AVOCET ROUTE JAY Baie de la · PDF file · 2012-06-28with the Tortillard (steam train in the Noyelles station).. Length : 3h (1h30 per lap) From the bay to the salt marshes and the

AVOCET ROUTE

SHELDUCK ROUTE

PLOVER ROUTE

HERON ROUTE

JAY ROUTE

LAPWING ROUTE

BLUE TIT ROUTE

Abbeville

Nouvion

Rue

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Moyenneville

Ault

Friville-Escarbotin

Crécy-en-Ponthieu

Pont-Remy

Yonval

Vironchaux

Vercourt

St-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly

Sailly-Flibeaucourt

Regnière-Écluse

Port-le-Grand

Oust-Marest

Ochancourt

Neufmoulin

Ligescourt

Huchenneville

Hautvillers-Ouville

Forest-l'Abbaye

Feuquières-en-Vimeu

Favières

Épagne-Épagnette

Eaucourt-sur-Somme

Le Crotoy

Cambron

Cahon

Bray-lès-Mareuil

Boismont

Béthencourt-sur-Mer

Agenvillers

Tortefontaine

Labroye

Francières

Mons-Boubert

Le Tréport Yzengremer

Yaucourt-Bussus

Woincourt

Woignarue

VronVillers-sur-Authie

Vaudricourt

Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy

Valines

Tully

Toeufles

Le Titre

St-Riquier

St-Quentin-en-Tourmont

St-Blimont

Saigneville

Quesnoy-le-Montant

Ponthoile

Ponches-Estruval

Pendé

Oneux

Noyelles-sur-Mer

Noyelles-en-Chaussée

Nibas

Neuilly-l'Hôpital

Nampont

Millencourt-en-Ponthieu

Miannay

Méneslies

Mareuil-Caubert

Machiel

Lamotte-Buleux

Grand-Laviers

Gapennes

Froyelles

Friaucourt

Fressenneville

Franleu

Fort-Mahon-Plage

Forest-Montiers

Fontaine-sur-Maye

Estrées-lès-Crécy

Estréboeuf

Érondelle

Ercourt

Drucat

Domvast

Dompierre-sur-Authie

Dominois

Dargnies

Chépy

Caours

Canchy

Buigny-St-Maclou

Brutelles

Brailly-Cornehotte

Bourseville

Le BoisleBernay-en-Ponthieu

Bellancourt

Béhen

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Argoules

Allenay

Acheux-en-Vimeu

Tigny-Noyelle Saulchoy

Raye-sur-Authie

Nempont-St-Firmin

Mouriez

Douriez

Colline-Beaumont

Yvrencheux

Machy

Quend

Cayeux-sur-Mer

Buigny-l'Abbé

Arrest

Lanchères

LIMERCOURT

CAUMONTMAREST

LA RENARDIÈRE

LE MOULIN DE VILLERS

VILLERS-SUR-MAREUIL

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BIENFAY

BOËNCOURT

LES CROISETTES

LES ALLEUX

CHAUSSOY

ROGEANT

HOUDENT

LA MAISON BLANCHE

GROS JACQUES

LA FACETTE

ALLIEL

MONFLIÈRES

LES PLANCHES

LA PORTELETTE

LE CELLIER

LES ÉTANGS

CAUBERT

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BOUILLANCOURT

CAMPAGNE

FRIREULLE

MONCHAUXFRIÈRES ZOTEUX

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LE MOULIN DE FRIVILLE

LE BOIS DE CISE

BEL-AIR

LA BELLE VUE

LAMOTTE LA CROIX

L'HEURE

DRUGY

MAUTORT

GOUY

PETIT-LAVIERS

PETIT CAHON

LAMBERCOURT

BOUBERT

FERME DU MOULIN DE BOUBERTLE MONTANT

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LA RÂPERIE

RIMBEHEM

BRUTELETTE

OFFEUX

HAUTEBUT

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NEUVILLE

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LE PLESSIEL

LE CHÂTEAU ROUGE

FERME DES BOUCHERS

LES AMOURETTESBONNANSE

PETIT PORT

LES TILLEULS

TOUVENT

FERME DES BRUYÈRES

BRETEL

MONS

LE PETIT PENDÉRIBEAUVILLE

DRANCOURT

TILLOYCATIGNY

LE MARAIS HERLICOURT

L'ALLEU

POUTRINCOURT

LE HAMEL

LE QUESNOY

FERME DE WIQUIGNY

NOLETTE

LA GARE

SAILLY

FLIBEAUCOURT

NEUVILLE

PINCHEFALISE

ROUTHIAUVILLE

SALLENELLE

LA MOLLIÈRE DE TERRE

HURT WATHIÉHURT

CORNEHOTTE

MARCHEVILLE

LES QUATRE ROUTES

LE MARAIS

BONNELLE

SAILLY-BRAY

LE HAMELET

LE HAMELLE HAMELET

MORLAYLE HOURDEL

LA MOLLIÈREBRIGHTON

BAMBOU

BÉZENCOURT

NEUVILLE-MARAIS

LE MARAIS

ROMAINE

LE PONT PLIMONT

MADAGASCAR

LA BASSÉE

LE VERJOLAY

WACOURT

CRÉCY-GRANGEWADICOURT

CAUMARTIN

LA BUCAILLE

LARRONVILLE

CANTERAINE

LANNOY

LE BOUT DES CROCS

ST-FIRMIN

ESTRUVAL

RAPÉCHY

VOISIN

FERME DU BOIS THOMAS

CALLENGES

HÈRE

FLANDRE

LA DUNE FLEURIE

FROISE

VALLOIRE

PETIT CHEMIN

ST-CHRISTOPHE

LA CAPELETTE

FRESNE

FLEXICOURT

LE MURET

VIEUX QUEND

LE MARAIS NOIRETTELE MARAIS

LA GARE

LE VIEUX FORT-MAHON

LE CHÂTEAU NEUF

LE ROYON

ROUTHIAUVILLE

MONCHAUX

QUEND-PLAGE

PETIT PRÉAUX

MONTIGNY

GRAND PRÉAU

Fond du Val

La Dune Carrée

Les Blancs

Pointe à Guille

Nouvelle Pointe

Pointe de Saint-Quentin

RÉSERVE NATURELLE DE LA BAIE DE SOMME

