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Ault Chalk Cliffs

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Ault Chalk Cliffs

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Ault Chalk Cliffs

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Parc naturel régional Baie de Somme Picardie Maritime

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Location: Ault, Abbeville, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Ault Chalk Cliffs – Grand chemin côtier loop from Ault

8.45km

02:32

150m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Grand chemin côtier – Saint Martin's Church loop from Ault

20.1km

06:08

320m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Grand chemin côtier – Bois de Cise loop from Ault

6.67km

01:56

100m

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Sandra 🌻

February 22, 2020

Ault, the best beach in Picardy

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Géry VdB

February 19, 2025

The cliffs around the beach of Ault are composed of chalk from the Upper Cretaceous, more precisely from the Turonian and Coniacian (around 83 million years ago to 90 million years ago). They are strewn with flint nodules which highlight the subhorizontal stratification planes (the formation of flint has already been discussed in Discovery of the geology of the cliffs of Étretat, presentation of an excursion from the beach of Tilleul (Antifer) to the Porte d'Amont (Étretat Nord)). The relative proportion of chalk and flint is around 90-95% chalk to 5-10% flint.

Flint horizons are stratigraphic markers. On the cliffs of Ault, the regular flint band called Seven Sisters is recognizable and characterizes the boundary between the Middle Coniacian and the Upper Coniacian (around 87 million years ago). The boundary between the lower and middle Coniacian is marked by the Shoreham 2 marl level, which is more difficult to identify. These lithostratigraphic markings allow in particular the correlation of distant deposits, such as between the Normandy and Picardy coasts, or between the French and English coasts.

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arno37

September 4, 2021

One of the most beautiful villages in France, these cliffs and its seaside make it an essential stopover.

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Location: Ault, Abbeville, Hauts-De-France, France

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Ault Chalk Cliffs

1. Ault Chalk Cliffs – Grand chemin côtier loop from Ault

2. Grand chemin côtier – Saint Martin's Church loop from Ault

3. Grand chemin côtier – Bois de Cise loop from Ault

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