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Belval Needle – Étretat loop from Bénouville

Belval Needle – Étretat loop from Bénouville

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4.8

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Belval Needle – Étretat loop from Bénouville

01:20

20.0km

300m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Last updated: July 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.22 km for 54 m

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117 m

Belval Needle

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Don't miss this rock on your hike. This elegant rock is the Aiguille de Belval, a needle-shaped rock that rises about 70 meters above the sea, near Bénouville. It is …

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123 m

GR21 Normandy cliffs trail, Falaises de Bénouville

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The Chemin des douaniers was an important lookout patrol route along the entire coast for military defense and control of smugglers. It's often steep and unmaintained, though this section along …

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144 m

View of Roc Vaudieu

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Wonderful views of the chalk cliffs and Roc Vaudieu

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4.24 km

Chalk cliffs of Étretat

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Now I see salvation, the end of my journey.
Seeing Etretat, this beach, and leaving again, it would be too sad.

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5.00 km

Étretat

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People come to Etretat for the sea and the cliffs. The tourists, with cameras around their necks, have made this fishing village a world famous place, but they also spoil …

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5.95 km

Ascent from Étretat to Bénouville

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Steady climb with very nice views. Its not steep, road quality is good. Its not a very busy road. Part of the Seine Maritieme Route for cyclists.

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12.0 km

Vattetot Town Hall

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One of many small palaces in Normandy.

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19.1 km

Bénouville

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The church is dedicated to Notre-Dame: its choir from the end of the 12th century has pointed vaults and its nave probably dates from the 16th or the beginning of …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

3.39 km

3.17 km

2.12 km

305 m

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

3.24 km

1.63 km

934 m

118 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 22 July

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16°C

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Belval Needle – Étretat loop from Bénouville

Belval Needle

GR21 Normandy cliffs trail, Falaises de Bénouville

View of Roc Vaudieu

Chalk cliffs of Étretat

Étretat

Ascent from Étretat to Bénouville

Vattetot Town Hall

Bénouville

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