Loop starting from Bennecourt via Vexin and Giverny

This hike will allow you to discover numerous panoramic views of the Seine hillsides and theGR®2trail between Sainte-Geneviève-lès-Gasny and Giverny. Countryside and forest will also be on the menu. You will also come across several churches and wash houses.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 19.36 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 281 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 280 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 15 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Vexin
  • ⚐ District: Bennecourt (78270)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.040254° / E 1.568465°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2113ET, 2113O
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Description of the walk

The trail starts at the media library car park near the Bennecourt nursery school at 6ter Rue de l'Église.

(S/E) When you leave the car park, turn left onto Rue de l'Église towards the bridge. Turn left onto Rue de la Nourrée, which will turn right. At the end of this street, continue along the path that extends it and leads to Rue de Lombardie. Continue along the path opposite until you reach Rue de la Charrière.

(1) Turn left and continue left onto Rue du Temple. Ignore a path on the right and take Chemin Rural des Baudoins on the right. At the crossroads, turn left and ignore the paths on either side.

(2) At the T-junction, turn right. Follow the red and white markings and pass under a high-voltage power line.

(3) At the next fork, turn left with theGR® and ignore the paths branching off to the sides.

(4) Cross the Coudrayes road. Continue straight ahead on the path that turns right (white and red markings) through the woods.

(5) When you reach the road, take the stairs on your right to take a break near the orientation table. Then cross the road carefully. After about 400 m (after a water tank), take the path on the left between two fields, which will run along a hedge on the left a little further on.

(6) Cross Rue des Fauconniers and take Chemin Sainte-Geneviève à la Roch. Turn left into Rue Robert Mennessier, then right into Rue de la Prairie. Turn left into Rue de la Glacière. Take thefirst right, pass by the church, turn left and you will immediately reach Grande Rue.

(7) Follow the street to the right and immediately turn left. At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue de l'Eau.

(8) Cross the bridge over the Epte and enter Sainte-Geneviève-lès-Gasny.

(9) Pass in front of the church and continue straight ahead. Cross the D5 with caution and follow Rue de la Chapelle. Ignore the street that goes up to the right. Turn left onto Rue de la Vigne Blanche.

(10) Before the cemetery, take a sharp right turn onto theGR®2, which climbs steeply. Follow the red and white markings, ignoring any side paths.

(11) At a T-junction, you will find a signpost with a white and red marker. Leave the main path, which turns right, and turn left and descend.

(12) At the crossroads, turn right.

(13) At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead on theGR®2(second path from the left) which turns left. At the T-junction, turn left and take a stony path which descends quite steeply. At the crossroads, turn right.

(14) Leave theGR® and turn left onto Chemin des Mayeux. Cross the D5 heading left and turn right onto the D201.

(15) Take the first tarmac road on the right. At the end of the road, turn left.

(16) At the next crossroads, turn right (the path that leads south-east on the map no longer exists) and then left a little further on. Continue, ignoring the paths branching off to the side, until you reach a bridge and cross a branch of the Epte river. Ignore the path immediately on the left. Leave Rue du Cas Rouge on your right, then turn left into Rue du Port and continue straight ahead into Rue de la Mairie. Walk past the church.

(17) Turn right onto Rue des Femmes Fraîches, then left onto Rue Gabriel Girodon. After about 100 metres, take the first path on the right.

(18) At the next crossroads, turn right and then take the first path on the left. Continue along this path, which passes under a high-voltage power line, ignoring the paths branching off to the side. Cross the small Bois des Bruyères wood and continue straight ahead.

(19) At the crossroads, turn right onto Chemin des Corbrans. At the end of the road, continue left onto Rue de Limetz until you reach the church.

