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Park in the car park by the church in Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf.
(S/E) Head down to the Avenue Verte via the small hairpin bend.
Head left, then, after 50m, leave the avenue by turning right onto the D149 or Route de la Source.
Walk past the Château de la Châtellenie and cross the bridge over the Béthune.
(1) 50 metres further on, turn right onto the path leading into André Fontaine Park. After 300 metres, follow the path branching off to the left towards the ponds.
Cross the small wooden bridge and then the footbridge on your left. Continue along the path that runs alongside the pond.
When you reach the first houses, you will arrive at Rue du Marais. Continue straight ahead and, at the junction, turn right onto Rue du Pont de Pierre.
(2) Cross the stone bridge over the Varenne. The path branches off to your left; continue until you reach the D154.
(3) Cross the D154 and continue along the path opposite.
(4) After 1 km, turn left at the junction and pass under the high-voltage power line. Enter the woods and continue along the main path, heading south. At the end of the path (elevation 119), turn right.
(5) At the crossroads, turn left then turn right at the first junction. Continue to the D107 and follow this road to the right towards La Chaussée.
(6) At the right-hand bend, take the path opposite in front of house no. 15. Continue along the path for 800m and at the end, turn left onto the path leading into the woods. Then head straight on to begin a very steep and slippery descent which requires caution.
(7) At the bottom of the descent, turn onto the path branching off to the right. After 100m, at the field, turn left for 20m, then at the dam, turn right and follow the path to the D149 (Route de Dieppe).
(8) Turn right and continue straight on the D149 for 800m, taking care. Enter Torcy-le-Petit.
(9) Take the first left before the church, Rue du Pollet.
Continue along Rue du Pollet to the left, cross the bridge over the Varenne and continue to the three-way junction. Continue straight on for 50m.
(10) Take Chemin du Mont Blanc on the left. Follow the main path for 900m.
(11) At the junction, turn left onto the path. After 400m, at the crossroads, turn right towards plot 28 then turn left in front of plot 29. Follow the Chemin d’Etables, which descends and leaves the forest 1km further on.
(12) On the D98, turn left and then immediately right. Follow the road through the Fond de Meuse valley.
At the junction with the D107, Route du Beau Soleil, turn left towards Saint-Germain-d’Étables.
(13) At the junction, take the path on the right which climbs towards the Eawy Forest (Pimont massif). The path curves in an S-shape at the entrance to the forest.
(14) When you reach the oratory on your right, take the path on the left. Continue straight ahead, then, 1 km further on (elevation 134), turn right and continue for about 250 m.
(15) When the path branches off to the left, continue straight on between plots 1 and 2, then keep left to follow the path downwards out of the forest.
(16) On the descent, take the path on the left which runs along the hillsides with a beautiful view of the Béthune valley. Join the D149.
(17) Turn right, pass a spring and continue straight on to Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf. Turn left onto the greenway, then take the small path on the right to return to the car park (S/E).
It took us 4 hours and 34 minutes, including a 15-minute stop for lunch, so it’s definitely doable. However, without a map or with just the PDF, it’s a no-go; there are several forks in the path that are tricky and can mislead hikers. There’s a serious lack of places to stop and eat. But we’d 100% recommend the route. We stayed in a magnificent manor house just 3 minutes from the start, which is perfect for parking the car, and the next day we went to Dieppe beach, which is 10 km from the manor house via the greenway. 
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