Around Chantilly Castle

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A shaded and easy hike through the woods and around Chantilly Castle, passing through the small villages of Courteuil and Avilly-Saint-Léonard with some points of interest such as the Table d'Apremont and, of course, the pleasure of seeing Chantilly Castle, its Grandes Écuries and its racecourse

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.45 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 30 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 35 m
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    Descent: - 30 m
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    Highest point: 64 m
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    Lowest point: 39 m
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Courteuil Church
Polo race
View of the Château

Description of the walk

Start along the canal at the end of Avenue Bouteiller, which ends in a cul-de-sac. Parking is available along the Canal St Jean or on the avenue.

(S/E) At the start, follow theGR®11white and red markings, turning left from Avenue Bouteiller. At the end of the Canal St Jean, turn right onto Chemin des Obstinés.

(1) Cross over the Grand Canal. Continue slightly to the right, climbing alongside the sports fields, then go straight on until you reach the D44.

(2) Cross the D44, walk 15 metres along the road on the left and turn right to rejointhe GR®11on the path called Route de Bourgogne. Follow it straight ahead until you reach the Y-junction at La Coharde, where you will come to a golf course.

(3) At the Y-junction at La Coharde, leave theGR®11and take the path on the right that runs alongside the golf course. Continue straight ahead after the golf course until you reach the edge of the forest and arrive at a cultivated field at the Porte des Marchands junction

(4) At the Porte des Marchands crossroads, take the path on the right to follow the Route des Marchands and continue straight ahead until you reach the first crossroads. Continue for another 20 metres until you reach the second crossroads, the Carrefour des Marchands.

(5) At the Carrefour des Marchands, turn slightly right onto the path to take the Allée de Saint-Maximin. Continue straight ahead until you reach the D606, cross the D606 and continue straight ahead to the Carrefour de la Table d'Apremont.

(6) After this crossroads, notable for its large stone table, continue straight ahead on Route de Courteuil, alongside a polo field. After the field, continue straight ahead, passing a first crossroads and reaching the second crossroads, Carrefour Pannier.

(7) At the Carrefour Pannier crossroads, turn right and take the Petite Route de la Vallée Pannier path. When you leave the woods, join the Route de la Vallée Pannier path by turning slightly right across the fields and continue along this path to join the D924.

(8) Cross the D924 straight ahead, then continue straight ahead through the village of Courteuil, cross the La Nonette river and continue to the village of Avilly-Saint-Léonard.

(9) In Avilly-Saint-Léonard, continue straight ahead until you reach the crossroads at a beautiful calvary, then take the first street on the left, Rue du Fossé du Prince, until you reach the town hall. Turn right onto Rue de la Croix Verte and continue until you reach the cemetery.

(10) At the cemetery, turn right, walking alongside the cemetery on one side and the horse tracks on the other. Take the first path on the left and continue along the tracks. Opposite the tracks, leave the path and take the path on the right to join theGR®11and find the red and white markings.

(11) Take theGR®11on the right straight ahead to the Poteau de l'Entonnoir.

(12) Continue straight ahead on the Route de l'Entonnoir (GR®11) until you reach the Château de Chantilly, still following the white and red markings.

(13) Pass in front of the château, walk along Rue du Connétable, passing through the large gate of the Grandes Écuries, still on theGR®11.

(14) At the end of Rue du Connétable, turn right and take Route de Senlis (D924), continuing to follow the red and white markings until you reach the small canal. At the small canal, turn left, still following theGR®11. Follow the canal to return to your starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 39 m - Canal St Jean
  2. 1 : km 0.68 - alt. 47 m - Grand Canal (Chantilly)
  3. 2 : km 1.22 - alt. 61 m - Crossing the D44
  4. 3 : km 1.79 - alt. 59 m - Carrefour de la Coharde.
  5. 4 : km 2.95 - alt. 63 m - Carrefour de la Porte des Marchands
  6. 5 : km 3.47 - alt. 61 m - Path on the right
  7. 6 : km 4.79 - alt. 61 m - Carrefour de la Table d'Apremont
  8. 7 : km 6.03 - alt. 57 m - Carrefour Pannier
  9. 8 : km 7.61 - alt. 56 m - Crossing the D924. Towards the - Nonette (rivière)
  10. 9 : km 8.24 - alt. 52 m - At the Calvary on the left
  11. 10 : km 8.85 - alt. 55 m - On the right at the cemetery
  12. 11 : km 10.26 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto the GR11
  13. 12 : km 11.15 - alt. 60 m - Entonnoir signpost
  14. 13 : km 14.22 - alt. 46 m - Chantilly Castle
  15. 14 : km 14.8 - alt. 51 m - After the stables on the right, take the D924
  16. S/E : km 15.45 - alt. 39 m - Canal St Jean

Notes

In rainy weather, you can picnic at the bus shelters at the entrance to Courteuil halfway along the route.
Otherwise, in good weather, you can picnic a little further on, at the pretty little church in Courteuil on the steps or on a low wall.

