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Saint-Jouin-Bruneval Church – Plage du Tilleul loop from Harfleur
05:08
71.2km
780m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 10, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that is highly dangerous
A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.
After 33.1 km for 140 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.75 km
A little tour to burn calories
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7.14 km
Country trail near Le Havre
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24.6 km
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval Church
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A place for Belle Epoque celebrations
The Clos des Fées bears witness to an abundant period, before the war of 1914, the Belle Epoque. Writers, painters, musicians met in Etretat. They also liked to frequent the inn of "la Belle Ernestine" in Saint-Jouin-Bruneval. She met the painter Albert Besnard, it was their son who had the castle of the clos des fées built in 1902.
In 2013, a collective demanded that this endangered castle be saved. Today he has been granted.
"This castle, pearl of the Alabaster Coast, was built at the very beginning of the 20th century by Louis Besnard, architect and mayor of Saint-Jouin-Bruneval. He is the son of the "beautiful Ernestine" (famous for its proximity to Courbet, Corot, the Dumas, Offenbach, Maupassant...) and Albert Besnard, Parisian painter and decorator of the Science Room of the Paris City Hall, the vestibule of the Paris School of Pharmacy, the chemistry amphitheater of the Sorbonne, the ceiling of the Comédie-Française, the dome of the Petit Palais."...
The tragedian Sarah Bernardt was one of the guests at the St Jouin Bruneval estate. Legend has it that she appeared in a tray on a bed of rose petals. Typically Belle Epoque!
The actress came as a neighbor. Le Havre was his starting point for his theatrical tours in America. Sarah Bernhardt had acquired in Sainte-Adresse
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27.4 km
Bruneval Memorial
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33.2 km
Plage du Tilleul
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And if you're curious enough, you can follow the stand and climb through a grotto. You will be rewarded with a beautiful view.
🤣 However, you should keep an eye on the tide or go in your swimwear as soon as you get to the beach. Otherwise it will be a bit wet. 🙈😅
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40.0 km
Beaurepaire Church
Highlight • Religious Site
47.1 km
Camp d'Azelonde ou d'Alezonde
Archaeological Site
71.2 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
23.4 km
23.4 km
12.1 km
8.07 km
3.97 km
322 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
32.7 km
15.4 km
9.65 km
9.35 km
2.44 km
1.29 km
415 m
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