La Chaussée

The church and houses of Paillart, the castle and dovecote at La Faloise are not to be missed, nor should you forget to visit the memorial stone commemorating the 1910 railway disaster.

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n°26174

Creation:
11 May 2013

Last update:
16 Apr 2023

Last review:
06 Oct 2025

Activity: Walking
Distance: 8.95 mi
Average duration: 4h 40
Difficulty: Moderate
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 666 ft
Descent: - 656 ft
Highest point: 495 ft
Lowest point: 203 ft

Country: France
City: La Faloise (80250)
Start/End: N 49.698103° / E 2.343113°
IGN map(s): Ref. 2309E, 2309O, 2310E, 2310O
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Description of the walk

(S) Park in the car park near the Noye bridge in La Faloise.
Leave the car park heading towards Paillart (D193) (yellow signposts).

(1) About 100m further on, at the foot of the ramparts, take a flight of 67 steps leading up to the church with a panoramic view of the valley. At the top of the steps, turn left onto Rue de l’Église.
Continue straight ahead along this small street.

(2) After the Bel Air farm, the road turns into a dirt track and joins the old Roman road. Take it on the left and head down to Paillart (Oise). Cross the village via Rue Becquerelle towards Moreuil.

(3) Turn left onto Rue Lambin

(4) At the factory, turn right onto the Chemin du Tour de Ville and, 50 metres further on, turn left to reach the heights (vast panorama to the north). Continue straight ahead.

(5) Turn left to head back down towards Le Vésigneux.

(6) Turn right, cross the hamlet and then climb up the other side.

(7) Cross the railway bridge and continue straight on.

(8) Follow the red-and-white markings of^{the GR®124}to the left until you reach Folleville.

(9) Take the Grande Rue (Rd109) on the left and walk through the village. At the end of the village, head towards La Faloise and join the D14.

(10) Take the D14 to the left, then immediately turn right onto a dirt track leading down into the valley.

(11) Go under the railway bridge and head towards the village and the car park on the right.

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 203 ft - Car park near the bridge at - Noye (rivière) - Affluent de l'Arve
1 : mi 0.14 - alt. 217 ft - At the city wall, take a flight of 67 steps
2 : mi 1.47 - alt. 446 ft - After the farm, turn left
3 : mi 3.16 - alt. 226 ft - Turn left onto Rue Lambin
4 : mi 3.3 - alt. 230 ft - At the factory, turn right
5 : mi 4 - alt. 377 ft - Turn left to head back down towards Vésigneux
6 : mi 4.37 - alt. 233 ft - Cross the hamlet and head up the other side
7 : mi 5.14 - alt. 295 ft - Cross the railway bridge
8 : mi 5.54 - alt. 361 ft - Follow the red and white markings of the GR124 to the left
9 : mi 6.38 - alt. 472 ft - Turn left onto the Grande Rue (Rd109)
10 : mi 6.98 - alt. 410 ft - Take the D14, turning left then right
11 : mi 7.84 - alt. 226 ft - Walk under the railway bridge
S/E : mi 8.95 - alt. 203 ft - Car park

Worth a visit

Several monuments can be seen in La Faloise. The war memorial is notable for the originality of its sculpture depicting a peat cutter. At the station, the monument in memory of the road maintenance workers commemorates the tragedy that took place in 1910, in which three railway workers lost their lives. The château is said to have regularly hosted King Henry IV during his hunting trips.
Another point of interest is Les Granges du Bel Air, an isolated farm on the heights of La Faloise, converted into a function venue.
At the end of the Middle Ages, Folleville was endowed with the exceptional architectural ensemble
formed by the castle and the church. From the castle’s ruins, the elegant silhouette of the stair turret still rises today, topped by a watchtower reaching a height of 25 metres (listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments in 1992).
The centrepiece of the church is the tomb of Raoul de Lannoy and Jeanne de Poix, a work that introduced Italian Renaissance forms to Picardy.
It was from the pulpit of this church that Vincent de Paul delivered, on 25 January 1617, the sermon that gave rise to the “Missionary Society” for the relief of the poor and the sick (the church has been a listed historic monument since 1862 and is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela).
Open from 2 May to 29 September, Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 5.30pm. (Folleville site: 03 22 41 49 52)

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5

Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5

Route interest
4 / 5

fredbes

06 Oct 2025 at 10:32 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Varied route. Very pretty cottage garden at the start in La Faloise. It's a shame that Folleville Church wasn't accessible, as it contains some famous recumbent statues.

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dominique.pourchayre

06 May 2023 at 20:43 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Visit Folleville Church, which is open on Sundays or, as we did, by appointment on 06 31 90 69 53 (note: this is different from the number listed)

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seb80

15 Oct 2018 at 19:08 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely little walk with beautiful views of the Picardy countryside! But watch out for hunters!!!!

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gazok54

18 Nov 2017 at 18:50 3600

Hello
We have added waypoints to this route so that you can find your way more easily.
The route and description have been updated following a comment from jean80.

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Thorgal

18 Aug 2017 at 00:44 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thanks for the hiking suggestion. It’s a really varied route.

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jean80

17 Nov 2015 at 10:42 3600

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 15, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Hello.

During this hunting season.

Safety first!

A horse rider we met twice told us, as we approached the railway line, “They’re hunting up there; even if they’re ‘coming down’, do be careful all the same.” We put on our high-visibility vests.
- Shortly before a sign saying “hunting in progress”======> so we turned back!
- Shortly afterwards, another sign, featuring a wild boar’s head, on which was written “let’s share our safety” (or something like that).

In other words, we didn’t continue along the path!!!

As a result, we did half the route on the road!

The route

The GPS coordinates are accurate. However, coming from Amiens, you lose the D193 for about 300 metres, so we had to spend half an hour looking for the direction to Paillard!
It’s worth noting that we don’t perceive places in the same way depending on where we’re coming from.
Well, that’s all part of the fun!

The map: the route isn’t really legible, often impossible to make out. It’s hard to work out where you are (hence your recommendation to buy the IGN map)
The description: fanciful, imprecise – one wonders whether the author of the guide actually walked the route!

Just one example: the guide says in section 1: “Take a flight of 67 steps leading to the church with a view over the valley.”
In paragraph 2: “Continue straight on along a small road.”
However, at the top of the stairs you come to a small street with two possible directions: left or right. There’s a house right in front of the stairs!!! So it’s not possible to carry on straight ahead!!!

I’ll skip over the rest of the route, which is just as ‘adventurous’...

But rest assured, we had a lovely day.

Your website remains extremely interesting, however, and I will continue to visit and use it.

Kind regards.

"Don’t ask anyone for directions, or you might not be able to get lost."

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