Bréançon - Le Heaulme circular

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Enjoy your hike, best done in good weather...

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Date of your route : Mar 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very poorly written description. At the start of the route, stand facing the road with your back to the church and set off to the right. On leaving the village, continue along the Marine road. Further on, the road forms a Y. Take the right fork. The road climbs uphill. Enter the woods via a small path on the left marked with a yellow line. Do not turn left when you see two possible paths (there is also a wooden barrier at this point to prevent cars from entering the woods).

In wet weather, it gets very muddy! The villages are very nice if you take the time to explore them (Bréançon, Le Rosnel, Le Heaulmes).

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Date of your route : May 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's a shame that half of the route is poorly described, with directions for road crossings that are not the ones to take into account. Fortunately, the trail is correct and the yellow markings could be a valuable guide. Overall, I am very satisfied with this country walk.

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Date of your route : Aug 06, 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 done in reverse because, as it was a scorching hot day, we preferred to walk on the sunny roads earlier in the morning and finish with the wooded section.
A varied hike (beautiful villages, pleasant forest, agricultural and hilly countryside of the Vexin) which, admittedly, includes many tarmac roads but with little traffic.
We particularly enjoyed the village of Heaulme and its Saint Georges church.
The route took 2½ hours to complete.

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

A beautiful hike through magnificent villages. The last part of the route is a little difficult in hot weather.
The path is well marked with very pleasant sections through the woods.

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Date of your route : Sep 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely little route through fields and woods, I highly recommend it...

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Date of your route : Apr 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very good walk to get back into shape before tackling longer hikes.
The Vexin is a beautiful hilly, wooded, agricultural region offering a variety of scents and colours to delight city dwellers. This walk makes extensive use of the surrounding roads, so caution is required at all times, as there are many reckless Sunday drivers. Do not hesitate to change sides of the road depending on which offers better visibility of traffic, which is admittedly very sporadic but nevertheless poses a risk of accident that should be minimised as much as possible.
Please note that there is a path that does not appear on the IGN 1/25000 map - Before starting the bend on the road leading to the village of Le Haulme, just after the small pond (elevation 151), a path previously covered by brush has been passable again for at least two years, according to a hiker we met along the way. This path passes through the Masière woods, runs alongside a few houses and leads (elevation 158) back to the road and, to the delight of hikers – especially if you pass by between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. – to a small picnic area (tables with wooden benches, small refreshing pond) where you can have lunch or simply take a short break.
In short, this is a pleasant mini route for all ages, but please be careful on the road!

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Date of your route : Nov 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Varied landscapes and gentle slopes: this is a relaxing walk.

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Date of your route : Nov 19, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We had a great time and enjoyed the changing landscapes.
This hike is best enjoyed when it's not too hot, as it's quite exposed in the height of summer. Cows, horses and nutria await you!

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Date of your route : Oct 08, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We veered too far left at the "Bois des loups" (Wolf Forest) and ended up at the entrance to Marines. We also had to deviate from our planned route above "Le Rosnel" due to hunting.

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Date of your route : Aug 28, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant hike

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

As stated in the initial description, there is a lot of road travel. A bit too much to compensate for the forest/path travel.

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Thank you for this lovely walk today in perfect weather.
Typical Vexin landscapes, fields stretching as far as the eye can see and two pretty churches along a fairly easy route (it took us just under three hours, including stops).
Just to clarify, the calvary mentioned shortly after the start is at the intersection of the D64 and the C1.

See you soon.

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Date of your route : Mar 16, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

First of all, I would like to thank the person who suggested this hike.
We did it in ideal conditions, with blue skies and perfect temperatures (12°/18°).

It's an easy walk, perfect for getting back into shape after winter. Very few hills.
It's a lovely walk for those who enjoy gazing at gently rolling countryside with fields and woods.
It's an afternoon or morning walk.
If, like us, you start around 11 a.m., you can plan a picnic stop in the Bois de la Biche woods two-thirds of the way along the route.

However, I should point out that the route follows a PR path for many sections and that it would be useful to mention this in the description. Knowing that you can rely on PR (yellow) markings makes certain decisions easier to make, especially at intersections.

I would also point out that the sections on tarmac roads are quite long. Fortunately, these are quiet roads (at least on Sundays).

Once again, a lovely, easy and enjoyable walk.

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