The woods and ponds of Gamaches

Hike around Gamaches, along its ponds and through its woods. You can discover Floriville Castle, the pretty village of Hélicourt and its river, the Vimeuse.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.74 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 203 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 196 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 124 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Gamaches (80220)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.984029° / E 1.558458°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2108OT
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Description of the walk

Start at Impasse du Château.

(S/E) At the end of the cul-de-sac, take the footbridge on the left to cross the river. Follow the path for 350 metres, crossing another footbridge. Go around the first pond on the left and, just before the middle of the eastern bank, join the road on the left.

(1) Take the road on the left for 100m. Turn right onto a path and walk along a second pond on the left.

(2) When you reach the D223, turn left onto Rue de l'Epinoy. Go to the end of the street and cross the Doliger canal. Then turn right onto Rue des Déportés (D1015). After 300m, you will come to a roundabout. Take the left-hand exit and continue for 20m.

(3) Take Chemin du Bout du Bois on the left. The path climbs uphill; stay on the main path on the left at the first intersection. The path runs alongside the Côte de Monthières for 700 metres. Pass the farm at the end of the woods on the right.

(4) Take the first path on the left (PR®). Continue for 1000m until you reach a road.

(5) Cross over to follow thePR® which continues opposite.

(6) After 400 metres, turn left (stillPR®) to rejoin the parallel path, 50 metres away, which you will take on the right (Chemin des Charbonniers). Follow the path for 700 metres.

(7) At the intersection in the clearing, leave thePR® and turn left onto the path that goes uphill. After 500 metres, cross the D936 road and continue straight ahead on a small road. You will arrive at Tilloy-Floriville.

(8) At the intersection, take the path opposite. At the next intersection, turn left at an acute angle. After 500 metres, continue straight ahead on the tarmac road.

(9) At the crossroads (chapel), turn right at a sharp angle and you will arrive at the Château de Floriville.

(10) Pass the château, continue to the end of the road 100 metres away, and turn left at the T-junction. Follow the road for 400 metres.

(11) At the T-junction, turn left and, after about 50 metres, turn right onto the path at the entrance to the woods. Stay on the main path (west-southwest) for 500 metres. At the intersection, take the path on the right that descends towards Hélicourt. After 500 metres, join the D22 road and follow it to the right.

(12) At the crossroads, turn left. Head north-west to the church and cemetery.

(13) Take the path that branches off to the right 20 metres after the cemetery. The path climbs up to join the D48, follow this to the right. At the first crossroads, turn left.

(14) At the intersection, turn left at an acute angle (south). Follow the main road down to Gamaches. After about 1.5 km, pass a relay tower, continue and pass the cemetery.

(15) Turn left and continue to the intersection (you are now in Gamaches). Turn right. At the traffic lights on the D1015, turn left and then take the second right to reach Impasse du Château (S/E).
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 31 m - Impasse du Château - Château de Gamaches
  2. 1 : km 0.61 - alt. 30 m - Road between two ponds
  3. 2 : km 1.4 - alt. 31 m - Intersection with the D223
  4. 3 : km 2.24 - alt. 35 m - Chemin du bout du bois
  5. 4 : km 3.45 - alt. 95 m - Farm at the end of the woods
  6. 5 : km 4.51 - alt. 63 m - Crossroads with a road
  7. 6 : km 4.84 - alt. 64 m - Intersection
  8. 7 : km 5.62 - alt. 75 m - Intersection in the clearing
  9. 8 : km 6.54 - alt. 123 m - Tilloy Floriville crossroads
  10. 9 : km 7.68 - alt. 119 m - Crossroads
  11. 10 : km 8.24 - alt. 115 m - Castle
  12. 11 : km 9.87 - alt. 74 m - T-junction
  13. 12 : km 10.96 - alt. 52 m - Hélicourt
  14. 13 : km 11.63 - alt. 42 m - Hélicourt cemetery
  15. 14 : km 12.89 - alt. 111 m - Intersection
  16. 15 : km 14.82 - alt. 54 m - Gamaches Cemetery
  17. S/E : km 15.74 - alt. 31 m - Impasse du Château - Château de Gamaches

Notes

Good walking shoes.

Worth a visit

The gardens of Harcelaine. The Bresle ponds.
Eu, its castle and the forest of Eu.
You can take a detour from the hike to explore the Harcelaines garden. The detour adds 1 kilometre to the hike. After Floriville Castle, first turn right then left after 120 metres to reach Harcelaines.

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 8 reviews

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

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you Bernard for this superb route, perfectly described, as usual.

The only slight downside to this beautiful route is at point 14, at the second barrier on the descent, where there is a large pile of rubbish.

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bernard popiol
bernard popiol

Hello SACONQUA
Can you tell me more about the lack of visibility at intersections, so that I can improve the description if possible?
Thank you
Happy hiking

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Saconqua
Saconqua

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Lack of visibility at intersections, which is a shame given the beautiful route.

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Javanaise_80
Javanaise_80

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike with many varied landscapes.

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titinnes
titinnes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very beautiful route

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bernard popiol
bernard popiol

Hello
I have made a small change to the description to take the path after the castle.
Thank you for your comments.
Enjoy your hike

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bercris
bercris

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Problem with the PR trail markings, which are in the opposite direction to the hike, as well as on the path after the castle, as there are two paths, one directly opposite and one 50 metres after the castle.
To be redone in good weather, as it was overcast on the day.

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musca
musca

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I will do the route again with better weather because that day it rained and hailed.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, pluviers, for your vigilance.
I have corrected the description.

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pluviers
pluviers

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 28, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike. Varied landscape. Accurate mileage.
Very detailed description, but between points 4 and 5, I think it's 1,000 metres to the road junction, not 100 metres as indicated. Also, at point 11, at the T-junction, turn left OK, but after 50 metres, take the path on the right, not the left, at the entrance to the woods.These are just a few comments, as it is always easy to comment and criticise, but in reality it is never straightforward. However, together we can create good route descriptions.
Thank you.

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jean80
jean80

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 26, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

We arrived in Gamaches at the starting point without any problems.

We set off along the path at the end of the cul-de-sac. When we reached the ponds under a beautiful winter sun, we zigzagged between them. There were some very pretty views.

We climbed up to the woods, but when we got there, we turned back, thinking we wouldn't have time to finish the route.

So we went back down to the small ponds, thinking we could reach the valley. No chance. We explored the village (with its magnificent church) and the inaccessible castle, the village itself, sad, a reminder of past activity...

It was worth seeing, but we won't be going back.

Thanks to the whole team.

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