France - Hiking in Normandy - Mont Saint Michel to Jersey
Visit the bay of Mont Saint-Michel, protected under UNESCO Heritage, the natural and historic border between the Normandy and Britany. Mont Saint-Michel is famous for the impressive Benedictine monastery, target of pilgrims from all over the world. An additional scenic highlight is the island Jersey with beautiful beaches, breathtaking cliffs, lovely dunes, colorful flowers and picturesque ports. Enjoy French savoir-vivre with a glass of wine and excellent seafood as you celebrate this fantastic walking holiday.
About the route
Easy walking along the coast. Some stretches require surefootedness. The daily distances can be shortened by using public transport. A fantastic walking holiday in France.
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You arrive at your first hotel in Pontorson. The little village of Pontorson lies on the border between the two provinces Normandy and
Bretagne, about 9 km from the bay of Mont Saint-Michel.
Hotel (example): Hotel Montgomery***
Walk along the Couesnon river to the bay of Mont Saint-Michel. Cross pretty villages and visit a mill. Mont Saint-Michel is a fortified village situated on an island. On the top of a rock escarpment a monastery inhabited by a dozen monks is situated. You stay overnight on the mainland and can enjoy the special view over the Mont-Saint-Michel.
Walking: approx. 3-4 hours
Distance: ca. 12km
+40m / -40m
Hotel (example): Hotel Gabriel***
After crossing the marshes west of Couesnon river you leave the Normandy for the Bretagne. You walk through green undulating landscape, dotted with little houses and grazing cattle to the pretty villages Roz-sur-Couesnon and Sainte-Broladre. You will spend the night on the mainland. The half-timbered houses belong to the best maintained examples of the Bretagne.
Walking: approx. 5½-6 hours
Distance: ca. 21km
+230m / -250m
Hotel (example): Hôtel de Bretagne***
The first interesting point of today is Mont-Dol with beautiful old church. Then you follow an oyster-park for several kilometres. The last 5 km to Cancale offer superb views across the bay. You stay overnight in a hotel on the port. Cancale enjoys the reputation of being the capital of oyster, „Huîtres“. It is said that the local oysters are the best and freshest – judge for yourself.
Walking: approx. 4½-5 hours
Distance: ca. 20km
+180m / -130m
Hotel (example): Hotel Le Querrien
Today you hike to Grouin. It is very possible that you will see seals or dolphins on the way.
Along the way you can enjoy views of Île des Landes, a long deserted headland (now a bird sanctuary), the lighthouse, Îles Chausey, Granville on the Normandy coast and, on a clear day, you can see Mont Saint-Michel.
In the afternoon (you choose the time the day before) a private transfer will take you from the hotel in Cancale to Saint-Malo.
Walking time: approx. 3.5 hours
Distance: approx. 14km
+/-180 m
Hotel (example) Ibis Le Sillon***
You take the early morning ferry to St Helier, Jersey's capital. From the ferry it's just a short bus ride to the beautiful port town of Gorey, where you will spend the next two nights.
From here you start the hike to Rozel. The walk offers breathtaking panoramic views of the harbour, bay and sea. The higher you climb, the
the more beautiful the view. There are some intense climbs to overcome. The beautiful port of Rozel with its old granite houses invites for a lunch break.
Walking: approx. 5 hours
Distance: approx. 19 km
+/- 360 m
Hotel (example): Hotel Dolphin**
Today is a slightly shorter trip. From your hotel on the Harbour, you go inland and walk around on of Jersey's large fresh water reservoir. A lovely trail though rural areas will take you to Grouville Parish church. A little further you will hit the coast for a superbe walk between the sea and the Royal Jersey Golf course. Once you get to Fort William you are almost home!
Walking: approx. 4 hours
Distance: ca. 15km
+180m / -180m
Hotel (example): Hotel Dolphin**
You decide how you want to spend the first half of the day before taking the ferry back to Saint-Melo. It's usually late afternoon or mid-evening when you arrive in Saint-Malo, where you check into your hotel.
Hotel (example) Ibis Le Sillon***
After breakfast, check-out and individual departure.
