From the top to the bottom of the Falaises des Vaches noires of Villers-sur-Mer

Pedestrian Circuit

Warning: access to the foot of the cliffs is only available at low tide, check the tide tables.
The Falaises des Vaches noires (Black Cows Cliffs), more than 100 meters high, extend over 4.5 km along the beach between Villers-sur-Mer and Houlgate. They are distinguished by their geological and paleontological wealth of major interest, resulting from the accumulation of marine sediment deposits from the Jurassic period (about 160 million years ago). Many fossils have been discovered there: ammonites, sea urchins, corals, sponges, remains of marine reptiles... or dinosaurs!
NB: it is forbidden to look for fossils on the cliffs but it is tolerated on the beach.
Guided tours : see The Paleospace of Villers-sur-Mer

Departure : Villers Tourisme, Place Jean Mermoz, 14640 Villers-sur-Mer

Distance:

6,9 km

Duration:

02:00

Elevation gain:

122 m
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Step 1
At the start and with your back to Villers Tourisme, turn left and go up the Rue du Maréchal Foch until the crossing with the Rue de l'Eglise.
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Step 2
Turn left and go up Rue de l'Eglise until the crossing with Passage des Muttes (pedestrian way on the right).
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Step 3
Turn right on Passage des Muttes until the intersection with Rue des Muttes.
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Step 4
Cross Rue des Muttes and continue straight on Rue Convers, leaving Chemin d'Auberville on the left, until the intersection with Rue Denise Clairouin (dead end street).
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Step 5
Turn right on Rue Denise Clairouin until the intersection with Rue du Ravin.
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Step 6
Cross Rue du Ravin and continue straight ahead on the forest road, at the crossroads cross Chemin des Sources, continue straight ahead until the traffic circle.
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Step 7
Go around the traffic circle and continue straight ahead on Chemin du Manoir à l'Eglise until you reach the intersection with Chemin de l'Eglise au Manoir and Chemin de la Cour.
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Step 8
Turn right on Chemin de l'Eglise au Manoir until the intersection with Chemin de la Cour (next crossroads).
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Step 9
Turn left onto Chemin de la Cour until the intersection with Chemin Blandin.
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Step 10
Turn left onto Chemin Blandin, leaving Chemin de l'Eglise au Manoir on your left, until you reach the intersection with Chemin du Belvédère.
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Step 11
Turn left on Chemin du Belvédère until the traffic circle.
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Step 12
Go around the traffic circle and continue straight ahead on Chemin d'Auberville until the intersection with Rue Convers.
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Step 13
Cross Rue Convers and turn left onto Rue Charles Koechlin as far as the junction with Rue Denise Clairouin and Rue des Bosquets.
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Step 14
Cross the intersection and continue straight ahead on the Estacade passage (grass) until the intersection with Rue des Foulans.
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Step 15
Turn right on Rue des Foulans until the intersection with Rue des Bosquets.
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Step 16
Turn left on Rue des Bosquets until the intersection with Rue Pigeory.
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Step 17
Turn left on Rue Pigeory, leave Rue de Falaise on your left, go down the stairs on your right, until the intersection with Rue Alfred Feine.
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Step 18
Turn left onto Rue Alfred Feine until you reach the nautical center, continue straight ahead until the end of the promenade along the beach.
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Step 19
At the end of the walk, go down to the beach, continue to the foot of the Falaises des Vaches noires.
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Step 20
Go back along the beach to the first-aid post, cross and go up the Jean Mermoz square, to reach Villers Tourisme, the starting point.
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Résidence de l'Horloge
Quai de l'Impératrice Eugénie
14800 Deauville
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Place Jean Mermoz
14640 Villers-sur-Mer
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32 bis avenue Michel d'Ornano
14910 Blonville-sur-Mer
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40 rue du Général Leclerc
14113 Villerville
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14800 Touques
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Promenade Louis Delamare
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14800 Tourgéville
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