Loop departing from Chars

Walk starting from Chars SNCF station passing the Château de Saint-Cyr-sur-Chars.
On the way back to Chars there is a narrow pedestrian passage that starts with a staircase.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.15 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 103 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 118 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 64 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Vexin
  • ⚐ City: Chars (95750)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.164224° / E 1.936503°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2113ET, 2212O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Start from the car park at the Chars train station if you come by car, otherwise start from the Place de la Gare.

(S/E)Follow the Impasse de la Gare then right down an alley, the Sente Pavet.

(1)Turn right on the Rue de la Villeterte when you join the GR11 marked white and red. Continue along a path that runs alongside the railway line until an old building on the left.

(2) Continue toward the right and cross the railway line. Follow the path that climbs through the Bois de Beaumont until you approach Lavilletertre.

(3) Leave the GR and take the path on the right in the direction of Romesnil.

(4) At the fork, go right, walk through the village and follow the road.

(5)Pass the bridge that spans the Ruisseau d'Arnoye and keep going until you reach the Château de Saint-Cyr.

(6) Facing the château, take the right-hand road that meets the GR11 and continue on this road.

(7) On a 90° bend, leave the road and following the path straight ahead (don't follow the bend) and then take the first path on the right. Continue to the end of the path and bend right until you reach the road.

(8) Go left until you reach a crossroads.
Turn right on the road that forms a loop and the at the end of the loop, go right (9) onto a staircase that crosses the railway line.
Walk down and follow the alley to find the Rue de l'Eglise in Chars on which you go right.

(10) Just after the level crossing, cross a car park to get to the Rue du Général Leclerc and continue until you reach the station (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 64 m - Gare de Chars
  2. 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 68 m - Right Rue de la Villeterte
  3. 2 : km 1.79 - alt. 69 m - Right towards the level crossing - Viosne (rivière) à finaliser
  4. 3 : km 3.91 - alt. 97 m - Lavilletertre
  5. 4 : km 4.82 - alt. 116 m - Right towards Romesnil.
  6. 5 : km 5.72 - alt. 82 m - Bridge over the Ruisseau d'Arnoye
  7. 6 : km 6.39 - alt. 104 m - Château
  8. 7 : km 7.65 - alt. 110 m - Path opposite
  9. 8 : km 8.71 - alt. 93 m - Left at the road
  10. 9 : km 9.25 - alt. 80 m - Stairs
  11. 10 : km 9.69 - alt. 66 m - Crossing the car park
  12. S/E : km 10.15 - alt. 64 m - Gare de Chars

Notes

Chars train station is served by the J line on the Transilien network, on the section between Paris-Saint-Lazare and Gisors, via Pontoise (connection with the H line on the Transilien network and the C line on the RER). For timetables, consult the website Transilien

Worth a visit

Château de Saint-Cyr-sur-Chars.

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

4.6 / 5
Based on 35 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Jean LEF
Jean LEF

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A pleasant short hike in the Vexin region on a dry Saturday morning in October. We found/confirmed the previous reviews: varied landscapes, short, few people. There is indeed a long stretch on a tarmac road, but it is not unpleasant as it is safe and there is little traffic.

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ozogiminy
ozogiminy

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

If it weren't for the castle, this hike would be almost disappointing. There are much better ones in the area, such as Chars, Santeuil and Marines, almost 4 km away on tarmac, even if this road is not very busy.

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adesesleus
adesesleus

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The fork to the right before the village of Lavilletertre was not obvious, as the path was very overgrown and lined with crops on 1 June. Picnic stop in the shade possible on the lawns opposite the castle.

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Vieille poule
Vieille poule

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Great warm-up

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AMarie99
AMarie99

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

I really enjoyed this hike.
I did it in good weather, at a time when nature is lush.
We passed through some very different environments. Mixtures of modern and traditional houses, with beautiful, well-kept gardens, but also farms, forests or wooded areas, fields, with crops or animals, horses, wash-houses.
I'd love to do it again.

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ealet
ealet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and well-described walk, easy to follow, the chateau de Saint Cyr is a wonderful discovery.
There are quite a few small roads but they are not very busy.
thank you to the author

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NoëlleCh
NoëlleCh

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this walk! It was very pleasant, and the discovery of Romesnil castle was a nice surprise.
I let myself be guided by the aplication so no worries! A little bit of road on the way back but no traffic, so it was perfect.

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schnell007
schnell007

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

thank you

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zueppu
zueppu

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk and a wonderful discovery of the castle of Saint Cyr sur Chars. However, there was a slight problem with the route on one part of the road, although it was not very busy.

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Scarlin
Scarlin

Overall rating : 3 / 5

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

We never got past stage 9 at the Veolia station. We couldn't find the GR 11 and had to turn back because too many unsuccessful attempts.
We must have missed a signpost but never found out which one!

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cotix
cotix

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Nice, easy walk, perfect description.
However, there was far too much tarmac for our liking, which was disappointing for a walk through woods and fields.
No doubt due to the large proportion of private woodland.
Too bad

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kadouch
kadouch

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

An easy and very pleasant walk. Not much shade, so best done when it's not too hot. Small bridge never found in villetertre. Nobody on the road.

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Luou
Luou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very varied route, with flat sections and a few gradients.
We enjoyed the sections through the woods and then across the fields, while the most enjoyable part was finding ourselves facing the castle.

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natdu
natdu

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

During a day out in the Vexin at a friend's house, we took advantage of the fine weather to go for a short walk between the Château de Saint-Cyr sur Chars and the Bois de Beaumont. We didn't have time to do the whole loop because we had to get back, but we'll be going back. I really liked the area around the ponds. The light was very beautiful.

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COLIBRI93
COLIBRI93

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy walk between woods and fields. The description is perfect.
We made the diversions to the fried stone.
But alas, it was on the edge of a field and overgrown with scrub.
We were therefore not charmed by this stone.
Yesterday, Sunday, the light was magnificent, with a sky that was just a little cloudy and some very nice sunny spells.
The Château de Saint Cyr sur Chars is superb, and arriving on this little straight road allows you to discover it in all its splendour.
We didn't find it inconvenient to take this road, which is not very busy.
Just be careful on the way back to Chars, as the road is a little more busy before you turn right up the stairs.
Thanks again for this wonderful discovery

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