In search of remarkable trees in the Coquibus forest

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Discover the remarkable trees of the Junipéraie area in the Coquibus forest.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.56 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 77 m
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    Descent: - 69 m
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    Highest point: 125 m
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    Lowest point: 68 m
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Charm "shattered" and fallen
Remarkable tree
Remarkable tree

Description of the walk

Park in the small car park at Petit Montrouget, on the road between Courances and Arbonne-la-Forêt.

(S/E) Head east on the road to reach the Chemin de la Junipéraie crossroads.
Turn right, then left onto an unnamed path that joins Chemin du Rucher. Follow it to the right. Further on, at the Petit Mont Rouget crossroads, turn left onto Chemin de la Passée and continue tothe GR®11.

(1) Turn right onto this path and continue to Mare aux Joncs.

(2) Leave theGR® here and continue left to join Chemin du Coquibus until you reach a three-way junction in the path (elevation 120). Turn right onto Chemin des Côtes de Courances until you rejoin theGR®11at the Côtes de Courances crossroads.

(3) Turn left onto theGR® to reach the Aqueduc du Coing. Leave theGR® and turn right onto the path that joins the Chemin de la Ferme du Montrouget.

(4) Take this path to the right and immediately turn right again. Continue along this path until you reach Chemin des Côtes de Courances. Turn left onto this path and continue until you reach the Chemin du Bois de la Claie crossroads.

(5) Turn right onto this path, then turn right at the next crossroads onto Chemin du Polissoir. You will then rejoin theGR®11.

(6) Take it to the left for a few hundred metres, turn left onto Chemin du Petit Montrouget to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 68 m - Petit Montrouget car park
  2. 1 : km 1.5 - alt. 90 m - GR11
  3. 2 : km 2.51 - alt. 103 m - La Mare aux Joncs
  4. 3 : km 3.97 - alt. 71 m - Côtes de Courances
  5. 4 : km 5.31 - alt. 73 m - Chemin Ferme de Montrouget
  6. 5 : km 6.66 - alt. 70 m - Bois de la Claie trail
  7. 6 : km 7.37 - alt. 74 m - Polissoir Trail
  8. S/E : km 8.56 - alt. 68 m - Petit Montrouget car park

Notes

No special equipment is required, except for good sports shoes.

Worth a visit

Before ::1: on the Chemin du Rucher, admire:
- a common hornbeam with double lyres, another with a single lyre, and another with six stems,
- an English oak with a circumference of 3 m.

Before (1) on Chemin de la Passée, observe on your left:
- a pedunculate oak caught between two rocks, also with a circumference of 3 m.

Before (3) on Chemin des Côtes de Courances, note:
- a splendid common chestnut tree with a circumference of 3 m, with a branch on the ground and a vertical shoot.

Before continuing, take a look at:
- a Scots pine with a circumference of 2.4 m,
- a little further in on the left, a chestnut tree with a circumference of 5 m; along the path, another chestnut tree with a circumference of 3.6 m, a Scots pine with a circumference of 2.6 m, another chestnut tree with two lyre-shaped stems and a circumference of 2.25 m, and a final chestnut tree with a circumference of 5 m.
Between (5) and (6) on Chemin de la Roche qui Tourne, see:
- on the left, a Scots pine with a circumference of 2.35 m,
- a two-stemmed grey poplar, another single-stemmed poplar,
- two common spruce trees with circumferences of 3 m and 3.15 m.

Walk through the Coquibus forest, where you can see junipers, splendid chestnut trees, pines, spruces and poplars, which are rare in the Fontainebleau forest.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
j-Paul7291
j-Paul7291

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful hike, with remarkable trees

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CHANNIE
CHANNIE

We found most of the trees indicated except for the oak tree between two rocks indicated "before point 1". However, we explored the area indicated on the map as "rocher du chêne" (oak rock) quite thoroughly without success. Could the author of the guidebook give us some details to help us find it? Is it near the path or further away?
Thank you in advance.
Channie.

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Flom21
Flom21
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Ideal for a short, easy hike that isn't too long.

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CHANNIE
CHANNIE

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We had already tested this route in March 2022. Obviously, the vegetation is very different now, so it doesn't feel like we're doing the same route again. On the first part, we were surprised to see a probably very old hornbeam (blue dot) that had "split" in two: the two trunks had fallen on either side. It doesn't seem very old because there are still lots of green leaves and fruit on the branches. We took photos but I don't know how to attach one.

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Papinouxe
Papinouxe

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Due to lack of time, we had to shorten the route, but we still found some beautiful specimens....

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SylviedeDammarie
SylviedeDammarie
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike ok. The only difficulty was finding parking for the start. We came from Barbizon, so make sure you leave the central square in Arbonne where cars are parked. Turn right just after that towards Courances (I don't think it's signposted) then drive for 1 or 2 minutes until you cross the motorway and only then will you see the next car park on the left for 4 or 5 cars, unfortunately without any specific signage. Note that we used a printed map and not a mobile phone. Enjoy the hike.

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CHANNIE
CHANNIE

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and varied hike. We didn't find all the trees indicated, but some were quite distinctive (several of which had a blue dot). We noticed that there were indeed many beautiful trees in this area... despite recent logging.

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Moigny
Moigny

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

To be repeated in different seasons.
Highly appreciated by participants.

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Enguerrand77
Enguerrand77

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Wonderful hike, the trees, the plateaus, the rocks... thank you for this route.

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