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Published route(s)
Around the Couze Pavin between Saint-Floret and Saurier
9.39 mi
+1,378 ft
-1,365 ft
5h 30
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Floret (Puy-de-Dôme)
Hike on both sides of the Couze Pavin valley between the feudal villages of Saint-Floret and Saurier. Each has remarkable medieval bridges and highly historic sites such as the Château de Saint-Floret, the Église du Chastel and the Maison du Louvetier de Saurier.
The Basilica of Longpont and the Templar Bridge of Balizy
8.78 mi
+233 ft
-203 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Épinay-sur-Orge (Essonne)
Starting from the town hall in Epinay-sur-Orge, this varied hike takes you along the banks of the Orge between Epinay and Longpont, to the 11th-century Basilica of Longpont and the Pont des Templiers de Balizy, the oldest bridge in the Île-de-France region and a remnant of a former 13th-century commandery.