Discover Port-Mort
Accommodation in Port-Mort
Port-Mort can be explored through different interests when planning a trip: one circular trail focuses on wild plants and natural habitats, while the menhir and the Port-Mort weir add heritage and engineering history. There is also a greenway connecting Port-Mort and Les Andelys. If you are looking for hotels in Port-Mort, these themes can help you choose a location that suits your travel interests.
Hiking and nature trails
The Sentier Plantes Sauvages is an approximately ten-kilometre circular trail in Port-Mort. Along it, you can discover wild plants in five different natural habitats. Each of the five stops corresponds to a habitat, and an information board stands at the entrance to each stop. Movable signs about individual plants are put up from April to October. If this additional information about the plants is important to you, take the seasonal period into account when planning your trip. The circular trail thus combines a clearly defined route with a theme organised by habitat.
Another route option is the continuous greenway between Port-Mort and Les Andelys. It is 14.6 kilometres long and focuses on a connection between two towns rather than a loop within Port-Mort. This offers a different option for planning a cycling trip than the Sentier Plantes Sauvages. The latter is marked in blue and partially follows the same route as the Seine Ă VĂ©lo. The two routes therefore have different stated distances, and only the Sentier is explicitly described as sharing part of its route with the Seine Ă VĂ©lo.
The Port-Mort menhir and weir
The Menhir dit Gravier de Gargantua is located on the D313 at the entrance to Port-Mort. When arriving from Gaillon or Les Andelys, it is on the left. The menhir was classified as a historic monument by a decree dated 10 January 1923. This makes the site both a clearly identified landmark for directions and a monument with a specific classification date. On the GR®2 hike, a short detour leads to the Gravier de Gargantua; the described hike also passes the Port-Mort weir.
The Port-Mort weir is also known as the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garenne lock. It is a system comprising a weir, a hydroelectric power station and locks; the metal structures were built by the Eiffel company. The menhir and the weir therefore represent different topics: the Gravier de Gargantua is a landmark classified as a historic monument, while the weir is a structure made up of several water-management components, with metal structures whose origins are also of interest. Those interested in culture and engineering will find different points of interest in these two names along the described GR®2 hike.
Planning tips
Before setting out, it is advisable to check current trail conditions. Contact the association for information about the Sentier Plantes Sauvages, and check the current markings and route for the GR®2. The direction you approach from is also important for finding the menhir: on the D313, it is on the left at the entrance to Port-Mort if you are coming from Gaillon or Les Andelys. Check road conditions locally.
Discover more destinations: La Lande-Saint-Léger, Gaillon, Saint-Agnan-de-Cernières, La Croisille, Fiquefleur-Equainville, Epaignes, Gisors, Broglie.
Go to the regional travel overview: Eure.