(20) Turn right onto Rue de l'Eau, then left onto Promenade des Tilleuls until you reach a roundabout. Cross over. You are now back at the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 17 m - Car park 6ter Rue de l'Église - Seine [la]
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 34 m - Rue de la Charrière
  3. 2 : km 1.06 - alt. 68 m - T-junction
  4. 3 : km 2 - alt. 78 m - Fork
  5. 4 : km 2.68 - alt. 68 m - Crossing the Chemin des Coudrayes
  6. 5 : km 4.52 - alt. 103 m - Orientation table
  7. 6 : km 5.61 - alt. 42 m - Crossing Rue des Fauconniers
  8. 7 : km 6.18 - alt. 29 m - Grande Rue - Église Saint-Crepin et Saint-Crépinien (Gommecourt)
  9. 8 : km 6.7 - alt. 19 m - Bridge over the - Epte (l')
  10. 9 : km 7.03 - alt. 22 m - Église Sainte-Geneviève (Sainte-Geneviève-lès-Gasny)
  11. 10 : km 7.48 - alt. 43 m - Hairpin bend
  12. 11 : km 8.91 - alt. 127 m - T-junction
  13. 12 : km 9.3 - alt. 78 m - Crossroads
  14. 13 : km 10.94 - alt. 73 m - Crossroads
  15. 14 : km 12.1 - alt. 42 m - Crossroads with the Chemin des Mayeux
  16. 15 : km 12.59 - alt. 16 m - Crossroads
  17. 16 : km 13.08 - alt. 16 m - Crossroads
  18. 17 : km 15.51 - alt. 19 m - Église Saint-Sulpice (Limetz-Villez)
  19. 18 : km 16.02 - alt. 33 m - Crossroads
  20. 19 : km 17.64 - alt. 65 m - Crossroads with the Chemin des Corbrans
  21. 20 : km 18.8 - alt. 28 m - Eglise Saint-Ouen
  22. S/E : km 19.36 - alt. 17 m - Car park 6ter Rue de l'Église - Seine [la]

Notes

Following comments from Visorandonneur bornbad, the route and description were modified on 28/11/2020.

Picnic: field on the banks of the Epte near the old station just before (15).

Other dining options in Giverny
- by continuing on theGR® at (14).
- by turning right before crossing the D 5.

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Markings: a quick reminder

Worth a visit

During the hike:
The churches of Bennecourt, Gommecourt, Sainte-Geneviève-lès-Gasny and Limetz-Villez.
Wash houses: after (7), after (8), after (14), after (16).
Old mills: after (8), after (14).

Nearby:
Giverny
Claude Monet's house and gardens.
The Museum of Impressionism.
The cultural discovery trail.

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 17 reviews

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

Clearly pleased with his day...

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TiboLapi
TiboLapi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I loved this hike! A varied route with forests, meadows and lots of paths!

Well done and thank you to the author for sharing!

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD
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That's for sure! unglasses(jap)P

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pinewoods
pinewoods
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A pleasant, slightly hilly route. Some sections are in fields, so best avoided on very hot days.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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sylvain.rambault
sylvain.rambault

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route. Perhaps best done in spring, although autumn has its charm too

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Have a nice day...so?!

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ealet
ealet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route with a wide variety of landscapes. The views of the Seine Valley are magnificent in the morning sun
for me, one of the most beautiful walks in the Vexin region
be careful before point 20: the section of road before the church has no pavements and the traffic is quite heavy
Thank you to the author for sharing this

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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lamaignere
lamaignere

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route with superb views.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

I'm delighted for you! Thank you for your suggestion!

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PierreduNord
PierreduNord

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, with stunning views as described in the itinerary. The terrain is easy despite the elevation gain. A very pleasant spring day
A suggestion for the route. It's really worth taking the path that climbs slightly to the right 250 metres before point 5. You'll quickly discover magnificent views of the Seine before arriving at the orientation table. This path is not on the IGN map but is on the OSM map.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Thank you!

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lolo5859
lolo5859

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

I'm delighted for you!
I'll see how I can incorporate your comments.
Illegal dumping: ... I reported it to the local council and the Vexin Regional Nature Park... over a year ago.

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