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#136 of 300 · Alabaster Coast (Côte d'Albâtre)

Étretat Cliffs

FranceSeine-Maritime (Normandy)

Clifftop paths either side of Étretat's shingle beach lead to the chapel on the Falaise d'Amont and over the Falaise d'Aval to views of the Aiguille needle and the Manneporte arch in the white chalk.

Distance
9 km
Loop
Ascent
300 m
High point 100 m
Time
3 h
Day hike
Difficulty
Easy
Good paths and little climbing.
Best months
Apr–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Étretat
Alabaster Coast (Côte d'Albâtre)

Route

Topographic map of Étretat Cliffs, from ÉtretatÉtretatChapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde (Falaise d'Amont)Falaise d'AvalManneporteÉtretatStart: Étretat© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Étretat
  2. Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde (Falaise d'Amont)
  3. Falaise d'Aval
  4. Manneporte
  5. Étretat

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.