Loop starting from Ver-sur-Launette

A relaxing hike with very little elevation gain, starting from Ver-sur-Launette and heading to the Ermenonville State Forest,site of two councils or synods in the 8th and 9th centuries. The commune was called Vern in 846. Ver became Ver-sur-Launette on 15 January 1936.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.58 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 180 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 171 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 387 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 269 ft

Description of the walk

Car park at Ver-sur-Launette Town Hall or in Rue des Bons Voisins.

(S/E) With your back to Saint Denis Church, turn left onto Côte de l'Orme and, at the end, turn right onto Rue des Bons Voisins and continue for 50 metres.

(1) Turn left onto Route d'Ève and cross the Launette (a tributary of the Nonette and sub-tributary of the Seine). Ignore the first street on the right, then turn left onto Chemin du Plessis and immediately left onto the next path. Continue north.

(2) At the fork before the water treatment plant, turn left, cross the Launette and join Rue Léonce Lefèvre.

(3) Turn right, leave Allée de la Launette on your left and, at the fork, go left onto Chemin de Senlis. Ignore the paths on the right and left and you will arrive at a picnic area.

(4) Carefully cross Route du Boisdyver, then Route de Saint-Sulpice and continue straight ahead to join the D922.

(5) Cross it carefully and, at the next junction, turn right. Cut across Chemin de la Mare and arrive at Chemin de Thiers.

(6) Turn left, pass two crossroads.

(7) Turn right onto Route de l'Éventail and immediately left onto a small path. Cross Route de l'Abbaye and further on, turn left onto Route d'Ermenonville. Join the Voie Verte and follow it to the right. Pass a picnic area on your left, then cross the D126 carefully. Continue to Poteau de la Futaie.

(8) Turn left, then at the fork that appears shortly afterwards, take the path on the right. At the next crossroads, turn left and at Carrefour Sainte-Lucie, take the third path on the right, ignoring the next path on the left, to arrive at Carrefour du Cognassier (GR®1).

(9) Turn left onto Route du Bosquet (GR®1), carefully cross the D126 again, then Chemin de Loisy to arrive at Petit Carrefour and the Voie Verte.

(10) Turn right onto Longue Route (Voie Verte) and, at the next junction, take thefirst road on the right, Chemin des Ermites GR®1, ignoring four junctions.

(11) Turn left, carefully cross the D922 and you will come out on Route du Boisdhyver.

(12) Turn left, and at Carrefour des Marronniers, turn left again then right. Come out onto Chemin de l'Éventail and turn right, leaving the GR®1 access.

(13) Cross Route Boisdhyver (Voie Verte), pass two crossroads and, at the end, turn left, leaving a path on your right.

(14) Leave the woods via Chemin de Saint-Sulpice and arrive at a crossroads.

(15) Continue straight ahead on Rue du Bois, pass the town hall and arrive at the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 308 ft - Car park at Ver-sur-Launette Town Hall - Église Saint-Denis (Ver-sur-Launette)
  2. 1 : mi 0.08 - alt. 285 ft - Rue des Bons Voisins - Launette (rivière) - Affluent de la Nonette
  3. 2 : mi 0.48 - alt. 279 ft - Fork in the road
  4. 3 : mi 0.62 - alt. 279 ft - Léonce Lefèvre Street
  5. 4 : mi 1.35 - alt. 331 ft - Boisdyver Road and picnic area
  6. 5 : mi 2.04 - alt. 335 ft - D922
  7. 6 : mi 2.59 - alt. 325 ft - Chemin de Thiers
  8. 7 : mi 3.13 - alt. 374 ft - Route de l'Éventail
  9. 8 : mi 4.1 - alt. 358 ft - Futaie signpost
  10. 9 : mi 4.9 - alt. 331 ft - Route du Bosquet
  11. 10 : mi 5.65 - alt. 341 ft - Le Petit Carrefour
  12. 11 : mi 6.51 - alt. 318 ft - Fork in the road
  13. 12 : mi 6.98 - alt. 315 ft - Boisdhyver Road
  14. 13 : mi 7.94 - alt. 328 ft - Carrefour de l'Éventail
  15. 14 : mi 8.73 - alt. 338 ft - Exit from the woods Chemin de Saint Sulpice
  16. 15 : mi 9.41 - alt. 308 ft - Rue du Bois
  17. S/E : mi 9.58 - alt. 308 ft - Car park at Ver-sur-Launette Town Hall - Église Saint-Denis (Ver-sur-Launette)

Notes

Place de la Croix Restaurant.

Worth a visit

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