The route continues along the coast until you reach the seaside resort of Hauteville-sur-Mer, which you will cross by its seawall. You will then cross areas with sandy bottoms, called honey, where carrots are cultivated, fertilized by seaweed, called kelp, which are highly appreciated for their tender flesh. Saltworks, evoke the work of salt which developed from the VIIIth century but the Revolution, by abolishing the internal customs, delivered the white salt harvested by the sauniers to the competition of grey salts, cheaper. The sauniers survived until the 19th century and then became extinct. In the area of Coudeville and Donville, the beaches are bristling with piles, called bouchots, driven into the ground at the bottom of the tidal zone. The mussel farmers raise bouchot mussels there. The stage ends in Granville, a fishing, commercial and leisure port, the upper town is surrounded by ramparts. You will be able to visit Christian Dior's childhood home, transformed into a museum.
Les chemins du Mont-Saint-Michel - Chemin de Cherbourg - Hauteville-sur-Mer - Granville
Lieu HAUTEVILLE-SUR-MER
Walking
Practical information
Type of trail
Linear
Markup
Red and white
Starting point
HAUTEVILLE-SUR-MER
Place Marie-Léonie Vanhoutte
Ending point
GRANVILLE
Casino de Granville
| Elevation (m) | 21 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 44 | 26 | 10 |
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| Distance | 0 km | 0.4 km | 0.9 km | 1.4 km | 2.4 km | 2.7 km | 3.5 km | 4.6 km | 5.9 km | 6.4 km | 6.8 km | 7.2 km | 7.6 km | 8.2 km | 8.7 km | 8.9 km | 9.4 km | 9.8 km | 10.2 km | 10.7 km | 11.7 km | 12.2 km | 13.1 km | 13.4 km | 13.6 km | 14.9 km | 15.8 km | 16.1 km | 16.3 km | 16.6 km | 16.9 km | 17.3 km | 17.8 km | 18 km | 18.5 km | 19 km | 19.9 km | 20.7 km | 21.1 km | 21.7 km | 22 km | 22.2 km |
Hiker's tips
- Wear appropriate clothing for the route and the weather
- Make sure you take enough water
- Tell family or friends where you’re planning to go and make sure you take a fully charged mobile
- Protect nature: take your rubbish home with you, keep your dog on a lead and stay on the marked paths.
