The Longroy Ponds - Gamaches

The walk sometimes allows you to discover that sailing, canoeing, kayaking, pedalos, stand-up paddleboarding and fishing are also possible on the Étang de Gamaches.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.99 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 4 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 25 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Incheville (76117)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.000908° / E 1.521154°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2108OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

The start is in Gousseauville. It is a small village where it is easy to park along the pavement on Rue Alphonse Daudet, at the junction of this street with Impasse Gustave Flaubert.

(S/E) Take this cul-de-sac, cross the railway line and turn immediately right. Follow the path running alongside the railway line.

(1) Turn left at the green sign indicating fishing rates. Cross the bridge over the Bresle.

(2) Turn left onto the path that goes round the lake. Start walking round the lake in a clockwise direction.

(3) At the junction, turn right towards the sailing club.

(4) Walk between the sailing club and the lake. Continue straight ahead, along the path and then across the grass, to find a path leading to the stadium. Turn right to walk between the sports fields and the lake.

(5) Turn right at the stadium exit. Follow a small stream for 300m, which then joins the Bresle.

(6) Do not take the bridge on the left but head straight ahead to pass under a gantry with a 2-metre height restriction. Take the path opposite. Follow the path running between the Bresle and the pond for 1,200 metres.

(2) Turn left and cross the bridge.

(1) At the green sign, turn right to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 21 m - Impasse Gustave Flaubert
  2. 1 : km 0.74 - alt. 23 m - Green sign indicating fishing fees - Bresle (fleuve)
  3. 2 : km 0.8 - alt. 22 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  4. 3 : km 1.45 - alt. 22 m - Turn right towards the Water Sports Centre
  5. 4 : km 2.45 - alt. 22 m - Yacht Club
  6. 5 : km 3.41 - alt. 25 m - Exit from the stadium
  7. 6 : km 3.89 - alt. 25 m - 2m-high archway
  8. S/E : km 5.99 - alt. 21 m - Impasse Gustave Flaubert

Notes

Walking shoes or sturdy footwear, as the path around the pond can be muddy, especially in wet weather.

Worth a visit

Eu: royal town 20 mins away.
Le Tréport: marina, fishing and shops 25 mins away.
Dieppe: fishing port, marina and cross-Channel ferry.
Castle dating from 1435.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 3428531

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with no difficulties whatsoever, the only challenge is finding the starting point!

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jeangazon
jeangazon

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : Yes

A walk amidst hunters and gabions...!
What a shock it was for us to arrive at this pond and find hunters scattered all over the place. Ducks in cages and tied by their legs in the water were squawking non-stop. They were there to lure wild ducks so that the hunters could kill them...! Great for a family walk...!
Best avoided.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little walk past the ponds, surrounded by stunning flora and fauna (various species of ducks, geese, dragonflies, herds of horses, and so on).

I set off from the campsite next to the Gamaches police station, where I’d pitched my tent. The campsite offers a hiker’s rate, which doesn’t stop you from enjoying the swimming pool, the snack bar/grocery shop and, above all, serves as a great starting point for other routes.

Thanks Roromian for this little route

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papy diouf
papy diouf

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little route around a pond: you pass right through the middle of the geese and ducks; you can watch the wild geese taking flight! There are quite a few anglers; a lovely, easy little stroll

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Javanaise_80
Javanaise_80

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk.

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