Saint-Loup and Ranchy from Pont Roch

Date of your route : May 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice, fairly pleasant route, though there is one slight drawback.
Point 4 is located in a private courtyard and there is no path leading from it. I nearly got bitten by the owner’s German Shepherd, who was very unhappy to find me in the courtyard at 9 o’clock in the morning.
After the wash house, the road turns left; follow it and take the first path on the right, marked by a post in the middle prohibiting access to cars and motorbikes.

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

A pleasant route with shaded sections and some lovely sights along the way.
The directions to the path running alongside the N13 are poorly signposted. They lead to private property. The owner kindly pointed us in the right direction, telling us we weren’t the first to follow this outdated route. An update would be very useful for future walkers and would avoid disturbing the resident and his intimidating German Shepherd.
We did not complete the circular route adjacent to the RN13.
Thanks to the author of this walk.

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Date of your route : Jul 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, picturesque route. It’s a shame the description is often vague; for example, at point 2, once you’ve left the path, it says ‘straight ahead’, but there isn’t a straight road… You have to turn right!!
Also, point 4 is poorly marked on the map. The path should be shown as a dotted line
Despite our missteps, we had a lovely afternoon in the Normandy sunshine
Thanks to the author of this walk

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Date of your route : May 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There is an error at point 4, both in the description and on the map.
After the wash house, the path turns left, going round a beautiful house; immediately after that, take the first path on the right with a post in the middle to prevent access by cars. The map shows a private road much further on, which is a source of confusion.
Walking alongside the four-lane road that bypasses Bayeux can be a bit noisy, but as you can’t see the road on either side, this circular loop remains idyllic; we even had a picnic there, far from the noise. A lovely walk, and the houses along the route are often stunning. Most of the paths have clearly marked names; it would have been a bonus to include these in the description.

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Date of your route : May 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route; I did have a few doubts, though – at the end of section 3 heading towards section 4, I couldn’t find the path at point 4, so I had to retrace my steps to take the previous path. I didn’t take the circular route from 5 to 6 (there were four paths to choose from).
Beautiful spots all the same.

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

A well-shaded countryside route with plenty of lovely paths, very close to Bayeux. A few downsides: sections 5 and 6 (the circular route) are unnecessary as they run alongside a four-lane road with a lot of traffic noise, and it’s a shame to have to walk along the road between point 12 and the finish as there is some traffic, making it a bit dangerous.

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