The Canche Gorges

Date of your route : Mar 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

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Date of your route : Nov 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent start in the gorges. Be careful at this time of year with wet leaves, stones and frost. You need to be cautious to avoid slipping. As the weather was turning snowy, I followed the previous advice and at 12 o'clock I headed towards Les Grosses Têtes, then joined the GR at Fontaine Saint Jean to return to the starting point. The metal sculptures by Peter Meyers near Roussillon in Morvan are also nice and unusual.

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Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

when you arrive at house number 12, take the D 978 as indicated and your car will be 750 m away in the car park, because if you continue to house number 13, there is no way to find the path that goes down to the power station to cross the Canche river for the return journey, as already mentioned in the comments. This is a pointless round trip of about an hour, going down and back up the road, which is not great after 30 years of hiking, a disappointing end to the day

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Date of your route : Jul 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this lovely hike. To start the hike in the gorges, the easiest way is to follow the yellow (PR) and white/red GR markings that lead up to the upper car park. I confirm the previous comment on section 13 to 2 for the return journey: wild (and ugly) forest clearing, difficulty finding the path downhill, steep path (very slippery when wet), arrival at the EDF private area with a clear message from EDF stating that it is private property! The easiest option is probably to rejoin the GR from point 10 as indicated above.

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Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike, mostly through woods. Pleasant in hot weather. The starting point is not well located, on a bend in a busy road. The first part of the hike through the gorges includes some tricky sections. Not suitable for people with mobility issues or young children.

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

A very beautiful hike. Although there is a 1.6 km climb at the start, it is simply exceptional!
Good walking shoes are essential!
The climb is through the woods and is followed by magnificent views.
At point 10, DO NOT FOLLOW THE HIKE, turn left and follow the GR. The end of the route is pointless, very dangerous and ends at the EDF station, which is illegal (if you're still in one piece).
Just after some forest destruction, the path disappears, there is a risk of falling and it is really ugly.
It's a shame about the end, as this is one of the most beautiful hikes I've ever done.

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Date of your route : Aug 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, with a few sections where you need to be comfortable to climb. Be careful when it's raining, it's slippery.
Busier in the gorge, otherwise fairly quiet.
There are bridges, so no need for boots at this time of year (beware of flash floods).
Last section back down to the station: the path is almost invisible, so keep an eye on it and dare to descend.

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Date of your route : Sep 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The path back to the torrent at the power station is unmarked and not visible. You need to zoom in a lot to find the dotted start on the map.

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk, especially the first part in the gorges. Quite technical though, and certainly slippery in wet weather. For us, the weather was warm and dry and the shelter was welcome. The end of the walk is less sheltered and a bit tarmac. We had a minor problem with a complete lack of mobile phone coverage in the middle of the route (between points 5 and 7).

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We also did the 11km walk in 2022. It's not the same, and from memory, we thought it was nicer, with less road. I have the impression that it's no longer on visorando.

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Date of your route : Aug 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We did it this 11/08/24 and had already done part of it in 2022. At the time it was called Les gorges de la Canche from Roussillon-en-
Morvan and was limited to 11kms. The first part is still a pleasant route along the Canche and is very busy.
The second part between points 3-4 and 6-7 is too far on tarmac roads. No other walkers on this side, which is a shame.

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Date of your route : Jul 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We set off from Roussillon en Morvan (10) and went straight to the start following the GR* - without going through (11), (12) and (13), which seemed to cause a few problems. The climb up the gorges is really nice. After that, we found that there were a lot of roads and a fairly monotonous track. The crossing of the wood (7) is pleasant. We didn't meet anyone on the walk, apart from at the top of the gorge, where we passed a lot of families coming down.

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Date of your route : Jun 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very nice walk, the only difficulties are between points 2 and 3 where the sections are very difficult, especially for beginners, but the rest of the route is fairly safe, so be careful after level 13 just above the power station to get back to point 2, don't miss the little path to the right with a fairly steep slope, without GPS you wouldn't have found it.
Finally, I'd say there's quite a bit of tarmac in places, but I can't see any other alternative, and the scenery is so wonderful that it's easy to forget.

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

Very nice walk,
However, in the description, more emphasis should be placed on the difficult sections in the Canche gorges ("difficult" classification), as this is not suitable for hikers who are not seasoned hikers or ageing hikers ....

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