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| We started the day with a stroll around St-Valéry-sur-Somme |
We had another short day's walk in front of us today, so we were happy to spend a couple of hours exploring the sights of St-Valéry-sur-Somme.
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| We found the memorial to William the Conqueror, who set out from St-Valéry-sur-Somme to conquer England in 1066. |
Our wanderings took us along the banks of the Somme River, and up into the medieval city.
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| Along the River Somme |
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| In the medieval city at St-Valéry-sur-Somme |
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| Joan of Arc stayed at St-Valéry-sur-Somme in 1430 on the way to her trial in Rouen. |
By mid-morning we were leaving the town, making our way along the combined cycle/ walking path by the Somme. We took on a few more of the sights of St-Valéry-sur-Somme on the way.
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| A few more sights as we left on our day's walk |
We went roughly halfway to Abbeville on a Voie Verte, a combined cycling and walking path which joins the two towns. The scenery was quite pleasant, and as we were following the river upstream there were constant water views.
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| Following the riverside Voie Verte south towards Abbeville |
After a while we diverged from the Voie Verte and continue into Abbeville on the GR800, and then a riverside path which took us into the town. After settling in to our accommodation, we went out for dinner before preparing our route for tomorrow.
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The GR800 towards Abbeville
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| The rain came out on our way in to Abbeville |
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| On to Abbeville |
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| Day 4 - Healthy Fruit |
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| Just kidding - here's our Day 4 healthy fruit. Pain aux raisins and chausson aux pommes. |
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| Day 4 - Birds |
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| Day 4 - Elevation Profile |
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| Day 4 - Route |
Day: 4
Distance: 20.3 km
Walking time: 4 hrs 16 mins
Elevation gain: 225 metres
Cumulative distance: 96.11 km
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