Fiery hills in Val de Course

A pleasant hike starting from Bezinghem and passing near Zoteux, Course and the centre of Doudeauville. Much of the route is on well-maintained paths. It alternates between countryside and small villages, as well as crossing Doudeauville on a road that runs pleasantly alongside the Course. The hills add a reasonable amount of elevation to this family hike.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.95 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 232 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 226 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 174 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 64 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Bezinghem (62650)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.594599° / E 1.825499°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2104ET, 2204E
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the centre of Bezinghem, at the town hall car park for example.

(S/E) Take Rue du Fay and walk up to the stadium.

(1) After the stadium, take the path to the left of Rue du Fay. Follow the path, which is markedPR® in yellow, until you approach the D 127E3 road.

(2) Before reaching this road, take the path downhill to the left.
You will soon reach the D 127E3. Follow it until you reach the path on the left of Mont des Merveilles at the crossroads in the hamlet of La Folie.

(3) Leave the D 127E3 and turn right onto the path between Mont des Merveilles and La Carnoge. You will reach a tarmac road leading to the D127.

(4) Cross it and follow the road almost opposite. At the end of a short straight stretch, take thePR® in line with the road. Reach a farm, leave it on your left, to join the D127E4.

(5) Take this road on the left and at the first fork, follow the road on the right, which turns into a path. Here, join the path shared bythe GR®127Aand theGRP® du Haut Pays d'Artois.

(6) Take this path on the left and follow the red and white markings. You will soon reach the D127, the main street of Doudeauville. After the church, turn left onto the D127E2 and go around the cemetery.

(7) After a first right-angle turn to the right, this road follows a long straight line before approaching a left-hand turn.

(8) Here, the path becomes a tarmac road again, leading to the Caumont farm.

(9) Before reaching the farm, take the path that runs alongside the road and goes around the farm on the right. After the Caumont farm, the path begins a straight descent to a T-junction.

(10) Leave theGR® here and turn left onto the yellow-markedPR®, walking alongside a campsite on your right. The path leads straight to Rue de Montreuil in Bezinghem.
At the end of the street, turn right onto the street that leads back to the car park at the start, in the centre of Bezinghem (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Bezinghem Town Hall car park
  2. 1 : km 1.39 - alt. 155 m - Rue du Fay after the stadium
  3. 2 : km 3.98 - alt. 157 m - Crossroads with the D 127E3 road
  4. 3 : km 4.93 - alt. 103 m - La Folie crossroads
  5. 4 : km 6.75 - alt. 100 m - D127 crossroads - Course (rivière) à finaliser
  6. 5 : km 7.79 - alt. 95 m - Fork to the left after the farm
  7. 6 : km 8.29 - alt. 97 m - GR-GRP junction
  8. 7 : km 9.3 - alt. 92 m - Road after the cemetery
  9. 8 : km 9.82 - alt. 114 m - Road junction
  10. 9 : km 11.72 - alt. 133 m - Caumont farm
  11. 10 : km 12.74 - alt. 71 m - PR crossroads
  12. S/E : km 13.95 - alt. 70 m - Bezinghem Town Hall car park

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 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Malyse
Malyse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

One of the most beautiful walks in the Course Valley, with no difficult sections. Don’t miss the garden at the Maison des Champs in Doudeauville.

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remorque
remorque

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy to access, a bit of tarmac at the start, but quite convenient for the climb. There is very little traffic, which didn't bother us.
a rather nice hike, close to nature, highly recommended

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Gillesdemeu
Gillesdemeu

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

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debrie
debrie

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An interesting route for exploring the Course Valley. Perhaps just a little too much tarmac.

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MAMIEJO
MAMIEJO

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike. The interactive map on my phone was very useful for following this route, as the explanations are not always very clear.

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jeanpierremarieclaire
jeanpierremarieclaire

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

It's not easy to find your way back to Doudeauville, and on the way back to Bezinghem, the route on the map doesn't match the actual route.
Otherwise, it's a very nice hike.

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adav59
adav59

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Although we are experienced Visorando hikers, we got lost several times because the description was not precise enough. For example: you should not leave the village of La Folie to turn right (nor take a private road just before the exit sign) but turn right in the centre of the village. This is not clear in the description.

Apart from that, it's a rather nice, bucolic walk through the fields.

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mithe.leblanc
mithe.leblanc

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike without too much tarmac.
Passes through the pretty little picturesque village of Doudeauville along the route.
Highly recommended.

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