Forêt Domanialede Crécy

La Baie de Somme

La Hétroye

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The Shelduck route

Country roads and cycle paths

It is possible to go to Quend and Fort-Mahon-

Plage using cycle paths.

Length : 2h30 to 3h

During this route you will discover the remarkable landscape between the Baie d’Authie and the Baie de Somme, the largest stretch of dunes in Northern Europe.

Do not miss :The Parc du Marquenterre in the Nature Reserve, the picturesque village of Saint- Quentin-en-Tourmont, and its Henson horse centre.The eco-village of Belle Dune in Quend.Don’t forget to look up, you might catch a glimpse of migrating birds : storks, egrets and common shelducks, etc...

Suggested start points :

St Quentin-en-Tourmont (Parc du Marquenterre),

Belle Dune (Quend).

The Avocet route

Includes both laps,cycle path from le Crotoy

to Saint Firmin then country roads

Length : Lap A : 45 min

Lap B : 1h30

Take the small roads at the heart of the Marquenterre, where the Henson horses (the local breed) graze and migrating birds rest. You will ride through the pines and dunes until you reach Rue, a town with a rich cultural heritage.

Do not miss :The medieval city of Rue, (St Esprit Chapel, the Belfry, the Frères Caudron museum, St Wulphy church, the Marquenterre marshes).

Le Crotoy (its beach, fishing port and market on Fridays).The villages of Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont (Henson Horse centre), Favières and the Parc du Marquenterre.


Le Crotoy, Rue,

Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont.

The Heron routeIncludes both laps,

small country roads and cycle paths (from Noyelles-sur-Mer

to Le Crotoy).Possible to go to Le Crotoy

with the Tortillard (steam train in the Noyelles station).

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Length : 3h (1h30 per lap)

From the bay to the salt marshes and the plain (the Foraines), this route allows you to discover small picturesque villages and ride on pretty country roads bordered with pastures and meadows. It is also ideal for a gastronomic pause (Favières, le Crotoy, St-Firmin) as well as the tasting and purchase of local products.

Do not miss :The town of Le CrotoyThe town of Noyelles-sur-MerThe Baie de Somme tourist trainThe Nolette Chinese CemeteryThe Romiotte farm in Ponthoile (the Baie de Somme Basket) The Baie de Somme relay farm in Morlay (horse centre) On your way, you will probably see the famous Baie de Somme sheep.


Le Crotoy, Noyelles-sur-Mer (train station car park)

Ponthoile (village square), Favières.

Respect nature : do not litter the countryside. Use the bins or take your rubbish with you.

The Highway Code also applies to cyclists.

Be careful at crossroads !

You are strongly advised to wear a helmet.

Cycle paths are two way, ride on the right hand side.

Ride slowly and see more of the countryside !

To enjoy your ride, ride with care !

Legend

Off-road cycle track

Cycle discovery circuits

Tow path

Traverse du Ponthieu

Tourist office

SNCF National network stations

Local stream train stations

Suggested starting points

Cycle informations boards (RIS)

Tourist facilities

Location map

The Baie de Somme is one of the most beautiful

bays in the world; take the time to tour it by bike.

This guidebook will allow you to choose your route, over close to 40 km of cycle paths

from the north to the south of the Baie de Somme and seven “discovery” circuits.

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Crécy-en-Ponthieu

Mers-les-Bains

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Maison de la Baie de Somme et de l’Oiseau

Musée Picarvie

Aire autoroutière de la Baie de Somme

Maison Pontonnière

Parc du Marquenterre

Golf et Aquaclub de Belle Dune

Abbaye et Jardins de Valloires

Hôtel - Restaurant du Cap Hornu

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The Jay route Includes both laps,

it is possible to go to Rue via the D938 (signposted route on country roads)

Length : 4h30

Lap A : from the bay to the forest. Lap B : takes you through the Crecy* forest, which cannot be missed by those

interested in history or nature.

