Saint-Martin-du-Vivier from Bois-Guillaume

Walk starting from Bois-Guillaume through the Parc du Chapitre and Saint-Martin-du-Vivier, passing via the Saint-Martin fitness trail.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.51 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 109 m

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    Highest point: 162 m
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    Lowest point: 68 m

Description of the walk

Start from the car park located along the D928, Route de Neufchâtel, near no. 3501: Résidence le Carré d'Or.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, head left, northwards, along Route de Neufchâtel, towards Isneauville. Turn right at the traffic lights onto Rue Vittecoq, then left onto Rue Herbeuse.
After crossing over the motorway, turn right at the next junction.

(1) At the end of the fields, take Chemin de Beauvais on the left. When crossing Allée du Clos du Chapitre, the path continues straight ahead but the start is not always obvious as ferns may obscure it for a few metres.

(2) When you reach the retention basin, go up to the right and continue along Avenue de la Hétraie with caution (cars may be passing).

(3) At the bend to the right, leave Avenue de la Hétraie and follow the path on the left which climbs into the forest. You will reach a fork with several possible directions.

(4) Take the path furthest to the right, which descends towards the level crossing at Saint-Martin-du-Vivier. Ignore this and cross the road to carefully follow Avenue du Mesnil Grémichon for a short distance. At the bend to the right, leave this avenue and continue left onto Impasse de la Voûte. Then continue along a path that climbs through the woods and turn left onto the footpath which follows Avenue du Mesnil Grémichon for a short distance.

(5) At the edge of the woods (where there is a fire hydrant), turn left, walk alongside a fence on your right and continue along Rue des Haies then Rue de la Sente aux Bœufs.

(6) At the small roundabout, turn left onto Allée de l’Orée du Bois and follow it to the Mesnil cemetery.

(7) Take the fitness trail on the right, which goes round the housing estates on your right. You will reach a small roundabout.

(8) Continue straight on along Sente des Blatiers, then turn left onto Rue de la Sente aux Bœufs. Continue straight on until you reach a fairly narrow path near the boiler room.

(9) When you reach the roundabout, use the pedestrian crossings to cross over the motorway. Then turn right and, at the second roundabout, cross Route de Darnétal. Climb a few steps and follow the road to the left. Continue straight on until you reach the traffic lights on Route de Neufchâtel. Turn right and head for the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 160 m - Route de Neufchâtel car park, near no. 3501
  2. 1 : km 1.57 - alt. 153 m - Chemin de Beauvais
  3. 2 : km 2.35 - alt. 103 m - Retention basin
  4. 3 : km 2.91 - alt. 120 m - On the left, forest track
  5. 4 : km 3.55 - alt. 136 m - The path furthest to the right
  6. 5 : km 4.59 - alt. 126 m - On the left: Rue des Haies
  7. 6 : km 5.05 - alt. 147 m - On the left, Allée de l'Orée du Bois
  8. 7 : km 5.48 - alt. 146 m - Mesnil Cemetery
  9. 8 : km 6.89 - alt. 148 m - End of the fitness trail
  10. 9 : km 7.89 - alt. 149 m - Crossing over the motorway
  11. S/E : km 9.51 - alt. 161 m - Route de Neufchâtel car park, near no. 3501

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk, which I extended slightly by popping in to visit Saint-Martin Church in Saint-Martin-du-Vivier.

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Evelyne et Geneviève
Evelyne et Geneviève

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I did a variation on this route starting from Bihorel: I headed towards Rue Herbeuse and finished by walking past the Bihorel cemetery to the town hall. It makes for a long walk, taking about three hours, combining urban, countryside and woodland sections with a fair bit of elevation gain.

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GOGO
GOGO

Hello, my mistake – it is Cosmonauts’ Park. Apologies for the confusion. Best regards.

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massouille 06
massouille 06

About the suggestion: I’d love to explore this path! But is it really La Petite Bouverie?

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GOGO
GOGO
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk just outside Rouen, with no difficulty at all. Do take care, however, on the path between points 1 and 2. In wet weather, it gets very slippery and requires sturdy footwear as it’s very stony.
A little extra tip for those who don’t want to extend the route: rather than taking Rue Herbeuse – which, admittedly, has less traffic than the Route de Neufchâtel – why not cross the “Parc des Cosmonautes” sports complex, which leads to Rue Vittecoq, between the gym and the school (path to the right of the football pitch, at the end of the path to the right, then straight on past the gym and then the school).

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massouille 06
massouille 06

What brilliant ideas! I can’t wait to see the revised route

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Spartiate76
Spartiate76

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk! We set off from Rue Vittecoq, next to the L. de Vinci secondary school, and returned via Rue Herbeuse to avoid the section of the Neufchâtel road, which is too urban and busy. It took us barely two and a half hours, without rushing.
At point 8, the rather narrow path could indeed do with some pruning

After point 7, there’s an option to head back down towards Darnétal at the Girafe roundabout, via the Sente de l’Aulnay, then turn right and go back up via the Sente des Brosses, which leads to the edge of the athletics track at La Petite Bouverie, before looping back to point 9. This would add quite a bit of elevation gain and about 3 km, but it would make for a slightly more picturesque route.
I’ll try to do it again and map it out!

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