Price includes
- 8 nights in 2-star and 3-star hotels
- Breakfast every day
- 1 dinner
- Luggage transfer between hotels
- Detailed travel information (route maps or overview maps, route description, tourist attractions, important telephone numbers)
- Transfer from Cancale to Saint Malo
- Ferry to Jersey and back to Saint-Malo
- 24-hour local and international service hotline for the duration of the tour
- This is a packaged holiday and is therefore covered by The Travel Guarantee Fund - See which benefits this means for you - click here
- Transportation to/from France
- Tourist tax (if due)
- Handling fee (EUR 20)
Practical info
The price is based upon two people sharing. It is also possible travel alone in a single room. Simply choose "1 person" in the booking form and it will automatically add the single room surcharge.
On this tour you will be on your own supplied with maps, route descriptions and luggage transfers. That means that your time is your own and you have plenty of time to enjoy the stages in your own pace.
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- Select number of people, add any optional extras and see the price at the bottom of the page (you don't have to fill in anything on the form).
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The process of your booking
When you book, we will start booking hotels and arranging all the practical details of the trip. This process typically takes 2-5 working days, but some bookings may take longer. If you are arranging your own transport, we recommend that you wait until we have confirmed your booking before arranging this.
Dates
If you can select the date in the tour calendar at the top of this page, this is a possible start date. We continually update the tours with sold-out dates, after which those dates will turn red and cannot be selected.
The flights to/from Paris are not included in the price. You can easily find a suitable flight via a flight booking engine such as Momondo or Skyscanner.
Notice: we recommend that you book with us and wait for the confirmation before you book your flights.
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If you prefer that we handle your flight, then we would be happy to arrange this for you. You simply book a quote below the map on this page and we will return with a quote as soon as possible (usually within 48 working hours). Please note that we add a handling fee of 45 euro to each flight and this means that the flight will be cheaper if you book it yourself.
Lokal transport
From Paris it takes roughly 4-5 hours to get to the first hotel in Pontorson. Via this link to Rome2Rio, you can get an overview of that tour.
If you drive yourself
The transport from Saint-Melo to the first hotel takes roughly 1½ hours. Get an overview of that tour via Rome2Rio.
We can arrange a transfer for you whereby you are picked up at the ferry and driven to the hotel. This can be selected on the booking form.
Parking at the first hotel will cost about 6 euro pr. night since there are limited parking spaces. It is necessary to book this before you arrive. It is also possible to find free public parking close to the hotel where it is not necessary to book in advance.
Luggage transfer is included on this tour. Upon arrival at the first hotel you will be given luggage tags along with the rest of the welcome package. You fill out the luggage tags and put them on your bags where they will remain for the duration of the tour.
Your luggage is picked up from the hotel lobby around 9am every morning and will arrive at your next hotel at 6pm at the latest (often long before that). If there are any special exceptions to the luggage transfer you will be notified upon arrival.
Luggage transfer includes one bag per guest and the bags can weigh 20kg each.
On this tour you will be accommodated in 2-star and 3-star hotels with breakfast included.
In the itinerary you can see some examples of the hotels we use on this tour. Notice that the hotels are examples and you may end up staying in different hotels. It depends on availability when you book the tour.
Breakfast is included every day. It is easy to find lunch in the small villages before the walks and you will have plenty of choices for dinner in the many restaurants.
You will recieve the following documentation
Upon booking
You recieve practical information about the tour in a digital format
One month before arrival
You recieve your hotel list and your voucher (hotel list is often supplied upon booking)
Upon arrival
You recieve the welcome package which contains the printed version of the road book, luggage tags, local specific vouchers and if you have rented bikes then they will also be delivered and fitted at the first hotel.
This tour has difficulty grade 2.
Grade 2
Easier walking at reasonable good paths. The walking time will be 4-6 hours usually in hilly terrain. Every one in good health and a normal physical fitness can participate. Luggage is mostly transported and you only go with a lighter backpack. Requires good footwear such as trekking shoes or hiking boots.
Read more about our Grading System
Here you can get an overview of the entire route and the elevation profile for each day. The data shows the data from the GPX-files related to the tour. Notice that the routes are sometimes updated, which means that there might be small variations.
Colors
Blue routes: The route as normal
Red routes: Variations/options (such as shortened or extended routes)
It can be hard to plan your trip according to the weather, but to give an idea of the local climate, you can see the data below:
The statistics are from yr.no.
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