Worth a visit

If you follow the polo field, you may be lucky enough to see horse riders playing.
You may encounter horses on the bridle paths on theGR®11on the Chantilly Castle side

 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

4.4 / 5
Based on 20 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Hervé A
Hervé A

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and pleasant hike, ending at the castle (so I visited it and finished my hike in the castle grounds). Please note: as someone mentioned, after the cemetery, the trail takes us onto private property (a horse racing track), there is no hole in the fence and I had to make a big detour to get directly to point 12 by returning to point 9 of the route, with the help of Google Maps and map extracts, which made me lose a good half hour, but I had time...

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Tee51
Tee51

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

In the forest of monotonous straight lines, but a very pleasant hike

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franck-2b
franck-2b

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

hello, please note that after the cemetery, the trail takes us onto private property (a horse racing track), and we had to find a hole in the fence to continue along the route.

Otherwise, it's a nice route

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Pingpong
Pingpong

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A very beautiful hike through the woods, ending with a straight stretch on a racehorse training track between points 11 and 13, which is best avoided in the morning (signs indicate no access before 1:00 p.m.). It is a bit long and tedious.
The path seems to disappear between 11 and 12. It crosses a private area. We reached point 13 without passing through 12. That's why I said the route was moderately easy to follow.

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Catxu
Catxu

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, but long straight stretches and a few minor issues with the horse track.
We went back onto the track, even though it's private, but we didn't meet anyone and rejoined the route on the right. The fence was down. Still, it was a pleasant route with lots of shade. And back to the castle, which was very nice. We had a drink at the bar-restaurant L'Étrier before returning to the car. It was expensive and the owner wasn't very courteous.

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Lepontdav
Lepontdav

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Nice hike, but a bit too many straight lines over several kilometres.

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Bardury
Bardury

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

This Sunday morning, 24 July 2022, was a wonderful opportunity to discover the countryside with this route. Starting with ducks and moorhens... in the woods, village... It was lovely.
A very beautiful circuit around the Château de Chantilly, passing through small villages and along the river.
My wife and I enjoyed it. We met two walkers and many cyclists.
The IGN map extract, description and waypoints were very good.
It was great.
Well done!
Emile

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CACOIN
CACOIN

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in beautiful sunshine. The route is well signposted.
It's nice to walk through the villages, and the finish at the castle grounds and the castle itself is great 👍.
I recommend it.

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johnette
johnette

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very good,
A beautiful hike with a superb ending at Chantilly Castle.
And indeed, it is impossible to follow the horse track just after point 9.
you just need to go from point 9 to point 11 directly via a shortcut.

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REGISAPI77
REGISAPI77

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,

A very beautiful route alternating between woodland, villages and a stunning finale at the castle. Just a small change to the route to note. At landmark 9, the path indicated in the description, on the left after passing the cemetery, is closed off by a fence. You must continue and take the path on the left at the edge of the forest to rejoin the route. Already mentioned in previous posts

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REGISAPI77
REGISAPI77

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,

A very beautiful route alternating between woodland, villages and a stunning finale at the castle. Just a small change to the route to note. At landmark 9, the path indicated in the description, on the left after passing the cemetery, is closed off by a fence. Continue straight ahead and take the path on the left at the edge of the forest to rejoin the route.

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Françoise G9.
Françoise G9.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

problem at point 9: (9) At the cemetery, turn right, walk along the cemetery on one side and the horse tracks on the other. Take the first path on the left and continue along the tracks. Opposite the tracks, leave the path and take the path on the right to reach ... this part of the route is off-limits, as it is private land used for training racehorses ... but the GR is a little further on, and with the map and GPX track, it is easy to modify your route yourself.
Otherwise, in times of COVID, it's great because there are very wide paths in the woods...

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georges_real
georges_real

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Good route, mostly through woodland. Passes through pleasant villages.

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deniso62
deniso62

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful route allowing us to discover or rediscover the attractions of Chantilly and visit picturesque villages in the surrounding area.

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inconnu qui randonne
inconnu qui randonne

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A pleasant walk in the shade.
No problem walking, but just for your information.
The description and the route on the map no longer correspond to the terrain.
In fact, to get from point 9 (Avilly-ST-Léonard horse trail) to point 10 (entrance to GR11), it is no longer possible to follow the horse trail as there are electric fences.
You therefore reach point 11 (the funnel post) by continuing straight ahead and then turning left onto the bridle path
(Chemin des Vieilles Garennes).
Please note that this track is normally reserved for horse training between 6am and 1pm. There are signs posted). With a map in your bag, you'll have no trouble finding your way.
Enjoy your hike.

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