Dieppe by the seashore 2

Start from the Tourist Office, cross the Pont Ango bridge and walk along Quai du Carénage to the Pont Colbert bridge (on the GR 21 national hiking trail). That swinging metal structure dates from the late 19th century. On the far side, you will find yourself in the Pollet District, the oldest part of town where Dieppe’s fishermen lived. Turn left onto Quai de la Marne. Continue on to Place du Petit Fort, then turn veer right onto Chemin de la Bastille. Climb the stairs to Rue Samuel de Champlain. Turn left on that street, then left again on Rue Nicolas Desliens, to Rue Balidar. Finally, turn left one last time on Rue Albert Calmette until you reach Notre-Dame de Bonsecours Chapel. The esplanade offers superb panoramic views of the port and the town in the foreground and the cliffs in the background.

Continue on Chemin de la Falaise and then, before it veers right, take the trail along the cliff’s edge. Follow that trail to Avenue des Canadiens. Take the bridge over Rocade des Graves de Mer and continue on Avenue Alexandre Dumas. Turn left on Chemin de la Mer. At the half-way point on that path, turn left to the Puys beach. It is one of the beaches that was the scene of the Anglo-Canadian raid of 19 August 1942.

Leave the GR 21 and follow Rue du Général Leclerc and then Rue Mathias Duval to the intersection. Take the Sente Beaudoin trail to the right. Follow the footpath to Avenue Alexandre Dumas.

Turn right on Avenue Alexandre Dumas towards Neuville. Continue on Avenue des Canadiens to the intersection with Rue de la Bastille. Next, turn right on Rue de la Bastille and then left on Rue du Dauphin Louis XI. Half-way down, take the small road down to your left, towards the Pollet District, via the Cour des Soeurs and then Rue Guerrier. Turn left towards Grande Rue du Pollet and then right to return to the Pont Colbert. Cross the Pont Colbert, walking along Quai du Carénage and go over the Pont Ango to the Tourist Office.