Loop around Brueil-en-Vexin

Starting from the charming village of Brueil en Vexin, you will pass La Cave aux Fées, a Neolithic burial site dating from around 2000 BCE. Then, through a varied, hilly landscape, you will discover a few hamlets and a village with its wash house and old bridge.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.91 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 117 m
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    Descent: - 119 m

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    Highest point: 162 m
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    Lowest point: 75 m

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Description of the walk

Start at Place de l'Église in Brueil-en-Vexin. There is a small car park where you can park.

(S/E) From the car park, walk downhill and follow Rue de l'Église on your left. At the T-junction, turn right onto Rue du Pont Madame. Walk past a castle and cross the Montcient river. At the T-junction, turn left and follow Rue du Vexin for about 100 metres.

(1) Leave the street and turn right onto Chemin de la Cave aux Fées (alley), then immediately take a path on the left. At the foot of a group of trees on the left is the Cave aux Fées (information sign).

(2) Continue along the path heading north-west, then north, ignoring the perpendicular paths. You will arrive at Maigremont.

(3) Follow a small road on the left, which soon becomes a path. Take the first path on the left (after about 200 metres). Continue south-west until you reach the entrance to the village of Sailly, just after a rudimentary football pitch on the right.

(4) At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue du Cornouiller. Cross Impasse du Mont Roty and, at the next crossroads, turn left onto Rue des Bonnes Joies, which descends towards the centre of the village. Ignore a small lane on the right and, at the next crossroads, turn right.

(5) Cross the D130 road and cross the Montcient again. At the next crossroads, turn left onto Rue Saint-Laurent. Cross Route de Vetheuil and follow the road that leads to the cemetery (follow the signs; do not take the road on the far right). Pass the cemetery and continue along the path that extends the street. Follow a large pond on your left and a poultry farm. Follow the path to the houses on the edge of Brueil-en-Vexin.

(6) Continue east-southeast on Rue de la Carrière. Ignore the first path on the right after a few metres. At the fork, take the path on the right that leads through the forest. At the T-junction (hangar on the right), turn right. Cross the tarmac road and continue along the path (south-west then south). After about 700m, you will reach a farm (La Malmaison).

(7) At the fork, follow the left-hand road (east). At the crossroads at the edge of the forest, turn left and go downhill to a larger road, the D130. Cross this road and take the path directly opposite.
Head east, pass a group of buildings on your right and reach the corner of a wood.

(8) Then turn left and, 200 metres further on, left again. Follow the path that descends gently between the fields to the entrance to Brueil-en-Vexin.

(9) At the crossroads, turn right onto the D130 road which leads to the village. Ignore the first street on the left and turn left into the next one, Rue de l'Église. Continue to the church and its car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 86 m - Place de l'église de Brueil-en-Vexin
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 89 m - Chemin de la Cave aux Fées
  3. 2 : km 0.89 - alt. 118 m - Cave aux Fées
  4. 3 : km 2.12 - alt. 152 m - Maigremont
  5. 4 : km 3.09 - alt. 117 m - Rudimentary football pitch
  6. 5 : km 3.77 - alt. 87 m - Route D130 - Ru de la Montcient (rivière) - Affluent de l'Aubette
  7. 6 : km 5.5 - alt. 93 m - Rue de la Carrière
  8. 7 : km 6.89 - alt. 139 m - La Malmaison
  9. 8 : km 8.31 - alt. 119 m - Bois dit Le Boquet
  10. 9 : km 9.32 - alt. 83 m - Route D130
  11. S/E : km 9.91 - alt. 87 m - Place de l'église de Brueil-en-Vexin

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 31 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
gerard leduc
gerard leduc

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A wide variety of landscapes

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ET
ET

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the countryside. Varied landscapes.

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Pennnobru
Pennnobru

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, fairly easy hike.

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PedroB
PedroB

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike from start to finish. Many thanks.

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Jean Pedelaborde
Jean Pedelaborde

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A very pleasant route, especially in this beautiful weather. We encountered few other hikers.

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jlforet
jlforet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 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, easy, pleasant and a change of scenery

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joelle C&R
joelle C&R

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pretty route alternating between woodland and fields where harvesting is underway. Pretty houses in the hamlets you pass through, the fairy cave and charming wash houses. Take a short detour to picnic at the Gaucher fountain in La Chartre.

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sissidanseuse
sissidanseuse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

beautiful route, well detailed, and interesting points of interest.

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GUELLIER
GUELLIER

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful walk in the hills between Oinville and Brueil en Vexin with magnificent landscapes.

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Gentyana
Gentyana

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2020
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, well described. The weather was perfect, allowing us to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery.

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gmevel
gmevel

Hello,

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hubertlandry
hubertlandry

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

yes, very good. I had trouble transferring it to my mobile phone in GPX format so I could use it for navigation.

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Malo_Marion
Malo_Marion

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike in the Vexin region. The first loop is much more interesting than the second, so the hike can be shortened for those who wish. Good descriptions, few hikers and pretty scenery: a great combination!

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isavlb91
isavlb91

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

beautiful walk

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rameur78
rameur78

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

At the end of the hike, at point 9, I think it's better to return to the church not via the busy RD310 Gargenville-Brueil road, but by turning left onto the short hiking trail (marked PR in purple on the map, which passes through a grove) and reusing (very partially) the route between points 6 and 7 (beautiful view of the pretty village of Brueil-en-Vexin) to descend towards the church square via a quiet street...
Furthermore, the charm of the Montcient valley (which attracts countless cyclists, especially in these days of "deconfinement" when they are taking their revenge...) still holds, despite its gradual but well-controlled urbanisation.
The ground on the paths was hard due to the dry weather. Walking sticks were not necessary. The estimated time is a little excessive, but this walk is to be savoured, so it's worth lingering a while: the 3 hours 10 minutes includes time for meditation, chatting and daydreaming. Don't change it!
A minor point: the church is not very easy to find, as it is not really a landmark for motorists. It is small and its bell tower is not very high, so you can only see it from the top of the village or when you arrive in front of it!

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