Country walk north of Saint-Philbert-des-Champs

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This walk is a stroll through the countryside of the Pays d'Auge, with all the colours of the trees if you do it in autumn.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.71 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 94 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 99 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 67 m
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Chemin du Hauzey
Chemin de la Source
Chemin des Maureys

Description of the walk

Car park in the village centre near the church.

(S) Head west towards the water tower and the wayside cross, continuing along the D284.

(1) Turn right onto a path, then turn left. Cross a road and continue straight on, ignoring several turnings on the right, to rejoin theGR®26(red and white markings) and follow it, turning right.

(2) At the fork, turn right and continue straight on into the Bois du Mieux.

(3) Let theGR®26head off to the right and continue straight ahead for about 300m.

(4) At the junction, turn right and continue to the Route d’Ecorcheville (D264a) where you rejoin theGR®26.

(5) Turn left, then, after 250m, turn right onto the “Chemin de la Source”. At the top of the climb, turn right then left as you ascend. Continue along the first path on the right and follow it to the road at a place called Le Bois Bertrand.

(6) Take the road opposite, to the left of the buildings, then turn right. At the next fork, ignore the path on the right and continue straight ahead. Cross a road and continue straight along the path until you reach the junction with a small road.

(7) Turn right onto the road and follow it for 800m, then take a sharp right into La Haie Noron. Continue straight ahead, keeping the road on your left, and head towards the D284, which you must cross.

(8) When you reach the next road, turn right and follow it.

(9) At the next junction, turn left, then take the first path on the right towards "Le Bechet". Follow this path until it meets a road, where you should continue straight ahead.

(10) At the junction with the D264a, Route de Moyaux, turn right to return to the church car park.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 151 m
  2. 1 : km 1.17 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 2.97 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 4.09 - alt. 119 m - Let the GR26 head off to the right
  5. 4 : km 4.5 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 5.39 - alt. 80 m - New junction with the GR
  7. 6 : km 6.93 - alt. 130 m - Take the road opposite
  8. 7 : km 9.13 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto the road
  9. 8 : km 10.97 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 11.73 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 13.09 - alt. 144 m - Towards the right
  12. S/E : km 13.71 - alt. 151 m

Notes

Although it is a long route, this route is not difficult.

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.

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Reviews and comments

3.7 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.6 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
Steph27
Steph27

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
The route is pleasant, but unfortunately without the help of the Visorando app, it is almost impossible to follow the itinerary.
The signage is very basic, or even non-existent in some sections.
The app is very good and easy to use.

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LALA
LALA

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Signposting is missing in some places.

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ThSar
ThSar

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

For me, there’s too much road, but otherwise the trail is really nice.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The description alone would not be enough to complete the route safely. You need to read the description and, in some places, refer to the map.
However, it is a rather pleasant and easy route.

JJD14, at point 7 you mention "La Haie Noron"; this is a mistake – the place is called "Les Harots".

Thank you for sharing this route; I really enjoyed it

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Lucette035
Lucette035

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We had a few doubts about the route; we strayed a bit but managed to find our way back.
At point 3, where you’re supposed to leave the GR26 on the right, we followed the directions but ended up just walking along the road; apart from seeing some houses and getting closer to Le Breuil-en-Auge, it was rather uninteresting. We’ll try again by taking this alternative route.
It’s still a lovely walk, alternating between woodland and countryside – very pleasant.
Well worth a visit.

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sarrasin carolle
sarrasin carolle

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Average description – we got lost, which is a shame; we’ll have to do it again:

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JJD14
JJD14

Hello
You must follow the directions given, as at this point (wp3) it is specified that you should not follow the GR26.
Have a nice day
See you later

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lidesquesnes
lidesquesnes

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We had some issues with numbers 3 and 5, as they do not match the official map displayed near St Philbert’s Church

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JJD14
JJD14

Hello

Which WP did you have to switch to?
so that I can specify this on the route
Thanks in advance

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myriam desgarceaux
myriam desgarceaux

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

It’s a shame, but we had to change our route because of a hunt; the paths were closed

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