Pointe d'Agon

A short, refreshing walk between grasslands and dunes, with the sea never far away.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 7 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 7 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 14 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m

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Description of the walk

Parking at the Pointe d'Agon car park, at the end of the road, shortly after the lighthouse.

Red and white markings

(S/E) From the car park, walk back along the road towards the lighthouse. When you reach the lighthouse, leave the road and turn right onto a path that leads into the grasslands. Keep to the left and head towards a fence at the top of a small hill dominated by trees. At the fence, turn right. Follow the fence for a while, keeping it on your left. When the fence bends left towards a livestock building, leave it and continue straight ahead towards a small ruined building.

(1) Turn right onto the farm track and come out at a right-angle bend in the Pointe d'Agon road. Then take the path on the right (coastal path marker). Go through a gate in a fence (close it behind you) and follow a faint path, keeping a short distance from the fence on your left.

No markings

(2) After going around some bushes on the right, leave a faint path on the right in the middle of the grass and turn left (north-north-west) between two mulberry bushes to reach a wider path bordered by a hedge on the left. You will come to a gate (red and white cross on the left post) and go through it (close it properly afterwards). At the fork that follows immediately, turn onto the sandy path on the left and pass a "Stop at 150m" sign.

(3) At the "Stop" sign, cross the Pointe d'Agon road and continue straight ahead along the path. Turn right at the foot of an electricity pole, walk along a wooden fence on your left and, at the fork that comes up very quickly, turn left. Go through a metal cattle gate (close it properly behind you). Walk westwards along a wooden fence on your right. Climb slightly, veer to the left and you will come to a Cotentine gate (see photo). Go through the gate on the right of the barrier (close it behind you) and continue westwards, keeping slightly to the right, until you find a post marked with aGR®223sign.

Red and white markings

(4) Turn left onto a wide grassy path. Cross a sandy road and continue straight ahead on the path that starts after the "No Parking" barrier.

(5) Near a pine plantation, turn right and follow the plantation on your left, staying on high ground (the purple line on the map, located in the middle of the wooded area, is incorrect). At the end of the pine plantation, with a second one on the left, the markings disappear (lack of support): head towards the lighthouse, which is clearly visible, taking a wide grassy path heading south-east. Go around the lighthouse on the right (orientation table) and, still on the path, return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Pointe d'Agon
  2. 1 : km 1.35 - alt. 7 m - Farm track
  3. 2 : km 2.1 - alt. 8 m - Fork in the road
  4. 3 : km 2.71 - alt. 8 m - Route de la Pointe d'Agon
  5. 4 : km 3.38 - alt. 11 m - Dune path
  6. 5 : km 4.49 - alt. 12 m - Approaches to a pine plantation
  7. S/E : km 5.67 - alt. 7 m - Pointe d'Agon

Notes

Good sports shoes are sufficient for this hike. No water source identified.

A 1:25,000 map is required (at least the one accompanying this description). From (S) to (2) and from (4) to (S), the path through the grasslands or dunes is sometimes poorly marked. There are multiple trails and the markings, sometimes on posts planted for this purpose, can be spaced far apart. A good sense of direction is required, which explains the "medium" rating for this short hike with no elevation gain. A compass may be useful...

Warning:
The car park at the start of the walk is prone to flooding. Do not park there on days when the tide coefficient is high, especially at high tide. To plan your walk properly, check the tide times.
Alternative parking option - When coming from Agon-Coutainville, on the road shortly after the point (3), a sign invites you to turn right towards a car park at the end of a track. Return to the route by retracing your steps along the track and then turning right or left onto the road.

Variations:
- Before the farm track - Shortly before the point (1), if the area between the corner of the fence and the farm track (shown as blue dotted lines on the map) is too wet or even flooded, continue along the fence to the farm building (near point 6 on the map). Then turn onto the farm track to the point (1).
- Via the beach - At point (4), you can continue west, pass the last dune ridge and descend onto the beach. From there, you can follow the beach south and, before Pointe d'Agon itself, turn left to reach the lighthouse and then the car park where you started.
N.B.1. Only take this alternative route when the tide allows, i.e. preferably at ebb tide or low tide. Take care in the area between the point and the lighthouse, which may be submerged (shown as blue dotted lines on the 1:25,000 map).
N.B.2. Hikers are advised that around the point (5), in an area roughly between coordinates 12 and 10 on the road to the point, the beach is authorised for naturism.

Hike completed by the author on 22 August 2015.

Worth a visit

Regnéville harbour.
Dunes and beaches towards Pointe d'Agon.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 16 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
CACOIN
CACOIN

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk between the salt marshes and the seaside with the dunes.
I RECOMMEND IT

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Didier B3.
Didier B3.

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short hike through varied landscapes.

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dd14
dd14

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful view at Agon Point: we arrived at low tide.
The surroundings are very natural and wild.
No difficulties, it's completely flat.

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Marie O
Marie O

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike combined with the "Le Vieil Agon and the Sienne Estuary" hike. A truly wonderful landscape. Return along the Alon headland. I highly recommend it. Marie O

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desvre
desvre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

beautiful, well-marked route

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Laurence tabuteau
Laurence tabuteau

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

One of the paths had been closed off by a gate
We had to turn around, but it didn't add too much to our journey. Perhaps we hadn't followed the instructions properly 😉

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Netra
Netra ★

Thank you, Denis, for these clarifications.

Given what you've described, we'll have to change the itinerary.

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MARTINEAU DENIS
MARTINEAU DENIS

Hello Etienne,
the path is still passable (checked on 29 September), but you have to go around it on the left when facing the sea, pushing aside the bushes a little. However, I think it will be more difficult to get through next year, unless you climb over the fence. It's a metal fence, but I don't really like to suggest this solution as it always damages the equipment a little.
I think we need to find another route for 2019.
Best regards
Denis

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Netra
Netra ★

Hello Denis, and thank you for your comments.

Does putting a padlock on it mean that the passage is now closed off? If so, we'll have to change the route...

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MARTINEAU DENIS
MARTINEAU DENIS

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Good explanations for following this route. The metal gate, which must be closed after passing through, is now secured with a padlock. It is still possible to get around it through the bushes, but for how long, if they are not cut back soon.

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jemarche72
jemarche72

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Easy hike with a wide variety of views: the grasslands of La Sienne, market gardens, mussel beds at low tide,
beachfront, views of the harbour of La Sienne...
Very pleasant on this September afternoon,
Worth discovering whatever the tide: the view is constantly changing.

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plapous
plapous

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very beautiful hike, beautiful landscapes, few elevation changes.

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grandin
grandin ★

MOBIAN, Visorando does not mark its routes. Markings are often included in our authors' descriptions when they exist in the field, but otherwise, the description and map are supposed to be sufficient.

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MOBIAN
MOBIAN

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

This is a beautiful hike through the dunes of Pointe d'Agon.

Possible improvement: section 2, which is "unmarked", could easily be marked and would make the route easier.
It is a magnificent hike.

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JPB50250
JPB50250
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk, especially along the foreshore on the way there... You can return via the same route: walking along the sea is a constantly changing spectacle.
Be mindful of the tide levels and times.

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