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Stretching from the Luxembourg frontier to Cape
Finisterre in Brittany, this region contains several distinct groups of
summits.
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- Along the Belgian border lie the densely-wooded
hills and steep river valleys of the Ardennes. Geologically this upland
area, which extends through Belgium and Luxembourg, is a continuation of
the Eifel mountain range in Germany.
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- Along the coast of the English Channel, and
within easy reach of the cross-channel ports, the chalk hills in the
Pas-de-Calais and Somme departments provide a duo of undemanding
summits.
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- To the south of the meandering River Seine, above
the bocage country of Normandy, the hills of the Suisse-Normande are
dominated by the 365m summit of Mont Pinçon. Further from the coast the
Normandie-Maine Natural Park includes the Mont des Avaloirs which is, at
416m, the highest summit in north-western France.
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At the western
extremity of the region, whilst even further west the
Armorique National
Parc
includes irregular hills of the Monts d’Arée.
Although they are
only 400m high, these hills deserve the name “monts” – the climate is
cold in winter, the stony slopes are steep and it is easy to get lost if
you leave the footpaths
Nord Ouest region
