Marche sur des sentiers sans difficulté,
Prévoir son ravitaillement pour le dîner le soir et le petit déjeuner. Prévoir un sac de couchage ou un drap léger pour la nuit au refuge ainsi qu'une lampe électrique.
Possibilité de se restaurer le midi à Mogny le premier jour, et à Milly le 2ème jour.
Deux jours en forêt accessibles par le train depuis Paris
Circuit de 2 jours à partir de la gare RER D de Maisse. Visite du Cyclop de Jean Tinguely. Hébergement à la ferme-refuge de Coquibus et retour à la gare de Maisse le lendemain par Milly-La-Forêt et visites possibles de la maison de Jean Cocteau et de la Chapelle des Simples. Facilement accessible en train depuis Paris
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 16.49 mi -
Average duration: 2 days -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 627 ft -
Descent: - 604 ft -
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Highest point: 420 ft -
Lowest point: 187 ft
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Country:
France
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Area: Forest of Fontainebleau -
City:
Maisse (91720) -
Start/End: N 48.393014° / E 2.393363° -
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Stages of the route
This route needs several days, find the details below:
Notes
Worth a visit
Le Cyclop https://www.lecyclop.com/
Musée Cocteau http://maisoncocteau.net/
Chapelle des Simples http://www.chapelle-saint-blaise.org/
Hébergement à la ferme refuge de Coquibus http://an-horizons.org/
Other walks in the area
From Maisse station to Coquibus via the Cyclop and the Moulin Grenat
Association / Club / Walk leader
9.96 mi
+423 ft
-246 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Maisse (Essonne)
A day or a weekend in the Fontainebleau Forest, without a car, starting from Maisse station (RER D). Visit the “Cyclop”, a kinetic metal sculpture partly covered in mirrors, as tall as a seven-storey building, which stands proudly in the heart of the Milly Forest. Monumental yet hidden away, it surveys its surroundings with its single golden eye.
From Maisse to La Ferté-Alais via Ile Ambart
Visorando Member
11.82 mi
+486 ft
-469 ft
5h 50
Difficult
Departure from Maisse (Essonne)
A hike from station to station in the Essonne Valley. After climbing up through the Bois de Saint-Médard and crossing a cultivated plateau, you pass through the charming hamlets of Courdimanche. You walk alongside the river several times, cross a small island, and the Marais de Jarcy may be of interest to nature lovers. Several churches and a few wash houses are also along the way.
From Maisse to Malesherbes via the Moulin de Vicq and the Chemin de Grimery
12.53 mi
+456 ft
-279 ft
6h 10
Difficult
Departure from Maisse (Essonne)
In the south of the Essonne department, this station-to-station hike alternates between forest paths, quiet country lanes and paths through the fields. Along the way, there is a wealth of heritage to discover: a mill, churches, a castle and a Neolithic grinding stone.
From Gironville to Boigneville via Malesherbes
11.74 mi
+272 ft
-269 ft
5h 40
Moderate
Departure from Buno-Bonnevaux (Essonne)
A hike from Gironville-sur-Essonne station to Boigneville station via Malesherbes, following the Essonne river on a route with very little elevation gain. Malesherbes is located on the border of Seine-et-Marne and is crossed by the Essonne river. On the agenda: castle, wash house, river, narrow streets, ponds and mills, passing through the pretty villages of Buno-Bonnevaux and Rouville, following the GR®1.
Boutigny-sur-Essonne circular
7.93 mi
+184 ft
-184 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Boutigny-sur-Essonne (Essonne)
This is an easy walk, meandering along the Essonne and the watercress beds, then the Pasloup marshes.
From Boutigny-sur-Essonne to Étréchy via Rocher Bizet
12.82 mi
+610 ft
-574 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Boutigny-sur-Essonne (Essonne)
A hike from station to station with a significant forest component. In addition to a viewpoint, Rocher Bizet offers views of its plateau landscapes, with heathland, ponds and outcropping rocks.
Chantambre Circular Loop
3.23 mi
+151 ft
-151 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Buno-Bonnevaux (Essonne)
A short walk along forest tracks.
Loop of Milly-la-Forêt via the Vanne and Loing aqueducts
9.64 mi
+433 ft
-420 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from Milly-la-Forêt (Essonne)
A hike that alternates between villages rich in heritage (old market hall, churches, wash houses, castle) and a trail through the Forêt des Trois Pignons dotted with sandstone rocks.
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