Cléry-en-Vexin - Guiry - Wy-dit-Joli-Village loop

Discover three pretty villages in the French Vexin region with beautiful churches, a stunning castle and varied landscapes of fields, sunny hillsides and even pine forests.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.03 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 256 ft
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    Descent: - 262 ft

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    Highest point: 574 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 315 ft

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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the square in front of the church (car park), turn right onto the street, then take the next right onto Rue du Bâtiment. Follow it further on when it turns right, ignoring Rue des Ecoles on your left. At the next intersection, follow it around the bend to the left, ignoring Rue de la Tour on your right. Further on, the street turns right and becomes a path.

(1) Turn left shortly after, at the farm buildings on your right, and continue along the path. Ignore the path on the left and the one leading to the covered alley. The path continues through a pine forest.

(2) When you reach the entrance to Guiry-en-Vexin, turn right at the Croix Torsadée. Pass in front of the church. Continuing on, you will see the castle on your left and the Val d'Oise archaeological museum. Continue on the D159 departmental road. You can stop on the right to taste Sophie's waffles.
Continuing on the D159, you will find the Saint Romain spring with its statue on the right.

(3) Pass in front of the Notre-Dame church and walk around the cross, which has two different sides. Take Rue Saint Romain and at the fork, turn right towards the cemetery.

(4) Take the first road on the right towards the woods. At the end, if the gate is closed, walk along the field and rejoin the path by entering the woods just before the "bend" in the field. Continue along the path to the left. Ignore all the paths on the right until you reach the road.

(5) Then turn right onto the road and continue for 500 metres.

(6) Turn onto the path that branches off to the right. Follow it, turning left at the first fork. After the farm, turn left to return to the outward route.

(1) Turn left and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 561 ft - Church of Cléry-en-Vexin
  2. 1 : mi 0.33 - alt. 554 ft - Fork in the loop
  3. 2 : mi 1.51 - alt. 331 ft - Twisted Cross
  4. 3 : mi 2.38 - alt. 377 ft - Notre-Dame Church
  5. 4 : mi 2.88 - alt. 417 ft - On the right, towards the woods
  6. 5 : mi 3.71 - alt. 479 ft - Junction with a road
  7. 6 : mi 4.17 - alt. 522 ft - Path on the right
  8. S/E : mi 5.03 - alt. 561 ft - Church of Cléry-en-Vexin

Notes

Worth a visit

Places to visit include the churches in the three villages, Guiry Castle and the Val d'Oise Archaeological Museum, and the Saint-Romain fountain in Wy-dit-Joli-Village.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 32 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 29080781

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 24, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk

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Geono60
Geono60

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Good times, but a bit too much road for our liking. Especially from Guiry-en-Vexin to Wy-Dit-Joli-Village, it's a very busy road where cars drive fast. We didn't feel safe there.
The road after point 5 can easily be avoided by crossing the Morval forest, which offers numerous paths covering a similar distance.

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User 28326096

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 12, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route that combines village crossings and fields.
We did it in the middle of winter (with snow falling at the end of the route) and the hike still offered beautiful scenery.

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Gabeline60
Gabeline60

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike done in reverse. Beautiful route, although there are a few roads, fortunately not too busy.
Easy

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User 23208383

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

at No. 4, we were forced to turn around and take the road instead of the path along the forest, but we saw a deer in front of us

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nkherbache
nkherbache

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Small error at the start when the road becomes a path, then on the route at the closed barrier, you have to take the field, which makes it difficult to find the path
Otherwise, very good!

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narnya
narnya

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The hike itself is nice, but there's too much walking on roads.
The section between Guiry and Wy-dit-Joli-village is quite dangerous with cars driving quite fast.
Then the section with the barrier (with another section on tarmac just before) is really not great because it feels like you're entering private property and the description of how to get around it is really poor.
Then, at the end, there's another stretch on the road, which is a real shame as you can go through the forest instead, which is what we did as we were fed up with the road.

So if you're hiking with your dogs, this isn't the ideal walk, especially if they're not comfortable around cars.

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chrisdu30
chrisdu30

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk with quite a variety of landscapes
Between Guiry and Wy, you have to walk along the departmental road, taking care to watch out for traffic
Indeed, at number 4, the gate was closed, which forced us to do a bit of "off-roading" before finding a well-marked path in the woods.

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Fabycarpediem
Fabycarpediem

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty, varied hike: villages, fields, woods... FYI, there is a short stretch on a departmental road to get to Wy, a pretty village, with some traffic. Please take care.

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seb11b
seb11b

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 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 hike with lovely landscapes and charming little villages.
The only downside was a fairly long stretch along the main road, but fortunately once you pass the cemetery in Wy-dit-joli-village and cut across the fields, the scenery is magnificent

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Eliane L
Eliane L

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant and varied route. Beautiful villages, fields and woods. Bring drinks and snacks with you. Due to health restrictions, you won't find anything along the way. Sophie's waffle shop is of course closed.

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H Baron
H Baron

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike was greatly appreciated. We went on a weekday in October. Despite the fact it was during the school holiday, there were very few people; most of the time we were alone. The villages are absolutely charming, the forest and fields are lovely, and all is well marked. Highly recommended!

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milgerard
milgerard

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant ride through the beautiful countryside of the French Vexin region.
Weak point: between points (2) and (3), you follow a fairly busy departmental road.
In addition, the description suggests taking a detour through a neighbouring field if the gate is closed after point (4). This is completely unnecessary as there is a pedestrian crossing on the right of the gate that is always open.

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B.R.
B.R.

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike... pretty villages, beautiful castles, beautiful churches as you pass through three villages.
An easy, flat and very varied route... fields, villages, forest trails...
Don't forget to stop for refreshments along the way: a break for Sophie's waffles, which are delicious and light.
The only difficulty was understanding the route: go around the gate on the right, continue straight ahead along the hedge until you reach the woods, then take the small path on the left.

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viso2605
viso2605

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

I really enjoyed this tour – one thing that could be improved: the part that is along the roadside

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