Veauville-lès-Baons - Chemin de la plaine du Fay

A route of flat paths for hikers and mountain bikers. 400m of country road, the rest is on gravel paths.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.20 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 21 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 20 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 149 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 131 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Veauville-lès-Baons gymnasium.

(S/E) Head towards the motorway, taking the path between the row of trees overlooking the road and the grassland.

(1) At the crossroads, make a right-left zigzag and head towards the motorway. The gravel path turns right, runs alongside the motorway, then becomes a grassy path at Bois de la Justice. Continue around the water reservoir on the right. At the crossroads, turn right onto theGR®211c(red and white markings).

(2) Turn left, cross the D131 and take the first path on the right (continuation of theGR®211c). At the crossroads, leave theGR® and turn right. Pass a few houses and continue straight ahead, crossing the D131 again.

(3) At the junction at the end of the path, take the road on the right and continue straight ahead along the path for 200 metres, at the point where the road bends to the left. At the next crossroads, take the path on the left and join a small road, then a T-junction. Take a section of road on the left to the Chapelle Saint-Gilles.

(4) Take the path on the right immediately after the chapel. Follow the path and turn left at the three-way junction. At the end of the road, at the T-junction, turn right onto Rue du Puits and continue to the village.
Turn right to go up Rue Narcisse Bellanger to the roundabout at the Calvary of the Red Cross.

(5) Turn right then immediately left into the cul-de-sac of Sente du Fay. At the crossroads in the plain, turn left and go back to the intersection you passed at the start of the hike.

(1) Return to the gymnasium (S/E) by retracing your steps along the path that runs alongside the beech forest.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 146 m - Veauville Gymnasium car park
  2. 1 : km 0.21 - alt. 147 m - Take the path towards the motorway.
  3. 2 : km 2.36 - alt. 132 m - Cross the D131.
  4. 3 : km 4.28 - alt. 147 m - At the fork at the end of the path, turn right.
  5. 4 : km 5.23 - alt. 146 m - Saint-Gilles Chapel
  6. 5 : km 6.71 - alt. 140 m - Croix Rouge Calvary, roundabout
  7. S/E : km 8.2 - alt. 146 m - Veauville Gymnasium car park

Worth a visit

Pass by the Saint-Gilles Chapel, which is open to visitors. The telephone number is displayed on the door.
Pass by the Calvary of the Red Cross.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
Claude41
Claude41

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant short hike. As we were hiking in a small group (chatting), the noise from the motorway wasn't a problem. This is the heart of the Caux region. We passed some beautiful properties. Very easy with no elevation gain.

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PapéDidou
PapéDidou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route with very little tarmac and roads in very good condition, allowing you to discover the countryside and beautiful houses.

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henri57
henri57 ★
Japié76190
Japié76190

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Beautiful weather but cool, so great for hiking.
Yes, we walk along the motorway connecting Le Havre, but it's well protected by a fence, so no problem with my dog. Then the plain and a visit to Autretot, a 4-flower village.
Then we return through the fields.
Just a short stretch of tarmac (600 metres) and then back to the fields.
An easy 8 km.
How do I post photos of the walk?'
Thank you.
JP

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Foxzn64
Foxzn64

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A fairly easy route, with a few modifications: there are relatively few gravel paths, so expect to spend quite a bit of time on tarmac, which won't bother most people, but dog owners should bear this in mind if you want to hike in the height of summer, when the heat is even more intense on tarmac. Please protect your dogs' paws.

It is actually quite possible to cut across the fields just after the stadium on clear paths to avoid walking along the motorway, and as there are signs indicating the route, it seems that the village has updated this route at the request of hikers.

You pass by some rather pretty houses. The landscape itself is not the most captivating, but it is still pleasant for an easy family walk.

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poupouille76
poupouille76

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Pleasant hike. To avoid the section that runs alongside the motorway, we turned right after the stadium and rejoined the route via a path through the fields. Thank you.

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Fabrice mercier
Fabrice mercier

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Very disappointed with the motorway section, otherwise enjoyable. Thank you to the author of this route.

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Francoisduparc
Francoisduparc

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Pleasant hike. The information and observations are consistent with the reality on the ground.
Thanks to the author of this route.

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Minou&Bib76
Minou&Bib76

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2016
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The section along the motorway is not very pleasant.
Overall, it remains pleasant in the middle of the countryside.
Thank you.

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twentypeg
twentypeg

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Short and easy, not tiring for the end of the afternoon.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very good route, well detailed

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