Around Chatenay-Malabry

From the Parc de la Vallée aux Loups to the Chateaubriand Museum and the botanical garden, via the Fontaine Levron, then the Parc Départemental de la Roseraie. A walk through the Parc du Domaine de Sceaux, along the grand canal, past the Octogone and, finally, past the 17th-century Château de Sceaux.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.99 km
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    Average duration: 3h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 89 m
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    Descent: - 127 m

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    Highest point: 138 m
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    Lowest point: 56 m

Description of the walk

Both stations are located on the same section of the RER B line. From Châtelet station: for those arriving by car, park in the car park at either station and make a return journey by train.

(S) With your back to Robinson station, turn right onto Rue de la Gare to reach Rue Houdan.

(1) Turn right until you reach the crossroads, then left onto Avenue des Quatre Chemins for a few dozen metres. Turn right onto Rue Anatole France until you reach Rue d’Aulnay.

(2) Turn left onto this street and, immediately, left again onto Rue Eugène Sinet for a few dozen metres. Enter the Parc Départemental de la Vallée aux Loups via the Jardin de l'Aigle Blanc, go round to the left and exit via Rue de Chateaubriand. Turn left onto this street and continue for a few dozen metres.

(3) Enter the park on the right via the large black gate and head into the Bois de la Cave via the Chemin des Martyrs de la Résistance, then go up the stairs on the left to reach the Chemin du Guezon.

(4) Continue along this path until you reach a junction. Turn left, then left again; a little further on, turn right. This path leads to the Maison de Chateaubriand (toilets are at the museum entrance).

(5) Go round it on the right, then turn right again to leave the park a little further on.

(3) Cross Rue de Chateaubriand, continue straight ahead, turn right to go round the Jardin des Châtaigniers and head towards the Arboretum.

(6) Turn right, then, further on, left and enter the Parc de l’Arboretum on your right. Walk along the pond, crossing two small bridges.

(7) Turn right, then left to leave the park.

(8) Continue straight on along Rue de Chateaubriand and, at the junction, turn right onto Rue Roger Salengro, until you reach Rue de Verdun on the right.

(9) Turn left and enter the Parc de la Roseraie. Walk through it and exit via Place Voltaire. Turn right, passing in front of the Church of Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois. Opposite the church, turn left onto Rue Sainte-Catherine, cross Rue Henri-Irénée Marrou, then continue straight on along Grande Voie des Vignes. Walk alongside the Stade Pitray Olier until you reach a roundabout.

(10) Cross the roundabout and head left for a few dozen metres. Go round the Pavillon de Hanovre and head left towards the Plaine de Châtenay.

(11) Turn right and follow the PR® path that runs alongside the lake. You will arrive on the other side of the lake.

(12) At the first junction, take the first path on the right, the Allée Bossue, and reach the Octogone via the Allée des Corbeaux.

(13) Go round the pond on the right, then continue along the Allée de la Duchesse, which continues straight on. Take the steps, cut across the Allée du Tir and continue straight ahead to reach the Musée du Domaine Départemental de Sceaux and its château.

(14) Turn right onto the Cour d’Honneur, then left, and walk for about a hundred metres.

(15) Turn right, then go round the Pavillon de l'Aurore on the left to leave the park via Avenue du Président Franklin Roosevelt.

(16) Turn right, then immediately left onto Rue de Seignelay, continuing for a few dozen metres. Turn left to enter the Jardin de la Ménagerie, walking alongside the tennis courts, then exit on the right onto Boulevard Colbert.

(17) First turn right then left, take Avenue du Lieutenant Jean Masse to the end, then left onto Avenue Carnot. Cross Rue du Lycée, go over the railway line, continue straight ahead along Chemin de Paris to the large crossroads.

(18) Turn right onto Rue de la Marne, then continue along Rue Arnoux, and turn left onto Rue Arnold Vangenner. At the end of this street, turn right into Rue des Blagis and go under the two railway lines. At Square Theuriet, turn left, then left again, cross Place du Marché and arrive at Bourg-la-Reine station (E)

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 97 m - Robinson Station
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 102 m - Crossroads - Gare de Robinson
  3. 2 : km 1.2 - alt. 105 m - Vallée aux Loups County Car Park
  4. 3 : km 1.61 - alt. 108 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 2.52 - alt. 123 m - Vallée des Loups crossroads
  6. 5 : km 3.02 - alt. 122 m - Chateaubriand House
  7. 6 : km 3.83 - alt. 97 m - Arboretum
  8. 7 : km 4.19 - alt. 97 m - Junction
  9. 8 : km 4.48 - alt. 104 m - Chateaubriand Street
  10. 9 : km 5.03 - alt. 103 m - Roseraie Park
  11. 10 : km 6.57 - alt. 72 m - Roundabout
  12. 11 : km 6.87 - alt. 61 m - Sceaux Estate Park
  13. 12 : km 8.06 - alt. 56 m - Junction
  14. 13 : km 8.38 - alt. 58 m - The Octagon
  15. 14 : km 9.23 - alt. 92 m - Domaine Museum
  16. 15 : km 9.51 - alt. 96 m - Pavillon de l'Aurore
  17. 16 : km 10.05 - alt. 95 m - Park exit
  18. 17 : km 10.37 - alt. 98 m - Jardin de la Messagerie. Boulevard Colbert
  19. 18 : km 10.94 - alt. 70 m - Crossroads
  20. E : km 11.99 - alt. 58 m - Bourg-la-Reine station

Notes

Toilets and refreshment stand in the Parc du Domaine de Sceaux

Toilets and picnic tables in the Parc de la Vallée aux Loups

Worth a visit

  1. Vallée aux Loups Park
  2. Chateaubriand Museum
  3. Botanical Garden
  4. Roseraie Park
  5. Hanover Pavilion
  6. Sceaux Estate Park
  7. The Octagon
  8. Sceaux Castle

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