Distance: 11 km
Duration: 03h
FALAISE
The city of William the Conqueror, bruised by the Battle of Normandy remains however a pleasant place for hiking. Falaise and its surroundings offer an exceptional heritage: churches, fortress, ramparts and castles.
The city of William the Conqueror, bruised by the Battle of Normandy remains however a pleasant place for hiking. Falaise and its surroundings offer an exceptional heritage: churches, fortress, ramparts and castles.
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FALAISE
The city of William the Conqueror, bruised by the Battle of Normandy remains however a pleasant place for hiking. Falaise and its surroundings offer an exceptional heritage: churches, fortress, ramparts and castles.
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Step 1
Car park located behind the Château de la Fresnaye.
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Step 2
Reach the entrance to the park, cross, go along the Forum car park to the right and cross the footbridge. Follow rue du 9ème arrondissement de Paris on the right, rue Amiral Courbet on the left and go past the Hôtel-Dieu. At the end, turn right towards rue Saint-Trinité. Facing the fountain, go under the porch then under “the passage under the Arch”. Go around the church on the right. Cross the square diagonally to the right, go down rue Philipe-Jean to the left and take the alley of the Brasserie on the left. Go to the bottom of the Val d'Ante towards the fountain of Arlette. Go up the lane on the right.
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Step 3
Follow the road to the left for 90 m. After the rock, climb the path to the right for 250 m and climb to the right on the plateau. Go right at the promontory of Mount Myrrha. Go left, walk along the fence and descend the Chemin de la Cabotte to the right.
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Step 4
Cross, descend the steps and rue du Val-d'Ante for 60 m. After numbers 22-24, go left under the porch, turn right and descend right then left towards the pond. Go up to the right, take the rue de Caen on the left then go down to the right by the chemin des Oliviers.
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Step 5
At the church gate, climb the lane to the left. At the end, turn right. Follow the road to the right, go up to the left towards Vaston and take, at an acute angle to the right, the chemin de Rougemont. After the Bout-de-Haut houses, take the alley on the right.
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Step 6
At the Château de Versainville, take the road to the left and the D 248 to the right. Bypass the church on the right. Follow rue de la Libération on the right, rue Neuve on the right, rue du Lavoir on the left and the D 248A on the right.
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Step 7
At the crossroads, go down to the right and continue straight on the path. Go down the road on the left. At the exit of the hamlet on the right.
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Step 8
Climb the path to the left. At the top, take the pedestrian alley to the right and descend to the right into the castle park.