Around Nonant

Circuit starting from the village of Nonant, passing through several villages such as Martragny, Vaux and Carcagny with views of several castles and manor houses.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.94 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 83 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 87 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 84 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Nonant (14400)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.242327° / W 0.642566°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1512OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the town hall car park.

(S/E) Head left towards the church and join the D33. Turn left, then right at the next fork. Pass under the N13 and arrive at the junction with the D613.

(1) Turn left and after 50 metres take the path on the right. Take care when crossing the D613. Continue to the picnic tables and, at the fork, take the right-hand branch. Turn right at the next junction with a tarmac road (yellow signposting), and immediately afterwards left towards Château de Vaux.

(2) View of the château. 100 m further on, take the path on the right (yellow signpost) to join the D127.

(3) At the crossroads, turn right towards Château de Vaussieux, which you will see on your left.

(4) Continue to the next junction. Turn left, following the yellow signs, and follow the road as it bends to the right to reach a fork.

(5) Take the small road on the right. At the stop sign, cross the road and take the path opposite for 1.5 km through a cultivated area.

(6) At the crossroads, turn right towards Martragny, then turn left at the next crossroads and continue to the intersection with a small lake. Turn right into Rue des Sources.

(7) At the crossroads 200 m further on, take Rue de l'Ormelet opposite. 50 m further on, in the bend, continue straight on along Chemin du Mont, which turns left towards the Creully road (D82). Turn right. Not far from the hamlet of Saint-Léger, take the D613 on the left towards Carcagny, then immediately turn right.

(8) At the crossroads after the bridge over the dual carriageway, turn right and follow "Carcagny bourg", route de Saint-Léger.

(9) Turn left onto Chemin Bosquain and continue for 1.3 km, turning right at the first intersection. At the entrance to Carcagny, turn left and, at the church, turn right onto Rue du Cimetière, then left onto Route de Nonant. After the Carcagny exit sign, at a place called La Rivière.

(10) Cross the bridge over the Seulles and continue along the road to join the D33.

(11) Turn right and after 220 metres turn left just after the Nonant sign. At the first fork, turn right towards Le Treilloux, continue for about 300 metres and then turn right again to return to the starting point (town hall and school) (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 59 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 1.42 - alt. 35 m - Intersection with the D613
  3. 2 : km 2.68 - alt. 45 m - Vaux Castle
  4. 3 : km 3.74 - alt. 25 m - Route D127. Cross the Seulles
  5. 4 : km 3.98 - alt. 28 m - Château de Vaussieux (Vaux-sur-Seulles)
  6. 5 : km 4.46 - alt. 37 m - Path with a gutter in the middle
  7. 6 : km 6.25 - alt. 43 m - At the crossroads, turn right onto the dirt track.
  8. 7 : km 7.32 - alt. 52 m - At the crossroads, go straight ahead.
  9. 8 : km 8.81 - alt. 84 m - Crossroads after the bridge
  10. 9 : km 8.99 - alt. 77 m - Chemin Bosquain
  11. 10 : km 11.1 - alt. 34 m - Seulles (fleuve)
  12. 11 : km 11.8 - alt. 58 m - Intersection with the D33
  13. S/E : km 12.94 - alt. 60 m - Town hall car park

Notes

This hike is a personal creation. Although some sections of the route may follow signposts, this is not the case for the entire route, so please follow the description and map.

Worth a visit

Nonant Church, Vaux-sur-Seulles Castle, Vaussieux Castle, Martragny Castle (nearby).

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 26 reviews

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

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Part of the route has no signage and involves too much road travel.
An interesting route with castles and churches.

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User 11513677

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the Normandy countryside.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike that allows you to discover beautiful castles and churches (buildings for which I had to make slight detours at certain points and lengthen the route a little).
Point 7: Please note that just after the bridge, the path to point 8 no longer exists. Continue to the roundabout and turn right towards Carcagny. A few metres further on, turn left onto the first path.

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fredchristine14
fredchristine14

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a few beautiful houses as we pass by the Château de Vaux-sur-Seulles, a few hares darting away, a beautiful route

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laurence1964
laurence1964
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Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Starting point not found
D33 unknown (gave way to the D35)
Luckily we had Google Maps...
Neither the map nor the route information were clear or helpful
I won't be repeating the experience

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huguestricot
huguestricot

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A route alternating between paths and country roads, allowing you to discover pretty landscapes and beautiful houses.

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Alinese
Alinese
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A pleasant, easy route with few people.
Small details: the markings were orange for most of the route, not yellow everywhere as indicated in the description (for those looking for yellow). And you sometimes have to think a little when reading the description because everything is not always clear on the ground, so compare carefully with the route on the map (see point 8: for me, the first intersection on the right is actually the second).
Pretty good overall. Thanks.

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Titine12
Titine12

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

a pleasant hike alternating between paths and small country roads, along which we discover the castles of Bessin and beautiful residences.

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Lucie Gosselin
Lucie Gosselin

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike that allowed us to discover some castles... The description is well done, despite some changes to the roads, where there are now roundabouts, but with a little logic, it's easy to find your way back.
We didn't meet any other hikers as it was a Monday.

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Kamike
Kamike
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike in the Bessin region with two beautiful castles along pleasant paths and small roads with little traffic.

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pedila
pedila

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike accompanied by reliable descriptions and clear orange signage. Castles and villages, very pleasant paths to walk along. Thank you to the author of the route.

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RANDO coco
RANDO coco

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very pleasant hike; passes through some very pretty villages.

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Vivrenature19
Vivrenature19

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful and easy hike, with the only downside being between points 7 and 8. Go to the roundabout, turn right, then after 150 metres take the path on the left. Very beautiful castles with a bit of culture and history.

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tourlier bernard
tourlier bernard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant walk for a couple on holiday in October

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Gsylvain
Gsylvain

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

nice walk

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