The source of the Austreberhe and its tributary, the Saffimbec

Parking: Route de Clères, town hall car park and primary school car park.

Magenta markings from start to finish

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, cross Route des Clères (D6) at the pedestrian crossing and take the road opposite, Rue de Chasse. Follow this road; at the upcoming right-hand bend, ignore the private lane on the left and the next road on the right. Continue to the first lane on the left where there is a picnic table.

(1) Turn left onto the descending track, then take the first track on the right. Follow this track straight ahead, ignoring the turnings on the left and right, until you reach a road.

(2) Turn right onto Rue André Marie. Turn left at the first road, Rue Joseph Roy. At the end is the Source Sainte-Austreberthe and the church of the same name.

(3) Climb the steps to reach the chapel and the church. To go back down, take the road, Rue Raymond Subes. At the bottom, cross the road and follow the path opposite to arrive opposite the town hall, Rue André Marie.

(4) Turn left and continue to the first junction. Turn left onto Route du Hameau Gris. At the next junction, turn right onto Route de Langrume.

(5) Immediately turn left onto the first path and, at the end, climb the steps behind the house. Follow the path for nearly 2 km until you reach the road, Impasse du Vieux Chêne, in the hamlet of Grand Joinville. At the end, ignore the turn-off to the left and the bend to the right.

(6) Continue straight ahead along the track until you reach the next tarmac road, Chemin de la Prairie, in the hamlet of Le Plain Champ. Continue straight on along the D124 and enter the town of Émanville. Pass the town hall on your right and continue to the church.

(7) Follow the main road (D127) as it turns left. Ignore the Route des Épis coming from the right and continue to the right-hand bend before leaving the built-up area.

(8) Ignore the bend and take the path directly opposite. At the T-junction with the picnic table, turn left. Continue to the tarmac road, Chemin de l’Épine, at the hamlet of the same name, and proceed to the first junction.

(9) Take the road opposite, Rue des Séquoias, and continue to the T-junction. Turn right onto Route de Jainville and continue to the next T-junction.

(10) Continue along the road directly opposite until you reach the D142.

(11) Turn right onto Route de Pavilly, pass the cemetery on your right and take the first left onto Rue de l’Echope, in the commune of Limésy. At the next junction, first turn right then left and follow Rue de la Liberté, with the church on your right. Ignore Chemin du Vicarlat on the left (a residents-only road), head towards the church and turn immediately left onto Rue du Héron.

(12) Continue to the junction and carry on straight ahead, leaving the road and taking the path on the right. Follow this grassy path until you reach a road.

(13) Continue straight ahead onto Rue de la Mare Noblet. At the T-junction, turn left onto Route d’Hardouville (D88). At the roundabout, continue straight ahead and turn right immediately onto Impasse de la Barrière Blanche until you reach a path on the left.

(14) Turn onto this path, ignore the turn-off to the right that follows and continue to the T-junction. Turn right and head downhill to Route de Becquigny (D67) at a bend where there is a bench.

(15) Turn left; please take care, as this short stretch of road can be dangerous depending on the speed of traffic. Continue down to the first turn-off on the right, where there is a signpost marking the path.

(16) Turn right, cross the Saffimbec ford and follow the path to the tarmac road. Ignore the turnings on the left and right and follow Rue Offenbach to the T-junction.

(17) Turn right onto Avenue des Sources. At the next T-junction, turn left and then immediately right onto Rue du Docteur Coutaud. Turn right again and then immediately left onto Rue Marie Duval. Continue straight ahead and ignore the turn-off on the left with the small bridge over the Saffimbech.

(18) Continue to the right along Rue Valbrière until the next T-junction. Carry on straight ahead along Rue Joseph Bénard (D142) until the traffic lights.

(19) Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and turn left towards the chapel and the church. Follow Rue Delalande, passing the church on your right, and continue to the next T-junction.

(20) Turn right onto Route de Goupillières, cross the Austreberthe, ignore the junction and continue straight ahead. Start climbing the road and turn right onto the first small path just after number 36. Follow this fairly steep path until you reach the road.

(21) Turn left onto Rue de la Tuilerie. At the next junction, continue straight ahead onto Route de Savenelle. Follow this road for about 1,700 metres, until you reach the right-hand bend where there is a bench.

(22) Take the path on the left and continue straight on until you reach the school and the town hall (S/E).

The route is marked in magenta from start to finish. Please note: on Rue de la Liberté in Limésy, there are no markings at the end (12), and in the municipality of Pavilly, where the markings may be obscured in certain places. Please follow the route description carefully.

Along the entire route, you will find either picnic tables or benches, as well as litter bins.