In the footsteps of the Tears of Our Lady of the Meadows

Come and discover the rich flora, fauna and history surrounding the Chartreuse de Neuville, one of the largest Carthusian monasteries in France. Along the way, you will find the ingredients for Larmes-de-Notre-Dame-des-Prés, a liqueur traditionally made by the monks.
To start or finish your hike, you will receive a warm welcome for a tour of the Chartreuse de Neuville.
Find opening times and news on the Chartreuse website.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.33 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 42 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 51 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 43 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the Chartreuse monastery.

(S/E) With your back to the monastery, follow the lane and turn left onto Rue de la Chartreuse.

(1) Continue right on this street until the crossroads.

(2) Turn left onto Rue de Montreuil. Go around the large roundabout on the right using the pedestrian crossings and continue straight ahead until you reach the crossroads.

(3) Turn right onto Rue du Moulin du Bacon and follow the Canche stream until you reach La Grenouillère, where you will cross the bridge.

(4) Turn right twice to follow Chemin du Robinson.

(5) Pass the confluence of the Canche and the Source.

(6) Leave the footbridge on your right and continue left until you reach the fork.

(7) Keep left on Chemin du Marais and rejoin La Grenouillère, which you passed earlier.

(4) Continue straight ahead for about 200 metres.

(8) Turn left onto Chemin des Remparts, then turn left towards the citadel.

(9) In front of the ramparts, turn left to go around them. Continue to the junction with Rue des Moulins.

(10) Follow it to the left to reach the lower town. At the bottom, follow Rue de l'Église to the right, turn left onto Grand Rue Ville Basse and you will come to a crossroads with Avenue de la Gare.

(11) Turn left, cross the bridge over the Canche and follow Rue Saint-Gengoult until you reach the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(3) Continue straight ahead to the roundabout, go around it on the left and continue along Rue de Montreuil.

(2) Turn right onto Rue de la Chartreuse and follow the same route as on the way there to return to the (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 26 m - Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Prés (Neuville-sous-Montreuil)
  2. 1 : km 0.54 - alt. 11 m - Rue de la Chartreuse
  3. 2 : km 1.03 - alt. 10 m - Rue de Montreuil
  4. 3 : km 1.8 - alt. 6 m - Rue du Moulin du Bacon
  5. 4 : km 2.92 - alt. 6 m - La Grenouillère, a short loop - Canche (fleuve)
  6. 5 : km 3.43 - alt. 6 m - Confluence of the Canche and - Course (rivière) à finaliser
  7. 6 : km 3.94 - alt. 6 m - Footbridge
  8. 7 : km 4.57 - alt. 5 m - Chemin du Marais
  9. 8 : km 5.79 - alt. 7 m - Chemin des Remparts
  10. 9 : km 6.17 - alt. 35 m - Ramparts, on the left -  Citadelle de Montreuil-sur-Mer
  11. 10 : km 6.84 - alt. 25 m - Rue des Moulins
  12. 11 : km 7.24 - alt. 8 m - crossroads. Avenue de la Gare - Gare de Montreuil sur Mer
  13. S/E : km 9.33 - alt. 26 m - Monastery of the Chartreuse de Neuville

Notes

For more information, feel free to step inside the Chartreuse de Neuville and pick up a guidebook to accompany you on your discoveries.

Worth a visit

On this hike, you may encounter:

  • the Bascon Mill.
  • the Canche.
  • the "Grenouillère".
  • the Tisanière.
  • the Citadel.
  • the Monastery of the Chartreuse de Neuville.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 18293829

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant walk with varied landscapes.

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Eric Kowalczuk
Eric Kowalczuk

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I had to take a detour to get back to La Grenouillère because of flooding at La Caloterie

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lemarcheur65
lemarcheur65 ★

Hello Philippe Degeye

Thank you for the documents.

The description and text in the tourist office leaflet are different.
It is not a copy and paste.
So there is no plagiarism.

However, I think the title needs to be changed as it has been copied and pasted.

I will contact the author

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lemarcheur65
lemarcheur65 ★

Good evening, Philippe Degeye

Thank you for your comment.
The route, description, etc. have been corrected

Regarding your comment:

In addition, this walk and its title are included in a leaflet available at the Charteuse de Neuville sous Montreuil. I picked it up on my return from the walk while visiting. I thought that copying and pasting was not allowed on Visorando.

Could you scan this document (link to WeTransfer, for example) or give me the URL for this walk?

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Philippe Degeye
Philippe Degeye

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Same as the previous review. Confusion about the mileage. 10 points on the map and 9 in the description. Back at La Grenouillère, we left the route to take the ramparts and visit the centre of Montreuil.
I create routes for Visorando, and believe me, my supervisor is a little stricter.
The tour of the marshes is pleasant.
What's more, this walk and its title are featured in a leaflet available at La Charteuse in Neuville-sous-Montreuil. I picked it up on my way back from the walk. I thought that copying and pasting was not allowed on Visorando.

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mireille carlu
mireille carlu

hello, in 2022 I downloaded this hike and the distance was 9.26 km, but today it is 20.81 km. How is this possible? The route appears to be the same
can you explain this to me, please?
kind regards,
mireille

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gs
gs

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike, a change of scenery, enjoyed under a gentle autumn sun.
You can't help but admire the Grenouillère site and the marshes, and if you have time, add a tour of the Montreuil ramparts to your hike.
The start and finish at points 1 and 3 aren't particularly interesting, but it doesn't matter, as the rest is well worth it.
Thank you for this new hike

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