The best MTB trails around Avesnes-En-Val

Seine-Maritime has a rich 19th century industrial heritage in various forms. This is the case of the Touffreville-sur-Eu railway viaduct, which has just been awarded the "Rural Heritage of Seine-Maritime" label. The viaduct is part of the "Chemin Vert du Petit Caux" hiking trail. It all began in 1872 with the opening of the 40 km Dieppe-Eu railway line, on which the Touffreville-sur-Eu viaduct was built to cross the Yères valley. Inaugurated in 1885, the brick viaduct has nine arches and is operated by the Compagnie de l'Ouest, in particular for the transport of pebbles exported for industrial purposes. A coastal railway line then operates from Tréport to Le Havre to serve the beaches where seaside life is booming with casinos, villas and sumptuous hotels with architecture typical of the Normandy coast. From 1938, the line is closed to passenger traffic and reserved exclusively for freight transport. The Second World War led to the disappearance of most of the buildings on the coast and seaside activities were interrupted. Freight traffic then resumed until 1972, when it was stopped with the oil crisis. The SNCF then bought the 17 km line between Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc and Eu in 1986 to transform it into a hiking trail and that was the birth of the Chemin Vert du Petit Caux! Source: www.normandie-tourisme.fr

Once again a place where History is present surrounded by a magnificent forest where it is pleasant to walk by bike or on foot

Small bucolic spot for a short break, with a pretty water mill on the Yrès.

In the forest of Eu, at the post of Montauban located in Guerville, the V1 launch base is a place of memory of the bombing operations carried out by the German army during the Second World War. It is good to ask a few minutes to learn a little. Especially since explanatory panels offer essential landmarks to visitors who have free access to the places all year round. The catapults had to be impressive (400 km/h at the exit of the ramp!). And it is also difficult to imagine that these “flying” machines could have reached London and killed civilians.

Super Vince, happy to have found this track, and to share it, so that we can ride on some great spots !!. Thank you for your tracks that I will detail well so I can ride in your turn!

Thank you for this suggestion Michel, we followed this green route and I admit that the view of this Touffreville viaduct is really beautiful! A 360-degree aerial panorama over the hilly nature 👍

The Guerville V1 launch base. At the Montauban post located in Guerville, the base is a place of memory of the bombing operations carried out by the German army during the Second World War. It is no coincidence that the Luftwaffe, the German air force, retained this area between the Bresle and Yères valleys for its bases. The deep forest of Eu, the railway line and the many forest roads offered all the favorable conditions for this project.

The site of Queen Mother Elizabeth in the forest of EU. Here you will find the stumps of two trees that were once intertwined for more than a century. A beech and an oak, planted side by side for the arrival of Queen Victoria in 1843. Entwined, they symbolized good understanding between France and England. These fusion trees had to be felled in 2013 for health reasons, but their presence in this place is still palpable. On the 100th birthday of the Queen Mother of England, then President Jacques Chirac renamed the place "Site of Queen Mother Elizabeth". It is also the starting point of the walking tour of the queen mother. This marked route will allow you to discover the charms of the panorama opening onto the Yères Valley. This circuit, equipped with comfort and information facilities (tables, benches, information panels on flora and fauna, orientation table, equipped kiosk, etc.).