Frouville Circular

On the Vexin plateau, discover Château Molle and the Cavée du Lay. 360° views over the Vexin plateaus.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.71 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 156 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 147 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 45 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Vexin
  • ⚐ City: Frouville (95690)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.147998° / E 2.150207°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2212E, 2313OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

From L’Isle-Adam, take the D64 towards Nesles-la-Vallée then the D151 towards Frouville. Park by the church.

(S/E) Leave the car park on the left into Rue de Nesles.

(1): Turn left at the first junction (opposite No. 7) and continue along Côte aux Poulets. At the four-way junction on the edge of the woods, turn right and continue along the path, ignoring the turnings on the right, until you reach Rue de l’Abreuvoir.

(2): Turn left onto Rue des Chevrières, ignore the first turn-off on the left and, at the next junction, continue to the right until you reach No. 53.

(3) Turn right onto Grande Rue, pass a wash house before leaving it at the next junction (car park reserved for the Town Hall and the school). Head up to the left then turn immediately right onto Chemin des Fortes Terres. Continue straight on to the end of the path. Leave the woods, cross a junction and arrive at another Y-junction.

(4) Keep left and continue along the same path. Ignore the first turn-off to the left and carry on to the next crossroads at the edge of a wood.

(5) Turn left, ignore the turn-off to the left and then the one to the right, and you’ll reach a road (Rue des Ronquerolles).

(6) Cross it and continue straight ahead through the woodland. Walk alongside a field on your left until you reach a crossroads.

(7) Turn left and continue straight on until you reach the second four-way junction, on the edge of the woods, at La Maladrerie.

(8) Continue straight on until the next junction.

(9) Turn right, then at the first junction, turn left onto Chemin de la Garenne. You’ll come out onto Grande Rue; go right then turn left at the first street (calvary on your right). Cross the Ru de Frouville and reach a bend.

(10) Turn left and ignore the turn-off to the right, then turn left at the next junction. Keep left, continue along Rue du Margat, and rejoin Grande Rue.

(11) Turn right and head for the car park, staying on the same path (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 52 m - Eglise Saint-Martin (Frouville)
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 57 m - Cötes aux Poulets
  3. 2 : km 1.28 - alt. 61 m - Rue des Chennevières
  4. 3 : km 2.05 - alt. 68 m - Wash house - The hollow
  5. 4 : km 2.87 - alt. 110 m - Y-junction
  6. 5 : km 3.76 - alt. 104 m - Côte Au Loup
  7. 6 : km 5.41 - alt. 129 m - Rue des Ronquerolles
  8. 7 : km 5.84 - alt. 155 m - La Pomme Rouget
  9. 8 : km 7.48 - alt. 109 m - La Maladrerie
  10. 9 : km 8.49 - alt. 88 m - Les Cailloux
  11. 10 : km 9.45 - alt. 53 m - Crossroads - Grands Bois
  12. 11 : km 10.27 - alt. 53 m - Grande Rue
  13. S/E : km 10.71 - alt. 52 m - Eglise Saint-Martin (Frouville)

Worth a visit

-La Tour du Lay grinding stone: turn right at (5). Continue straight on at the first two junctions. Turn left at the third. Pass the first junction and then turn left at the second. The grinding stone is 400 m further on, to the left, off the path.
-St Robert’s Chapel: turn right at (6). The chapel is on the left of the road near a track.
-(S/E) St Martin’s Church.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
jeanno de L'ESC
jeanno de L'ESC

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 26, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I based my route on this circular loop, shortening it by cutting from point 6 to point 4 at the Plaine de Ret, and from point 4 to point 2, avoiding Hédouville and Hodan, and skipping the 10/11 circular loop around Frouville Castle. That way, I was able to complete my short 8.5-kilometre loop.

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JLGalliot
JLGalliot

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, best avoided in very hot weather (lots of fields)

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JeanDo74
JeanDo74

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A walk to do when it's not too hot. Lots of open paths. Field edges.
No difficulties.
Open path.

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JeanDo74
JeanDo74

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the woods
No difficulty
The paths are easily passable

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Marc1953
Marc1953

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

A pleasant walk through the flower-filled countryside.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the polishing stone. At point No. 5, I didn’t understand what I was supposed to do. I’ll try again another time.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

hike not completed

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fano1962
fano1962

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Do not use in very hot weather.
Otherwise, very pleasant.

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ovil
ovil

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I have combined this walk with the one entitled "From Labbeville to Menouville via Frouville", as both routes pass through Frouville.
Wide paths through fields and few shaded sections.
A bit of heritage in the two villages you pass through.

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