The Bresle River and the ponds at Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle

A pleasant hike starting from Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle, a village nestled in the Bresle Valley. After a detour to the Vimeu plateau in Dargnies, you can enjoy the green and relaxing landscape of the ponds. You will walk along the Bresle, the natural border between Hauts-de-France and Normandy.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.04 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 103 m
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    Descent: - 105 m

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    Highest point: 124 m
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    Lowest point: 10 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park in front of the town hall in Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle, Rue Lucien Patin.

(S/E) Opposite the town hall, leave the car park on the right and join Rue de la République (D1015).
Cross this street and follow it to your right. Continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with Rue Saint Hilaire.
At the junction, turn left onto Rue Saint Hilaire. Go up this street.

(1) Take the second street on your right, Prés la Cavée. Then, at the fork, continue slightly to your left on the small road that turns into a path. Continue along this path, which climbs and runs alongside the Bois de Lille and Bouvaincourt woods.

Continue straight ahead on this path for about 2.5 km until you reach a crossroads. Turn right and follow the path until you reach a fork. Take the path on the left. Continue along this path, which turns into a tarmac road when you reach Dargnies and leads to Rue de Cornehotte (D2).

(2) Turn left and follow this street for 380 metres until you reach the junction with the D19. At the junction, take Rue Pasteur on your left. Continue along this street until you leave the town of Dargnies.

(3) At the edge of the village, take the road on your left. Follow this road, which turns into a country lane.
Continue along this country lane, which curves slightly to the left, ignoring the paths on the right and left.

(4) At the end of the path, take the tarmac road on your right and immediately turn left onto the path at the edge of the Bois de Cantepie. Follow this path downhill along the edge of the woods, then cross the woods, staying on the same path until you reach a fork.

At the fork, continue downhill on the right-hand path until you reach the bottom. At the bottom of the path, you will arrive at the entrance to the commune of Oust-Marest on the D1015.

(5) Turn left onto the D1015, Route de Paris, and follow it until you reach the Chapelle Saint-Sauveur. Cross the D1015 with caution and head towards the chapel. Go around the chapel and take the path that descends to the ponds. At the bottom of the path, turn right and follow the path that runs alongside the pond.

(6) Turn left between the Bresle and the ponds. Continue straight on this path until you reach a small traffic island.

(7) At the traffic island, turn left and follow the Rondino route (fitness trail) between the ponds. At the end of the course, you will find yourself back on the Chemin de l'Isle road. Take this road on your right and continue until you reach the intersection with Rue Lucien Patin. Turn left and go up Rue Lucien Patin to return to your starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 21 m - Car park in front of the town hall.
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 38 m - On the right
  3. 2 : km 3.21 - alt. 111 m - Rue de Cornehotte on the left
  4. 3 : km 3.95 - alt. 116 m - Exit from Dargnies
  5. 4 : km 6.46 - alt. 98 m - Right/left at the tarmac road
  6. 5 : km 7.78 - alt. 23 m - D1015 on the left
  7. 6 : km 8.48 - alt. 10 m - On the left
  8. 7 : km 9.99 - alt. 11 m - Rondino Route on the left - Bresle (fleuve)
  9. S/E : km 11.04 - alt. 21 m - Car park in front of the town hall.

Notes

Picnic table on the Rondino Route.

Worth a visit

In Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle:
* Saint-Hilaire Church in the shape of a Latin cross.
* Saint-Sauveur Chapel.
* Its ponds, a place for walking.
* The Bresle river.

The Three Sister Cities:
* Mers-les-Bains, a seaside resort with its many typical villas.
* Le Tréport, a seaside resort with its marinas and fishing ports, its fish market and its funicular railway.
* Eu, a historic town with its Louis Philippe castle and Notre-Dame Saint-Laurent collegiate church.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Picoyo
Picoyo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with lovely views of the Bresle valley. The tour of the ponds is extremely relaxing.

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Azzuro2006
Azzuro2006

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Two detours, one for a house at risk of collapse and one for a trap. The first 7 kilometres back to the ponds and La Bresle are uninteresting and excessively hot... various types of soil and stones.

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Ffl47
Ffl47

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A varied route, the Beaumont farm is well worth a visit, especially with children.

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Danic
Danic

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We only completed part of the circular route, as we didn't have time to do the whole thing. To do this, we continued along Rue Saint Hilaire, ignoring the dead end sign, in order to find the path coming from Dargnies and complete the circular route around the ponds.

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LEGRANDJ
LEGRANDJ

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Note that the detour through the village of Dargnies is once again possible: there are no more barriers.
A varied walk despite the return journey: long straight stretches on the plateau.
The end of the walk, around the pond, makes you want to linger.

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papy diouf
papy diouf

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk, especially towards the end along the ponds and the Bresle river.
Please note that the detour through the village of Dargnies is impossible: the farmer has blocked the path and put up barriers that cannot be easily opened.
This shortens the walk by 0.5 km.

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françoisetchristine
françoisetchristine

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A varied walk through woodland, with views over the valley and around the ponds. Few roads to cross.

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Javanaise_80
Javanaise_80

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk with autumn colours.

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