Around the Bois des Tertres

Circular loop around the Bois des Tertres and the ponds of Fontenay-sur-Eure.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 21 m
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    Descent: - 21 m

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    Highest point: 159 m
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    Lowest point: 140 m

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Description of the walk

Access: In Fontenay-sur-Eure, take the D149 towards Meslay-le-Grenet. Cross the two bridges over the Eure. After about 1 km, park in the car park on the right.

Several different trail markings sometimes overlap (red and white, red and yellow, yellow). Follow the prescribed colour carefully

(S/E). When you leave the car park, turn right onto the road.

GR®655West Red and White markings

(1) After 150 metres, take the path on the right markedGR®655West in red and white at the foot of the 20 km/h speed limit sign. Please note that there are also red and yellow markings. Continue along the path for 1.8 km until you reach a crossroads.

(2) Take the road that climbs to the left, still markedGR® + Sentier de Compostelle.

YellowPR® markings

(3) At the crossroads, turn left. The markings are sometimes difficult to see. Follow the description carefully.
Follow the road, which turns into a path, first through fields and then along a wood for 1.4 km. The path enters some undergrowth. Ignore the first path on the left and continue to a fork at the end of the undergrowth.

(4) Turn left, ignoring a path on the left. After 400 metres, cross a path and continue straight ahead. The path becomes a little narrower and descends to the RD149.

(5) Cross the D149 (take care) and continue along the road opposite. After 100 metres, the road turns into a path. Continue through the undergrowth for 1.2 kilometres.

GR®655Red and White markings

(6) Turn left onto theGR®655West. Follow the path straight ahead to the D149. Turn right to return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 140 m - Car park 1 km after the bridges over the Eure
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 141 m - GR655 junction
  3. 2 : km 1.89 - alt. 142 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.11 - alt. 150 m - Mont les Tertres, turn left
  5. 4 : km 3.47 - alt. 154 m - At the fork, take the left path
  6. 5 : km 4.17 - alt. 144 m - Crossing the D149
  7. 6 : km 5.46 - alt. 142 m - GR655 junction - Eure (rivière)
  8. S/E : km 6.67 - alt. 140 m - Car park 1 km after the bridges over the Eure

Worth a visit

You can also walk around the ponds.
Picnic area.

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.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
Marco Pagotto
Marco Pagotto

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A refreshing route during hot weather, at least for the most part. I really enjoyed the sound of the river.

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waiwaite
waiwaite

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk. Lots of shaded areas. The view of the recently harvested fields was very picturesque, with the relief and shades of the earth. A pretty spot along the stream, after the bridge leading to the castle: ruins of a mill. Picnic area along the ponds (benches).

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User 11199574

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This route consists entirely of dirt tracks, with no asphalt sections, making for a very pleasant hike.
Most of the circular route is in the woods and runs alongside the Eure river.
Further on, there are beautiful landscapes with fields of grain stretching as far as the eye can see.

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User 11199574

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This route consists solely of dirt roads, with no asphalt sections

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eclo5326
eclo5326

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

1½ hours' walk.
Alternating woods and plains, pleasant with a temperature of 30°C.
The view is just "the countryside", but it's a good way to get some fresh air.

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Gisèle 94
Gisèle 94

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant circular, very easy

First part along the edge of the pond.

Then along the edge of woods and fields (the green of the wheat and the yellow of the rapeseed made for a real painter's canvas)
The last part is through flower-covered undergrowth.

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KNL
KNL

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for the very nice, adapted hiking suggestion, where we easily found the landmarks, which allowed us to take lots of photos at our own pace!

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Miguel_92
Miguel_92

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route with lovely scenery.
In the "banks of the Eure" section, we enjoyed the coolness of the undergrowth on this hot day.
I deliberately combined it with the "Between the Eure and Beauce" route, which runs close to this one.

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Rémydef
Rémydef

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk through woodland, plains and along rivers and ponds. There are many birds in the valley, giving this route on the outskirts of Chartres a wild feel.
No particular difficulties encountered.

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mustangsab
mustangsab

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

great walk! I loved the view of the ponds along the first part of the route. The second part, through the fields, is in full sun, with fields stretching as far as the eye can see, giving the impression of being cut off from the world. The third part, through the forest, is refreshing (but watch out for voracious mosquitoes at this time of year). No particular difficulties.

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Fc28150
Fc28150

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 12, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

a very pleasant hike that can be done with young children.

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jp1024
jp1024

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

a pleasant walk, paths in good condition, virtually no elevation gain, completed in 2 hours
as the route does not pass by the ponds, we added a detour around the first pond on the left side of the road: + 1.7 km and 30 minutes

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Guy3H
Guy3H

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The description of the walk is accurate. The directions for following the route are reliable. A point of interest can be added after point 6 of the description: on the right-hand side of the GR 655, in the undergrowth, after a footbridge, an information panel explains that in early 2013, the Pré mill was in ruins and obstructing the free flow of fish and sediment in the watercourse. The site was therefore redeveloped and, in September 2013 (mill sluice gates dismantled, pillars restored), fish and sediment were able to circulate freely once again and a diverse range of vegetation (yellow irises, rushes, reeds) returned.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Good evening, nitsujirnehnaej
Under the hiking map on the right, you will find a "GPS export" function. This function allows you to download the hike to your device.

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nitsujirnehnaej
nitsujirnehnaej

Hello, how can I download this route to my Garmin GPS?
Thanks in advance
Jean Justin

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