au Loup had not been replaced, the paths had been destroyed by tractors and wild boars, and the path was slippery! And that was just the beginning. Don't forget your compass and water, as they may come in handy! Enjoy your hike!

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dprovost78
dprovost78

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 01, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Hiking can be very pleasant in summer when it's hot, as 90% of the area is covered by forest, but there's nothing particularly interesting to see. There are no sites of interest other than the Druidic monument, no views, no water sources, a few roads and, above all, no animals. Sad. Disappointing.

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bernard popiol
bernard popiol

Hello
At point 7, you must take the path that branches off to the left; the cross prohibiting passage does not apply to my route.
However, you will get back on the right path if you continue straight ahead.
Thank you for pointing that out.
Happy hiking!

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les inchevillois
les inchevillois

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We found an inconsistency between the route on the map and the route on the ground at number 7. On the map, you have to turn left, whereas on the ground there is a cross (which tells us not to go in that direction). So we continued straight ahead, but it wasn't the same route as on the map. A little further on, we found the route again.

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