* notwithstanding the fact that this forest is the largest wooded area in the Somme region (4300 hectares), on 26 August 1346, the name Crécy entered history through being associated with one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years’ War, between the English and the French.

Do not miss :Lap A : The town of Noyelles Sur MerThe Nolette cemeteryLa Hutte des 400 coups at Sailly-Bray The Saint-Maurice Church at Nouvion-en-Ponthieu The monument of the famous aviators : The Caudron brothers at Ponthoile

Lap B : Crécy forest and its remarkable trees The town of Crécy-en-Ponthieu


Noyelles-sur-Mer (train station car park), Crécy-en-Ponthieu,

Nouvion-en-Ponthieu, Ponthoile (village square).

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The Blue tit route

Country roads

Length : 2h30 to 3h

If you are in the Vimeu area, enjoy the country

roads and admire the rural landscape and picturesque

villages.

You are guaranteed to enjoy this change of scenery and natural environment !

Do not miss :Visiting Saint-Valery-sur-Somme : the Museum of Picarvie, the port, the old town (market on Sunday morning).

The village of Mons-BoubertGo to (on country roads)Friville Escarbotin (2 km) : the museum of industries and the Vimeu riding school Feuquières-en-Vimeu (4.5 km) : shops.If you feel a bit hungry go to Quesnoy-le - Montant to enjoy one of the best cakes “gâteaux battus” in the area.


Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, train station of the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme,

Nibas.

Practical InformationThe Somme tourism committee - +33 (0)3 22 71 22 71

www.somme-tourisme.comwww.somme-nature.com

To take a cycling holiday in the Baie de Somme, contact the members of the “Côte Picarde à Vélo“ network :rental, accommodation, leisure services...www.baiecyclette.com

Leave your car in the car park : combine train and bike

Thanks to the SNCF and the Conseil régional of Picardie, a guide has been published to give you information about how to travel by train with your bike: routes and useful addresses :www.ter-sncf.com/picardiewww.picardie.fr

Full steam ahead with your bike...

Information and timetables If on the way you get tired, put your bike on one of the Belle Époque carriage of the good old steam train that leaves from Le Crotoy, Noyelles-sur-Mer, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme and Cayeux-sur-Mer.

Tél. +33 (0)3 22 26 96 96www.chemin-fer-baie-somme.asso.fr

French-British cycling scheme

The French-British scheme is part of the Interreg III programme. It is the fruit of a partnership between the Syndicat Mixte Baie de Somme-Grand Littoral Picard, the Conseil général de la Seine-Maritime, the East Sussex County Council and the Kent County Council.

The Baie de Somme and its surrounding area are part of the European-wide cycle route initiative. You can already travel along 38km of off-road cycle tracks and seven signposted discovery circuits.

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Boucle

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The Plover routeIncludes both laps,

Lap A : 28 kmLap B : 13 km

Length : 4h

Cycle path between Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

and le Hourdel.The rest of the route :

country roads

One of the most beautiful routes. Ride between the sea and land, discover the dunes of Brighton, the pebble beaches of the Picardie coast, the Hâble d’Ault and the Cayeux-sur-Mer salt marshes. If you are a photographer, do not forget your camera (very nice views from the Hourdel point and the Hâble d’Ault.

Do not miss :The town of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme The Cap Hornu The Maison de la Baie de Somme et de l’Oiseau (House of the Baie de Somme and birds) in LanchèresLe Hourdel pointThe Hâble d’AultCayeux-sur-Mer (Sailors chapel, the lifeboat Benoit Champy, St-Pierre church, Brighton lighthouse, pebble beach)You can visit the site with a nature guide to see the Bay’s seals (information from the Saint-Valery-sur-Somme and Cayeux-sur-Mer tourism offices).


Saint-Valery-sur-Somme,Cayeux-sur-Mer,

Lanchères.

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The Lapwing route

Length : 2h30 to 3hCountry roads

Warning :Earth tracks and stones

in the Hâble d’Ault

A route that allows you to discover the rich and complex flora and wildlife of the Baie de Somme : seakale, sea-buckthorn and poppies will surprise you. Crossing the Hâble d’Ault allows you to observe migrating birds without being seen. Continue your ride and pass through the town of Ault (the view from the cliff is unique at 4 km).

Do not miss :The Maison de la Baie de Somme et de l’Oiseau in Lanchères (House of the Baie de Somme and birds)The Hâble d’AultThe Ault cliffs (towards Mers-les-bains)

D940 link to Mers-les-Bains (11-12 km)Warning, dangerous road, turn right after the Cise woods (Blingues hamlet).


Cayeux-sur-Mer and Hautebut (Woignarue)Lanchères.

Guidebook and maps of walks

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AVOCET ROUTE JAY Baie de la · PDF file · 2012-06-28with the Tortillard (steam train in the Noyelles station).. Length : 3h (1h30 per lap) From the bay to the salt marshes and the