By bike Froissy > Corbie Somme Valley
Froissy > Corbie on the Somme Valley cycle route
- 23km
- 8villages
- 1variant
Towards Méricourt-sur-Somme
First stage
2 possible departures from Froissy :
– the Maison de la Vallée on the right bank, which houses a small café-gîte. “La Halte Gourmande” welcomes you in season, and offers a lively riverside setting! Parking spaces available and a lovely picnic area on site.
– the P’tit train de la Haute Somme. Both a museum and an opportunity to travel aboard authentic trains. Parking and picnic areas are available.
The route as far as Méricourt was upgraded in 2017, and the surface is very rolling for almost 6km.
Méricourt > Chipilly > Sailly-Laurette
second stage
When you’re in Méricourt on the way to Chipilly, the towpath is closed to bicycles to reserve a section for fishing. There are 2 alternatives:
– To the south of the river, a gentle option, you first pass through Méricourt-sur-Somme, where you pass the château, whose grounds are open to visitors. Then follow the D71 through Morcourt, and when you reach Cerisy, turn right towards Chipilly to return to the river and its towpath.
– North of the river, option with a steep climb, but well worth the detour for the Camp Caesar viewpoint. Follow the signs for Chipilly. The viewpoint is at the top of the hill. A beautiful descent then awaits you as far as Chipilly. At the church and the monument to the 58th British Division, continue straight on towards Cerisy.
The cycle route starts at the Cerisy bridge on the left bank of the river, and runs for 3 km to Sailly-Laurette.
Cycling in the Somme Valley, every path reveals nature, history and serenity.
Sailly-Laurette > Corbie
THIRD STEP
At Sailly-Laurette, you’ll have to switch to the right bank all the way to Corbie! A wild and tranquil 9km route . There’s only one road halfway along the route, with the bridge that crosses the Somme between Vaux-sur-Somme and Vaire-sous-Corbie.
On this stage, you can also choose 2 escape routes:
– From Sailly-Laurette via the D42 then D71, a detour to the village of Le Hamel, home to theAustralian Corps Memorial. It pays tribute to the 100,000 Australians who fought in France during the First World War.
– From Vaux-sur-Somme via the D233 in the direction of Corbie, this little road runs alongside the larris (Picardy word for limestone cliff). You can stop off at the Domaine des Etangs de la Barrette: a recently-developed 40-hectare natural site to discover by boat or on foot.
Where to eat?
On the course
The restaurants
Le café la Halte Gourmande in Froissy
L’Hôtel-restaurant La Caroline in Corbie
L’Auberge de Fouilloy
Bakeries
Boulangerie Desforges in Bray-sur-Somme
Boulangerie Patisserie Leclercq in Corbie
Picnic areas
– Froissy lockhouse
– Méricourt-sur-Somme lockhouse
– Camp César lookout
– Cerisy bridge
– Sailly-Laurette lock
– Corbie nautical centre
Where to sleep?
With his bike
In Froissy:
Le gîte de la maison éclusière de Froissy
In Sailly-Laurette:
Camping les Puits Tournants
In Corbie:
Les Poissonniers municipal campsite
La Caroline hotel-restaurant
In Villers-Bretonneux:
La Chrisfaunie du Boo bed and breakfast
What to see, what to do?
Points of interest
Le P’tit train de la Haute Somme at La Neuville-les-Bray
The grounds of the Château de Méricourt-sur-Somme
Visit to the Marbella jewelry workshop in Sailly-Laurette
Lookouts at Camp César in Chipilly and Sainte Colette in Corbie
Abbatiale Saint-Pierre, Eglise Notre-Dame de la Neuville, Musée des Amis du vieux Corbie and Porte Monumentale de Corbie
Sites of remembrance with the Le Hamel Memorial, the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, the Sir John Monash Centre in Fouilloy and the Franco-Australian Museum in Villers-Bretonneux.
