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The GR®21

elected favorite of the French

Welcome to Fécamp!

If the GR®21, voted France’s favorite in 2020, promises beautiful panoramas and quite a bit of elevation change, venture into the hinterland to discover the Cauchois heritage: castles, manors, mills, dovecotes and clos-masures also make up the landscape.

Did you know?

GR®21 does not mean coastal path…
With the retreat of the coastline, the coastal path is becoming particularly dangerous on certain portions. This erosion phenomenon is unstoppable and permanent.
For your safety, the GR®21 sometimes deviates from the Coastal Trail to follow a detour.

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Mon GR préféré - Saison 3 - GR® 21 : Littoral de la Normandie

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Hiking on foot

Along the GR®21

From The Little Dalles to Etretat, along the Albâtre Coast, set out on this unique route.

The GR®21 offers hikers the charms of the Normandy coastline. Pebble beaches, port towns, green meadows and chalk cliffs are part of the scenery and will accompany your journey. So put on your sneakers and prepare your backpack, the GR® 21 is waiting for you!”

From Fécamp, you’ll reach Etretat in 6 hours via the pretty valleys of Grainval and Vaucottes, and Yport, a former fishing village.

The Petites and Grandes Dalles are also revealed at a 6-hour walk from Fécamp, passing through the charming village of Saint Pierre en Port. Arriving by the customs path in one of these two valleys, a turquoise sea will spread out in front of your eyes, contrasting with the green of the meadows and our chalk cliffs.

A variant…

A nice variant, which enters the land, the GR®21b allows from Yport to reach the place called “Les Hogues” by going along the forty acres wood. If the heart tells you (and if the legs follow!), you can continue to the wood of Les Hogues to join the camping Les Pommiers.

Download the route of the GR®2110MB

Our advice

of hiking

Don’t put your life in danger by walking under or too close to the cliffs, landslides are frequent, never leave the marked trail,
In case of impassable path (landslide, mudslide …) follow the deviations proposed by the GR ® 21,
Avoid using the coastal path after heavy rains or periods of frost,
Do not collect the pebbles, they are essential to the protection of our coastline,
Wear proper equipment (see in our FAQ).

If you notice a signage defect, feel free to report it using the SURICATE feature.

The hiker's charter

Are you ready to

hiking?

Our hiking trails

From 8 to 15 km, with different levels of difficulty: among our hiking trails, there is one made for you!

Thursday 05 December

Rain

13^°C

min : 7^°C / max : 13^°C

Wind : 31km/hHumidity : 96%

Morning

10^°C

Afternoon

13^°C

Evening

13^°C

Friday 06 December

Cloudy

10^°C

min : 8^°C / max : 12^°C

Wind : 21km/hHumidity : 63%

Morning

9^°C

Afternoon

10^°C

Evening

10^°C

Saturday 07 December

Rain

9^°C

min : 8^°C / max : 13^°C

Wind : 64km/hHumidity : 80%

Morning

10^°C

Afternoon

8^°C

Evening

8^°C

Prepare

his background

You wish to organize your hike over several days?
In order to travel serenely, program your route by finding your accommodations & restaurants!

All our accommodations

The Restaurants

The FAQ

of the little hiker

How to equip yourself for a hike?
- Provide hiking shoes or failing that, good sneakers (watch out for the ankles on rocky paths!) with adequate socks (or else beware of blisters!);
- Adapt the right outfit according to the weather and the season:
  Hat or cap, glasses and sunscreen when the sun is out; Jacket, hats, gloves in autumn/winter: the wind is blowing on the cliffs!
  Whatever the season, bring a cape or other rain gear.
- Take water, and always bring a snack (fresh fruit, dried fruit, bread…)
- Equip yourself according to the hike you plan to do: flashlight, camera, binoculars, walking sticks and of course… the indispensable backpack!!
Who should I contact to report a degraded trail?
The Suricate website or app allows you to report problems you encounter while hiking.
An error in marking, a defective sign, a pollution problem, a need for security, a conflict with a landowner or other hikers… Fill out the form, locate the problem, take a photo and send.
Your report will be transmitted via the Suricate network and processed by the local correspondent.
Where to picnic?
- On the beaches of the Smaller and Larger Dalles, Saint-Pierre-en-Port, Fecamp and Yport: find yourself a flat pebble and enjoy the view!
  But watch out for the gulls prowling around!
  (We remind you that our food is indigestible for these birds)
- On the picnic tables provided for you:
  - In the valleys of Senneville-sur-Fécamp and Vaucottes;
  - Au Cap Fagnet, Fécamp;
  - A Yport, above the Casino,
  - Along the Véloroute du Lin, to Valmont and beyond;
  - A Valmont, near the fishpond.
We thank you for keeping our beaches and picnic areas clean by taking your trash away, and appreciate you trying to reduce it.
What to do with your waste?
The best waste is the waste we don’t produce.
We encourage you to choose the products you use carefully.
Pick up and take your trash with you. You will find public trash cans as you pass through our villages. If these are already full, we invite you to save your waste until the next one!”
Some benchmarks:
- A handkerchief: pollution > 3 months.
- A cigarette butt: pollution > 1 to 5 years.
- A fruit peel: pollution > 3 months to 2 years.
- A plastic can or bottle: pollution > 100 to 500 years.
What are the useful numbers?
- SMUR / EMERGENCY – 15
- POLICE EMERGENCY / GENDARMERIE – 17
- FIREFIGHTERS – 18
- SEA RESCUE – 196
- DEAF AND HANDICAPPED – 114
- PHARMACY ON GUARD – 3237
- PHARMACY PHYSICIAN – 3624
- HÔPITAL DES HAUTES FALAISES – 02 35 10 90 00
- CENTRE ANTIPOISON – 08 00 59 59 59
- OFFICE INTERCOMMUNAL DE TOURISME – 02 35 28 51 01
- WASTE COLLECTION – 02 35 10 48 48

Strolls

By bike & On horseback

And yes, it’s not just on foot that you can go for a ride!

Rent a Bike from our partners and ride our Bike Routes!
Or share a moment with nature on a horseback ride…

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Bike rides

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The Alabaster Coast on horseback

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They too

they share their experience

They share with you on their blog, their adventure on the GR®21 !

Hellolaroux

Done in 9 stages (that is to say 9 days of walking), we hiked according to the winds and tides on this wild part of Normandy. This blog article is finally the opportunity for us to come back on this beautiful adventure and to present you this long hike in its entirety.

GR 21 - All about the cliff path in Normandy

Half-runaway, half-reason

Why did you choose this unknown hike, in a region with a capricious sun? Because we both have Norman origins and yet limited knowledge of this coast. Also because Mi-fugue asked “Chiche?”, that Mi-raison answered “Chiche!”, and that it is forbidden to go back on one’s word after that.

The GR21 in Normandy: 180 km on the cliff path

Hiker's notebooks

I took a big dose of motivation in the backpack. Three days later, I am still amazed. This exploration of the Côte d’Albatre, between Varengeville-sur-Mer and Étretat remains, to this day, one of the best shootings of MonGR®. Since then, the itinerary has been awarded the title of GR® Favorite Hiker 2020

GR21 : In the Kingdom Of The Valleys And Cliffs

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