The Lude Valley

Sandwiched between two high cliffs, the Vallée du Lude is a wild site of great natural wealth, protected since 1973.

And at the end

it's the sea

Tucked between the two sides of the Carolles-Champeaux cliffs, the Vallée du Lude is a wilderness of great natural wealth. It leads to the Port du Lude, an imposing pebble cove once frequented by smugglers. At high tide, the sound of the waves rolling over the pebbles echoes through the valley.

Fauna and flora

to preserve

Exposure to the sea winds has encouraged the growth of hardy plants. In spring, broom and gorse are in bloom and the whole valley is decked out in orangey yellow. On the slopes, protected from the onslaught of the weather, green dominates. Oaks, willows… the forest is luxuriant. The valley features granitic outcrops upstream, then schistose towards the sea. The vegetation includes ferns,alders,irises in spring and Himalayan balsam f erns in summer, and is becoming poorer as a result of over-picking. A wide variety of badgers, foxes and small rodents live in the thickets, but it’s the birds in particular that you can see and hear; they nest here in large numbers.

To the

Vauban cabins

And Mont-Saint-Michel

Heading south along the GR® 223, you can reach the Vauban hut at Carolles, and the Champeaux hut a little further on. From the top of the cliffs at Carolles and Champeaux, the view over the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel is nothing short of spectacular. The scenery and colors change with the tides and weather. Looking south-west, you can admire the islet of Tombelaine and the Merveille!

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