The Route des Chaumières starting from Bouquelon

Starting from Bouquelon church, take a long descent along a wooded path, then follow the Route des Chaumières along the Marais Vernier, finally returning via the Bois du Plessis.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.34 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 190 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 182 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 118 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Bouquelon (27500)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.396042° / E 0.490602°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1811OT
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park by Bouquelon Church.

(S/E) Leave the car park heading due east. After 300 metres, turn left at the cross and take the path downhill (GR®23white and red markings). Continue straight ahead (north-east) and ignore the paths on the right and left.

(1) Cross the road and continue along the path opposite until you reach a fork.

(2) Leave theGR® and turn left to find another road called Route des Chaumières. Turn left and follow this road for about 3,500 metres until you reach a place called Le Bout d'Amon.

(3) Turn right at the Y-junction and continue straight on until you reach the third junction.

(4) Turn left just before a beautiful thatched cottage with slate roofing and half-timbering, then right 50 metres further on at the sign for "les cigognes" and "boucle nature seine" and continue to the fork.

(5) Turn left onto the path, marked "interdit à tous véhicules" (no vehicles), which climbs uphill to join the D90.

(6) Cross the road (take care), go straight ahead at the next crossroads and continue south.

(7) Leave the road and turn left onto theGR®224(Red/White) path. Continue straight ahead towards the Bois du Plessis.

(8) At the bottom of the descent, at the fork, turn left, leaving theGR® and follow the "Blue" trail with a fence on your right. The "private property" sign refers to what is behind the fence, not the path.

(9) At the crossroads, take the path on the left uphill. Stay on the main path and continue to a T-junction.

(10) Turn left, then after 200 metres, turn right to return to the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 110 m - Church car park
  2. 1 : km 2.63 - alt. 46 m - Cross the road
  3. 2 : km 2.92 - alt. 27 m - At the fork, bear left
  4. 3 : km 5.89 - alt. 4 m - Le Bout d'Amon, fork, turn right
  5. 4 : km 7.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 7.38 - alt. 20 m - At the Y-junction, take the path on the left
  7. 6 : km 8.11 - alt. 113 m - D90, cross over and continue straight ahead
  8. 7 : km 9.04 - alt. 84 m - Leave the road and turn left onto the path
  9. 8 : km 10.44 - alt. 75 m - Bois du Plessis, fork, turn left
  10. 9 : km 11.45 - alt. 37 m - At the three-way junction, take the path on the left
  11. 10 : km 12.39 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  12. S/E : km 13.34 - alt. 110 m - Church car park

Worth a visit

Le Marais Vernier

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

4.5 / 5
Based on 19 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
MARTDomi
MARTDomi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, shaded, hilly, pretty thatched cottages.
two slightly steep climbs
It's a shame that the second part is "spoilt" by the incessant noise of the nearby motorway... the price of progress...

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pompom76
pompom76

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb hike through forest paths, with a little bit of road but very little traffic, and so pleasant with all the thatched cottages, blossoming trees, ponds, donkeys, beautiful pastures... pure bliss!

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Jean Claude PASTORELLO
Jean Claude PASTORELLO

A pleasant walk, especially in spring.

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Jean Claude PASTORELLO
Jean Claude PASTORELLO

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, especially in spring.

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Haesaert Georges
Haesaert Georges

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

!!!

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RONDEL
RONDEL

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

ROUTE TAKEN ON A SUNDAY MORNING AT 9 AM. SO NO ONE... EXCEPT THE MOBILE BAKER. AND THAT WAS GREAT FOR THE CROISSANTS!

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Jacquemar
Jacquemar

This hike is scheduled for next August.

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noelja
noelja

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello
Too much driving, and straight roads at that...
Noise pollution from the road alongside the A13 motorway...what a shame

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vigoplank
vigoplank

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and easy hike that can be shortened if necessary by returning to Bouquelon along the GR trail after climbing back up to the "plateau" (the climb is not difficult)
At this time of year, with the new foliage (in the forest section) and the apple trees in bloom, it is beautiful

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Kelhanax
Kelhanax

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A good hike, well signposted, you just had to follow two different sets of markings. We found the straight stretch of road along the marshes a bit long. Be careful, though, when you enter the woods after the marshes, as we came face to face with hunters who hadn't signalled their presence...

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BREVOIE 27
BREVOIE 27

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

two hikers apart from us

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YVES PAPOT
YVES PAPOT

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

ASIDE FROM THE ROOF REPLACEMENT ALREADY MENTIONED
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT

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JJD14
JJD14

Good evening
OK for the information.
I've just added the slates to the description.
see you soon

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manu7612
manu7612

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Hike completed on 14 October,
Beautiful hike with lovely thatched cottages..
A small clarification regarding point 4: in fact, the house no longer has a thatched roof but a slate roof!!!

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JJD14
JJD14

Hello
Point 8 clearly states that you should ignore the 'private property' sign behind the fence and take the path to the left of the fence.
In point 9, follow the leftmost path. It's simple...
@+

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