The Saint-Clair and Val Au Cesne estates

Part of the hike takes place in urban areas and most of it on the edge of the woods.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 95 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 96 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 154 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 58 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Yvetot (76190)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.612823° / E 0.769413°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1910SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Lycée Raymond Queneau, Rue du Docteur Zamenhof, opposite the apartment building.

(S/E) With your back to the building, turn left onto Rue du Docteur Zamenhof and immediately turn left onto the path that passes through the retirement homes and follow it on the left until you reach the next road.

(1) Cross the road and continue straight ahead on Rue Georges Bizet. At the T-junction, turn left onto Rue Réfigny and continue to the roundabout.

(2) Cross the roundabout and continue straight ahead, passing in front of the SDIS (departmental fire and rescue service) fire station on Rue du Verger. At the end of the street, take the grassy path directly opposite, which is flat at first and then slopes downwards.

(3) At the bottom, take the path on the left, which is theGR®211Amarked in red and white. It winds through the valley along the Fonds Saint-Clair. Continue along the path until you reach the junction with the D5 road to Duclair.

(4) Cross the road, turn left for a few steps, then immediately take the path that branches off to the right. Leave theGR® here. Pass two forest barriers, ignoring the path that branches off to the left after the second barrier. Then, at the crossroads, take the right-hand branch, continue straight ahead, pass in front of the old sewage treatment plant, and continue to the next crossroads near the hamlet of La Boullaie.

(5) Turn left onto Rue de la Pépinière, pass the sawmill and follow the road to the junction with the main road D131E (next to a garden centre and pet shop).

(6) Cross the road, taking care to watch out for traffic, and take Avenue des Lions opposite. At the next roundabout, continue straight ahead, pass thefirst street on the left (Rue des Peupliers) and, after the road narrows, cross the crossroads and continue straight ahead into Rue des Cerisiers.

(7) Continue, passing two streets on your left. At the end, the street curves sharply to the left. Pass the curve and immediately turn right onto Avenue des Lauriers. Continue, passing two streets on your left: Rue des Thuyas and Rue des Biches.

(8) At the crossroads, cross over and take thesecond road on the left, Avenue Micheline Ostermeye. Continue, cross one roundabout and then another.

(9) Turn right onto Rue Jean Moulin and immediately turn into the left-hand lane behind the vehicle inspection centre, then turn right onto Rue Gustave Rouland.

(10) At the end of Rue Gustave Rouland, turn left onto Rue de Kyjov and at the next junction keep left onto Rue du Docteur Zamenhof to reach the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 142 m - Car park on Rue du Docteur Zamenhof
  2. 1 : km 0.34 - alt. 143 m - Rue Georges Bizet
  3. 2 : km 0.9 - alt. 136 m - Roundabout at the end of Rue Réfigny
  4. 3 : km 1.94 - alt. 82 m - Path in the valley
  5. 4 : km 5.15 - alt. 59 m - D5 Route de Duclair
  6. 5 : km 9.21 - alt. 123 m - Rue de la Pépinière
  7. 6 : km 10.07 - alt. 144 m - D131E
  8. 7 : km 10.73 - alt. 154 m - Rue des Cerisiers
  9. 8 : km 11.43 - alt. 141 m - Rue Micheline Ostermeyer
  10. 9 : km 12.34 - alt. 142 m - Rue Jean Moulin
  11. 10 : km 12.58 - alt. 148 m - Rue de Kyjov
  12. S/E : km 12.85 - alt. 142 m - Car park on Rue du Docteur Zamenhof

Worth a visit

Saint-Pierre Church.
Municipal Ivory Museum.
Le Manoir du Fay, the archery club also uses facilities on the grounds of Le Manoir du Fay.

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

4.3 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Spartiate76
Spartiate76

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Problematic start: several car parks for the lycée, and the "rental building" which is not at all easy to identify. In fact, this building is a wing of the main school building.
Secondly, the "path that passes through the homes of the elderly" was unknown to the elderly local residents we interviewed. What's more, a gymnasium is currently under construction next to the lycée, between the famous rental building and the residential sector, so the description will have to be revised soon... so that we can finally get to Rue Georges Bizet!

In the end, we had to cut our walk short, going back up, before point 4, along the road passing the "old church".
Lots of roads, roundabouts... not sure we wanted to explore the rest of the route.

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coco76760
coco76760

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Apart from the castle, there are few interesting sights, too much town, housing estates and passing through the shopping centre. You walk along the forest but the ground is very muddy and stony. I wouldn't do it again.

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Bertra
Bertra

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very muddy following last week's heavy rain. But a very good route.

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Claude41
Claude41

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, two-thirds of which is through woodland. Despite three days of rain during the previous week, we weren't bothered by mud. At the end of the route, take care when crossing the ring road, which is very busy even at weekends. There is an interesting section through Sainte-Marie des Champs. The route is very easy to follow and suitable for everyone.

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Françoisr14
Françoisr14

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very good description of the route for beautiful scenery.

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CALZATURE
CALZATURE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant route, away from the noise of the city. However, the paths are very muddy, so bring walking sticks and mud protection if it has rained a few days beforehand. We shortened the route (to 11 km) by going via Mont Asselin and turning off towards the tunnel under the ring road to be completely safe.

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Sosso76560
Sosso76560

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Great hike

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