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Vauban Hut at Carolles – Lude Valley loop from Champeaux

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Vauban Hut at Carolles – Lude Valley loop from Champeaux

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Vauban Hut at Carolles – Lude Valley loop from Champeaux

07:16

27.7km

220m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Baie du Mont Saint Michel

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3.22 km

Beach

7.17 km

Saint-Jean Vauban Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

One of the 3 Vauban huts along the customs path between St Jean-le-Thomas and Carolles. Panoramic view of St Jean, Bec d'Andaine and the Mont in the background.

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16.7 km

View of the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel

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Below the Route des Falaises, on the historic Customs Officers' Path (Sentier des Douaniers), a beautiful view of Mont Saint-Michel Bay opens up. From here, the bay stretches out wide and tranquil—a fascinating interplay of sea, sand, and light that changes with every tide. On a clear day, Mont Saint-Michel rises majestically from the mudflats in the distance, surrounded by shimmering sand and the steady rhythm of the tides.

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18.2 km

Vauban Cabin of Champeaux

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Vauban hut in the middle on this magical coastal path between Carolles and Saint-Jean-le-Thomas.

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20.0 km

Vauban Hut at Carolles

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The Vauban cabin is part of a network of lookout posts set up in the 17th century, located along the Channel coast. It takes its name in reference to the military architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633 - 1707).
This great architect of the king was charged by Louis XIV with fortifying the French coasts in the face of the English threat.

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20.9 km

Lude Valley

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Nice walk from Carolles, very easy for children.
More difficult hiking path along the coast.

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21.5 km

Beautiful view

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Sit lazily on the bench and look at the sea. Class!

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22.3 km

Customs Officers' Path – Lude Valley and Beaches from Carolles to Saint-Jean-le-Thomas

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Part of the GR 223 (Tour du Cotentin) which links Carolles to Saint-Jean-le-Thomas via the cliffs of Champeaux. If your calves are strong, you will pass in front of the 3 Vauban huts which mark out this path. Do not miss them !
Beautiful panoramic views of Mont Saint-Michel, its bay or Brittany, opposite.

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27.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

3.35 km

3.29 km

2.56 km

1.23 km

Surfaces

11.4 km

9.61 km

4.89 km

1.47 km

280 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

27°C

18°C

78 %

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June 16, 2025,Auf dem Küstenpfad von Jullouville nach Genêts

A five-star, beautiful tour. Starting at the end of the last tour at Carolles beach, we returned to the GR223. First, we climbed up the cliffs and then down into the Lude valley. Incredibly beautiful. One of those places whose beauty cannot be captured in photos. Back up to the Cabane Vauban Carolles, an old checkpoint overlooking the bay of …

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Vauban Hut at Carolles – Lude Valley loop from Champeaux

Genêts

Saint-Jean Vauban Hut

View of the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel

Vauban Cabin of Champeaux

Vauban Hut at Carolles

Lude Valley

Beautiful view

Customs Officers' Path – Lude Valley and Beaches from Carolles to Saint-Jean-le-Thomas

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