Heritage of Gilles and Neauphlette along the Radon

This hike, through fields, undergrowth and along streams, will take you to the beautiful village of Gilles. You will also discover the surprising "church" of Neauphlette.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 72 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 78 m

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    Highest point: 140 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 84 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Neauphlette (78980)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.931843° / E 1.524965°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2114O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Departure from the church car park located on Rue des Loges in Neauphlette.

(S/E) When leaving the car park, turn left, walk past the town hall, then take the D89 on the left and go under a railway bridge on your right. Continue left along a path that turns right and leads to a wash house. Then turn left, ignoring a path on the right a little further on.

(1) At a crossroads, turn left, cross the railway bridge (Pont de la Croisette) and carefully cross the D89 to take a path that joins Rue de la Mairie. Go left for a few metres and take a very grassy path on the right which will run alongside a high-voltage line on the right and lead to Rue de Guainville.

(2) Head left for about 250 metres and turn right onto a path. Ignore Rue de l'Enclos on your right and continue straight ahead onto Rue de la Sanguaine. At the junction with Rue du Puits, continue right to join Rue de Villiers, then turn left.

(3) At the crossroads, cross the road and take a path that runs alongside the stables on your left. At the next crossroads, go straight ahead (hedge on your right) until you reach the next one.

(4) Turn left, then left again and finally right to pass two antennas.

(5) Take the railway bridge on the right, then in a bend climb the stairs on the right of the Sente de la Justice (sign). Continue until you reach Rue Neuve.

(6) Turn right, then right again into Rue de Vitray.

(7) At the viaduct, cross the Radon river to the left using the footbridges, then cross Rue de la Gare to take Rue de Fumençon. Turn right onto Rue de la Forêt, then take the first left.

(8) Follow Chemin de la Tauperie to the left. At the fork, head left and cross the woods. Join Rue de Fumençon, which you will cross by making a first turn left then right to take a path through the fields.

(9) At the junction with Rue du Trou Borgnet, make another first turn right then left and take the small path called "Banque de Ville", which will lead you to Grande Rue. Turn right towards the church and town hall and, at the cross, turn left onto Rue de la Croix Buisée. At the bend, turn left (wooden barrier) onto the "Côte des Templiers" path, which leads to a wash house. Continue left for about 50 metres.

(10) Take Ruelle du Péage on the right and join Grande Rue, turning right until you reach number 25. Cross the street, turn right and cross a small bridge to reach Rue Mouillée. Continue to the right, then turn left onto Rue de la Champagne and walk uphill until you reach the railway bridge.

(5) Turn right onto the path that runs alongside the railway line and leads to a road.

(11) Turn right carefully to pass under the railway bridge, then continue straight ahead towards Moulin de l'Étang: this is a communal path with right of way. Continue along this path, which turns left and crosses two small bridges. Ignore a path on the right that goes uphill, then pass by a water treatment plant.

(12) At the crossroads, turn left, pass under the bridge near the start again, turn left then right to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 122 m - Car park - Église Saint-Martin (Neauphlette)
  2. 1 : km 1.15 - alt. 108 m - Crossroads
  3. 2 : km 2.58 - alt. 128 m - Rue de Guainville
  4. 3 : km 3.76 - alt. 138 m - Crossroads at the Couarde exit
  5. 4 : km 4.77 - alt. 123 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 5.57 - alt. 109 m - Railway bridge
  7. 6 : km 6.11 - alt. 88 m - Sente de la Justice x Rue Neuve
  8. 7 : km 6.44 - alt. 84 m - Viaduct
  9. 8 : km 7.03 - alt. 111 m - Chemin de la Tauperie
  10. 9 : km 7.89 - alt. 99 m - Rue du Trou Borgnet
  11. 10 : km 8.5 - alt. 98 m - Ruelle du Péage
  12. 11 : km 10.4 - alt. 105 m - Fork to the right
  13. 12 : km 11.31 - alt. 105 m - Crossroads
  14. S/E : km 11.73 - alt. 122 m - Car park - Église Saint-Martin (Neauphlette)

Notes

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Picnic

Bench on a boules court: 100m before the (7). 
(7) After crossing the Radon.
(12) After the small bridge on the right. (Radon Park).

Worth a visit

Neauphlette
Saint-Martin Church: it has not been consecrated since 1928.
Wash house: at the start of the route, it has a fireplace for producing the ashes needed for washing.
La Pierre Grise: menhir (or megalith) located at the entrance to the hamlet of Les Loges, along Rue de Bréval.

Gilles
Saint-Aignan Church.
The viaduct: Rue du Vitray.
The wash house on Rue de Bréval.
The wash house on Rue de la Correspondance.
Half-timbered houses: Grande Rue/Rue Mouillée.
Thatched cottage: Rue de Vitray.
Three remains of old mills (Le Louvet, La Boissière and L'Étang), which only exist together, connected by the same man-made canal.

  • Le Louvet is located on Rue de Vitray near Chemin du Louvet.
  • La Boissière is located at the top of Rue de la Champagne, which starts at the wash house on Rue de Bréval.
  • L'Étang is on the border between Neauphlette and Gilles, near the railway bridge.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Thank you!

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Éric Camille
Éric Camille

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

very well

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Jean LEF
Jean LEF

Thanks again.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Always happy to share his discoveries!

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Jean LEF
Jean LEF

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little hike in fine weather on 9 May 2025.
A variety of landscapes
(don't hesitate to do all the circulars - without "cutting corners" - as they reveal some delightful little details).
Picnic areas with tables only at the end of the route (+/- 2 to 3 km before the finish). So we'll do it again, but in the opposite direction so we can have a bite to eat after an hour's drive.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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ealet
ealet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with highlights including the village of Gilles and the view of the mills along the Radon
despite the muddy paths caused by heavy rain in recent days. This hike is recommended in spring or in dry weather.
Thank you to the author for sharing this.

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severine Machefert
severine Machefert

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route isn't particularly interesting. Lots of paths across the plain. In the end, we couldn't finish the hike because some dogs came after us and we couldn't take the right path. Gilles's visit is lovely.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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THOMAS Dominique
THOMAS Dominique

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hiking. Very pleasant: unusual church at the start, pleasant valley with stud farms, footbridges and wash houses.
Some elevation changes, passing through small hamlets.
The justice trail to be done with passage under the viaduct and extension of the route to Guainville with return to Gilles via the GR.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Thank you!

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fleurdeschamps
fleurdeschamps

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little hike for an impromptu Friday outing. We enjoyed the diversity of the landscapes. Thank you for sharing.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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ovil
ovil

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We combined this hike with the one called "Sentes, Chemins et Bois du côté de Bréval" (Paths, Trails and Woods near Bréval), starting from Bréval station. Both routes pass through the hamlet of La Bate.
The only difficulty on this hike was the sun, which beat down hard all day, and the lack of shade.
The paths that cut through the village of Gilles were surprising.
The paths are often grassy, sometimes mowed, but the dry grass has been left in place, which does not make walking easy. Between the streets of Mairie and Guainville, the grass even reaches waist height. We thought we had taken the wrong path, but no, it is indeed the planned route that needs mowing.
There was no one on the paths, just a quad bike (making noise and dust) near the Croisette bridge.

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baroudeur974
baroudeur974

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

There are many fields, but the most beautiful part of the route is on the outskirts and in Gilles, then at point 11 at the mill by the pond.

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