Le Val à Grand from Saint-Wandrille-Rançon

From the start in Saint-Wandrille-Rançon, there’s a superb panoramic view of the town and its abbey. The route then takes you mainly through woodland, with a section on a cycle path.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.67 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 505 ft
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    Descent: - 525 ft

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    Highest point: 390 ft
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    Lowest point: 13 ft

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Description of the walk

Parking and starting point at the post office car park, Rue de l’Oiseau Bleu.

(S/E) Set off to the left, walk past the post office and cross the road at the second pedestrian crossing. Then head straight ahead onto Sente de la Messe, climb the steps to the T-junction with Chemin de la Messe.

(1) Turn left and then immediately right. Walk to the wall of the house and turn left onto the path leading into the forest, Chemin des Barreaux Bleus. Follow this path to the top of the slope and turn right. Continue along this path to the forest gate, Route des Communaux.

(2) Turn left, then take the first path on the right. At the T-junction, Route de Beauquesnay, turn right and head downhill to the ‘give way’ sign at the junction with the D64.

(3) Cross the road, head right, and immediately take the path on the left. Follow this path, passing a wood waste collection point on your left, and turn right at the sharp bend. Continue straight on until you reach a tarmac road, the Route Forestière de Caudebecquet.

(4) Turn left and take the first path on the right. Walk 80 m, veer left and continue to the star junction. Take the first path on the right, walk 700 m to reach a picnic table

(5) Turn right, with the picnic table on your left. At the T-junction, take the path on the left and, a few metres further on, at the next junction, turn right. Follow the path to the next junction and turn onto the path on the right to join the Chemin Forestier du Val Agot.

(6) Continue along the path straight ahead and turn right at the T-junction further down. Continue for about 1 km until you reach a junction on your left. Turn sharply left, then left again a few metres further on, and head down this fairly wide track to the D982, Route du Trait. Cross the D982, taking great care with the traffic, head right and immediately take the small road on the left until you reach the junction with the cycle path.

(7) Turn right and follow the cycle path to the end. Turn right to rejoin the D982 and cross it with great care. Turn left and take the first road branching off to the right towards Saint-Wandrille Rançon.

(8) Turn right and, at the first pedestrian crossing, cross the road and enter the car park opposite. Go through the gate at the end of the car park and turn left. Follow the path, passing two gates with wooden barriers, to reach the abbey on Rue Saint-Jacques.

(9) Turn right, then right again at the crossroads by the church, and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 56 ft - Post Office car park – Rue de l’Oiseau Bleu
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 102 ft - Chemin de la Messe
  3. 2 : mi 1.27 - alt. 361 ft - Route des Communaux
  4. 3 : mi 1.96 - alt. 377 ft - D64 Route de Saint Wandrille Rançon
  5. 4 : mi 2.83 - alt. 354 ft - Caudebecquet forest track
  6. 5 : mi 3.64 - alt. 348 ft - Picnic table
  7. 6 : mi 3.98 - alt. 98 ft - Val Agot forest track
  8. 7 : mi 5.24 - alt. 72 ft - Road cycling
  9. 8 : mi 6.65 - alt. 20 ft - Rue de l’Oiseau Bleu
  10. 9 : mi 7.53 - alt. 36 ft - Rue Saint-Jacques - ABBAYE SAINT WANDRILE
  11. S/E : mi 7.67 - alt. 59 ft - Post Office car park – Rue de l’Oiseau Bleu

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 14195151

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk with plenty of woodland.

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Claude41
Claude41

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A route that is mainly through woodland, very pleasant, quiet (not very busy despite the proximity of the abbey) and without any particular difficulties. At point 1, there is a picnic table and benches, as well as a good incline to climb into the forest and warm up. At point 4, we didn’t see a picnic table. Between points 4 and 5, we lost the path and had to push through the undergrowth to get back on track. The cycle route does not yet go as far as Caudebec. The path that extends it is not maintained; brambles block the way. At the end of the cycle path, on the Route du Trait, it’s best to take the Impasse de l’Oiseau Bleu after about 100 metres. Then, opposite Transports ROBERT, turn left and cross the car park of the community hall. This brings you back onto the route and allows you to avoid a very busy section of the Route du Trait. A truly lovely ride.

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Richard LELEU
Richard LELEU

A magnificent route along the forest paths between Le Trait and Maulévrier. However, at the end of the greenway towards the end of the route, the path (the track) is impassable, forcing us to walk along the Caudebec-en-Caux to Le Trait road, which is very busy. Indeed: there used to be a path there.
Kind regards, Richard LELEU

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Mat5962
Mat5962

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

I agree with my colleagues. There are some concerns between points 4 and 5. But when it comes to the paths between plots and the footpaths, there is room for doubt.
A very beautiful and wild forest.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Thank you, syltrick, for leaving your review. I can confirm that after point 4, once you’ve turned left, followed the short stretch of the Caudebecquet forest track and turned right, it can be a bit confusing at the first Y-junction. I myself had a bit of trouble finding my way there. Out there, I get the impression there are more paths than are shown on the IGN map. So, when I was scouting the route, I went as far left as possible. I’ll go back there with a GPS to find a clearly visible landmark.

All the best
Kind regards

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syltrick
syltrick

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really good walk, but I think the route needs to be more clearly marked between points 4 and 5, as there are far too many paths and it’s easy to get a bit lost. I never saw the picnic tables. The section along the cycle path seemed a bit long to me, but that might just be because I’m not too keen on tarmac. All in all, it’s still a good route.

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Rancin
Rancin

for consultation only

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