Puys - Camp de César - Braquemont

Parking near the swimming pool on Rue Alexandre Dumas.

(S/E) Head to the seafront, walk alongside the outdoor swimming pool and continue parallel to Boulevard du Maréchal Foch. When you reach the motorhome car park (you can walk to the lighthouse and back), turn right at the roundabout and then left to the quay.
Follow the quay of the Dieppe port entrance channel on the right, Quai du Hable then Quai Henri IV, which runs alongside the marina.

(1) At the roundabout at the end of Quai Henri IV, turn left. At the next roundabout, turn left, pass in front of the Tourist Office and over the Levant Ango bridge. Continue along Quai du Carénage and cross the Pont Colbert bridge.
Turn left immediately after the bridge, walk along Quai de la Somme and Quai de la Marne, passing three streets on your right.

(2) Follow the^GR®21Place du Petit Fort on the right, towards the coastal path. Follow the^GR®21to Braquemont.
At the end of the square on the left, climb the stairs and, at the top, turn left onto Rue du Petit Fort.
At the end, turn right onto Chemin de la Bastille and go up the steps. At the top, follow the path on the left and walk along the cliffs.

(3) When you reach the lookout point, take Rue Balidar on the right. After 60 metres, continue along Rue Balidar on your left. At the intersection with Rue Albert Calmette, turn left. After 80 metres, you will arrive in front of the Notre-Dame de Bonsecours Chapel

(4) Continue straight ahead on Chemin des Falaises.

(5) After 200 metres, when the street turns right, take the small path on the left marked^GR®21, which runs along the cliffs. Follow the path to the end and take the stairs to reach the D113, turn left and cross the bridge.
Head towards Puys along Avenue Alexandre Dumas.

(6) After 200 metres, in Puys, turn left onto Chemin de la Mer (^GR®21).

(7) Be careful, after 300 metres, take the small path (^GR®21) that branches off to the left and descends. Continue straight ahead and you will arrive at Puys beach via the Chemin des Douaniers. Cross the square and take the Chemin du Camp de César (^GR®21) at the end, which goes uphill. Follow the path to the end, where you will find the information panel about Camp de César.

(8) Take the path on your left (^GR®). After 500 metres, follow the^GR® which branches off to the left and then turns right at a 90° angle. Stay on the main path for 1,200 metres.

(9) At the intersection near the Braquemont cemetery (on your left), turn right, leaving the^GR®, and follow Rue des Embruns, which leads to the centre of Bracquemont and a pond.
When you reach the D113, turn right onto Rue du Château, then left at the church and immediately right onto Chemin du Colombier. At the intersection 600 metres ahead, turn left and then immediately right. Follow Sente Saint-Barthélémy to the end.

(10) Turn left onto Rue du Calvaire, which turns right after 50 metres. Continue and, at the intersection, turn right onto Rue Montcalm. At the next intersection, turn left onto Rue Jouanne de Puys and follow it to the end.
Turn right onto Rue Alexandre Dumas, then left onto Rue du Général Leclerc towards the beach.
After 180 metres, turn left onto Sente des Ormes towards the Puys chapel, then turn right onto Espace Robert Absire.

(11) Continue along the path opposite the chapel. At the end, turn left onto Sente Demillière. At the junction with Rue Mathias Duval, take Sente Beaudoin opposite.
The path branches off to the right and then to the left. Turn right 20 metres into Chemin de Saint-Pierre, 20 metres after the bend.

At the intersection, follow Chemin des Tennis to the right, which curves into an S-shape after 120 metres (do not continue straight ahead as the path is private), go to the end and join Chemin des Douaniers, which you take on the left. You are now back on the^GR®21, which you will follow in the opposite direction to the outward journey.
At the left-hand bend, take the small path (^GR®) that goes uphill and then follow the path to the sea on the right.

(6) Back on Avenue Alexandre Dumas, follow it to the right, cross the bridge again and turn right after it to follow the path along the cliffs.

(5) Continue along Chemin des Falaises, pass Notre-Dame de Bonsecours and turn left onto Rue Albert Calmette. Take the first street on the right, Rue Balidar, which turns right after 150 metres and leads to the lookout point.

(3) Walk along the cliffs on the left. Leave the stairs of Chemin de la Bastille and continue on the street that is circular and goes to the left.

(12) After 80 metres, take the path that zigzags downhill and arrives at Cours des Sœurs. Take the passage under the archway and follow Rue Guerrier to the right. After 30 metres, take the second left, Rue des Grèves.

(13) You will come out at Place des Grèves (where there used to be a chapel). Turn right to cross Pont Colbert and then Pont Ango.
At the roundabout, go around to the right towards Tout Va Bien, then turn left onto Grande Rue de Dieppe. At Place Nationale, turn left towards Église Saint-Jacques. Turn left onto Rue du Mortier d'Or and, after passing the chevet, turn right onto Rue Sainte-Catherine.
After 50 metres, turn left onto Rue Pecquet, then follow Rue du Chêne Percé to the left.

(14) At the intersection with Rue d'Écosse, you will see Maison Miffant on your left, the oldest house in Dieppe, dating from 1624. Follow Rue d'Écosse on the right and continue to the end.

(15) You are now at Puits Salé with its famous Café des Tribunaux. Continue left onto Rue de la Barre, do not take the first right but the second, Rue des Bains.
Continue straight ahead, pass under the turrets and you will find yourself on the seafront at the car park near the swimming pool, Rue Alexandre Dumas (S/E).

Walking shoes.
Much of the hike takes place in town, so there are no problems with water or supplies.

The aquatic centre and its outdoor seawater swimming pool.
Dieppe Castle Museum.
Visits to cellars and courtyards organised by the Tourist Office.
The Colbert swing bridge, one of the last remaining.
Old Dieppe, the Pollet district.
The Sea Museum.
The Sainte-Catherine district.
The Herring Festival in November
The Puys musical fireworks display (every two years towards the end of August)
The International Kite Festival (every two years)