Distance: 3,5 km
Duration (average) : 1:00
Elevation: 21 m D +
Departure: Courteilles (Saint-Hilaire church)
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This circuit runs along part of the Avre and crosses the grounds of the old castle where the Marquis de Courteilles lived. Alexandrine-Rosalie, the wife of the Duke of Richelieu, lived there separated from her husband. She is buried in the cemetery of the village church. The heiresses, overwhelmed with debts, sold in 1849 to two speculators who immediately had three quarters of the castle demolished in order to sell the materials. The ruins of the estate and its outbuildings have been listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historical Monuments since 1976.
Your itinerary
Courteilles (Saint-Hilaire church)
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Step 1
Looking at the church, go to the right. At the crossroads, turn left onto the D102.3 towards Montigny sur Avre. Cross several branches of the Avre. In front of the Sault mill, turn left into the large tree-lined alley. Be careful, you are entering private property, respect the environment! A little further on, notice the Constance tower on the other side of the river.
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Step 2
At the end of the alley, go to the left and then immediately after a stream, take another path to the left. Cross the footbridge over the Avre. Continue on the winding path, to the right then to the left. Leave the path going to the right and pass in front of the Courteilles pumping station to reach the road.
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Step 3
Turn left on the road to the saut du loup. Pass in front of the Jarrier de Courteilles castle. At the crossroads, continue opposite on the Jacques de Courteilles road. At the road to the royal ditch, turn left. Be careful, the road is quite busy! At the crossroads, turn left to return to the start.
