The murals of Rouen

This short walk will allow you to discover the banks of the Robec and then the murals painted on the walls of the Sapins buildings.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.28 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 443 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 443 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 489 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Rouen (76100|76000)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.442101° / E 1.113237°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1911ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(S/E) From Place Saint-Hilaire, take the Route de Darnétal.

(1) Turn right onto Rue de l'Abreuvoir, then left onto Rue des Petites Eaux du Robec. Follow this street, which runs alongside the Robec river.

(2) When you reach the motorway bridge, turn left and go up the steps. Cross Route de Darnétal and take the path opposite. When you reach Rue de Verdun, turn left, then right onto Rue d'Argent, which continues along a path. At Avenue de la Grand Mare, turn right and walk to the bus shelter, then cross the avenue.

(3) Take the Vallons path on the right and follow it to the end where it joins Avenue des Quatre Cantons.

(4) Turn right onto this avenue and take the path going up on the left, before the school, to Rue Albert Dupuis.

(5) Turn right onto this street and follow Allée Norwich (fresco).

(6) Take the hairpin turn onto Rue Jean Texier, then turn left onto Allée Marceau and right onto Allée Jumièges (mural). Continue left onto Allée d'Evreux, then left onto Allée d'Isigny (mural).
Turn left onto Rue du Chanoine Maubec, then right onto Allée Hoche (mural) and left onto Allée Cherbourg, then Allée Granville (mural) and Allée Fernando Forest (mural).
At the corner of the building, go down the path and turn left towards Salle Louis Jouvet (mural). Return to Route Albert Dupuis and turn left onto Rue de Lausanne.

(7) Take the path on the right between the houses and come out onto Rue du Docteur Panneville (Saint-Jean Eudes Church). Turn left onto Rue Paul Bureau, then right onto Rue du Docteur André Cauchois.

(8) Take the path on the left down into the woods and follow the cemetery wall to take the stairs.

(9) Turn left onto Rue Sœur Marie-Ernestine, then right onto Rue de la Petite Porte. You will arrive behind Saint-Hilaire Church. Continue to Rue de Darnétal and turn right.

(1) Continue straight ahead to Place Saint-Hilaire (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 59 ft - Saint-Hilaire Square
  2. 1 : mi 0.08 - alt. 56 ft - Carrefour de la circular
  3. 2 : mi 0.89 - alt. 52 ft - On the left before the motorway bridge
  4. 3 : mi 1.2 - alt. 197 ft - Sentier des Vallons
  5. 4 : mi 2.42 - alt. 341 ft - Avenue des Quatre Cantons
  6. 5 : mi 2.72 - alt. 472 ft - Albert Dupuis Street
  7. 6 : mi 2.94 - alt. 482 ft - Jean Texier Street
  8. 7 : mi 3.89 - alt. 459 ft - Path between the houses
  9. 8 : mi 4.12 - alt. 463 ft - Path to the woods
  10. 9 : mi 4.66 - alt. 361 ft - Sœur Marie-Ernestine Street
  11. S/E : mi 5.28 - alt. 59 ft - Saint-Hilaire Square

Worth a visit

Murals to see
- Eterna Primavera by Ramon Martins - Norwich Building
- Rejoins-moi by Arnaud Liard - Jumièges Building
- Countryside Evening by Sainer - Isigny Building
- Velvet & Zoer - Hoche Building
- Bault - Granville Building
- Mart Aire - Forest Building
- Jana & JS - Louis Jouvet Hall

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Syl7600
Syl7600

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Walk in the rain, unfortunately, but the frescoes are nice and the access to the heights through the greenery is pleasant; use your phone to follow the hike.

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Charlyne
Charlyne

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The hike was very enjoyable, but the descriptions and map were not detailed enough. We got lost several times and had to use our phone to find our way. We also missed one of the murals... (In particular, we couldn't find the right place to exit the forest, and the descriptions for finding the murals weren't clear enough. Sometimes it said to turn left when we should have turned right.) But we weren't very experienced hikers, so maybe that was the reason. There were three adults, three eight-year-old children and a dog, and it was suitable for us. Overall, we really enjoyed it and we might try it again to see the seventh mural we missed!

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Claude41
Claude41

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very pleasant walk, not very busy, with several beautiful views of Rouen. When you leave the forest path, be careful at point 4. In the Allée des 4 Cantons, turn left and take the path above the private car park after the last building. Do not go up to the crossroads, as the path is hidden by vegetation at this point. There are several staircases on the path leading up to Rue Albert Dupuis. You will pass under the Boieldieu secondary school. A very easy walk, accessible to all.

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CAGIMIETLU
CAGIMIETLU

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike with varied landscapes and surprising discoveries along the way.
Thank you for this lovely experience.
Note, however, that it is not always easy to park at the starting point if you arrive by car. We found a free spot in front of Saint Hilaire Church, where the hike ends. A wise choice.

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Agnes1000
Agnes1000

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I walked along a stream starting from the cathedral relatively early in the morning. The sections along the Robec and in the woods are very pleasant, and the frescoes are a wonderful discovery.
Thank you!

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

I knew the Robec section but not the rest, and I was very surprised to find myself on a path in the woods leading to Rouen les Sapins, which was really nice.

Thank you, Alainandré.

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Max76160
Max76160
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant short hike.
I was already familiar with the section near Robec, but I discovered the wooded area between Vallon Suisse and Grand'Mare, as well as the Sapins frescoes, which I had never seen before.
A short hike, not very long, with a beautiful view of Rouen.

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