Passing through Vaubesnard and Bouc Étourdi

A pleasant route offering varied landscapes through the woods and fields of the Hurepoix.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.28 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 45 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 92 m
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    Descent: - 87 m

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    Highest point: 160 m
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    Lowest point: 77 m

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Description of the walk

Parking is available in the small car park opposite the church in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan. Access via the A10 motorway, exit "Dourdan", then take the D27 towards Le Val-Saint-Germain.

(S/E) Take the street that passes in front of the church, go around it on the right and cross the village, heading east.

(1) After about 400 metres, turn right and cross a river on a footbridge with a wash house on your right. Follow the red and white markings ofthe GR®111and continue along a small paved road at a place called Pont-de-Rué.

(2) You will come out onto the D27 and follow it to the left for a good hundred metres. Then take a path on the right at the corner of a house. The path is clear at first, then enters the woods.

(3) Shortly after leaving the woods, you will come to a poorly marked crossroads with a footbridge without railings on the right and a large field on the left. Turn left (south-east) and climb gently to the edge of a small wood (on your right) and the large field (on your left). Enter the woods.

(4) At elevation 148, do not leave the woods as the path in front of you suggests, but turn right. Stay on the edge of the woods with a meadow on your left behind a hedge. Then cross a meadow with woods below on your right. Descend to the Vaubesnard farm.

(5) Continue south-west on a small road. At elevation 158, the road turns sharply to the right. Pass a small industrial estate.

(6) Cross the D383 (take care) and continue to a wood. At the entrance to the wood, make a left-right zigzag (leaving theGR®11, which goes towards Dourdan, on your left). Continue west through the wood for about 300 metres.

(7) At a crossroads, take theGR® de Pays on the right (red and yellow markings). Follow a path through fields that heads north-west then north, going downhill. You will arrive at the hamlet of Rouillon (rural lodge).

(8) Turn right onto the road and you will immediately reach the village of Bouc Étourdi (you will be in a different department).

(9) At the T-junction, turn right onto the road. On leaving the village, take a path on the left that climbs gently between the fields. Enter the woods, pass a sort of pass and come out between the fields.

(10) At elevation 123, take the first road on the right, at a right angle and heading east. Drive through the fields until you reach the hamlet of Foisnard.

(11) At a farm shed (on your left), do not follow the road to the right but continue roughly opposite where you came from and take a small path that runs alongside gardens on your right. Join a small road and follow it to the left.

(12) Cross the D27 (take care) and continue straight ahead on a path. Cross two branches of a river and reach the village of Bandeville.

(13) Turn right into the street. Walk along a sports field on your right. Cross a crossroads and you will see the church of Saint-Cyr opposite (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 82 m - Église Saint-Cyr (Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan)
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 78 m - Wash house
  3. 2 : km 0.83 - alt. 81 m - The Rué Bridge
  4. 3 : km 1.75 - alt. 92 m - Crossroads - Bottom of the Ravin de Villeneuve
  5. 4 : km 2.85 - alt. 147 m - Les Fondelles - Fourche
  6. 5 : km 4.04 - alt. 145 m - Vaubesnard farm
  7. 6 : km 5.43 - alt. 160 m - Crossing the D838
  8. 7 : km 6.26 - alt. 158 m - Crossroads on the Route du Bois des Brosses
  9. 8 : km 7.89 - alt. 118 m - Rouillon
  10. 9 : km 8.15 - alt. 114 m - Bouc Etourdi
  11. 10 : km 9.75 - alt. 124 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 11 - alt. 96 m - Foisnard
  13. 12 : km 11.3 - alt. 87 m - Crossing the D27
  14. 13 : km 11.71 - alt. 81 m - Bandeville
  15. S/E : km 12.28 - alt. 82 m - Église Saint-Cyr (Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan)

Notes

Wear hiking boots. In wet weather, the section upstream from the Vaubesnard farm is muddy.

A 1:25,000 map is required (at least the one accompanying this description).

Hike completed seven times by the author, the first on 10 February 2008, the last on 14 April 2013.

Worth a visit

Along the way: woods and fields, extensive views of the Chevreuse Valley and the Rambouillet Forest.

In Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan:
- Saint-Cyr Church (12th-16th century) (S/E).
- Washing place (1).

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

4.5 / 5
Based on 47 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
ozogiminy
ozogiminy

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike starting from Dourdan station, which is 10 minutes from the trail.
There is no GR de Pays trail at point 7; it descends towards Dourdan (between points 6 and 7) and not the GR 11 as stated in the description.
Follow the GR de Pays from the start until between points 6 and 7.
There is a nice little restaurant in St Cyr, otherwise there are picnic tables next to the wash house, which looks fairly new.

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Marypoppinsk
Marypoppinsk

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike. After all the flooding, choosing a route was difficult. We chose this one because it is often clear and we were not disappointed!
There was a bit of mud when we arrived at Vaubesnard, but we were able to get around it by straying a little from the path
For logistical reasons, we met at Dourdan station, where the café was open. On the way back, we enjoyed the little cafés near the castle
I recommend it

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ealet
ealet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike despite a few muddy sections, with lots of variety (passing through villages, forests and fields). Thank you to the author for sharing

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mmlecardonnel
mmlecardonnel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with some muddy sections, which is normal at this time of year!

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BRUNO1
BRUNO1

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As the author says: Upstream from the Vaubesnard farm, between landmarks 3 and 4, the path can be very muddy. When we passed through, it was not only muddy but completely flooded. Despite good hiking boots, we struggled to find a way through, to a spot with 5 to 10 cm of water.

Otherwise, the route is pleasant and slightly hilly, except for the southern section near Dourdan, which is monotonous.

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spinoza2009
spinoza2009

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A big thank you to the volunteers who maintain the trails that allow us to escape for a few hours.
The mix of fields and woods is really lovely.

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epiluc91
epiluc91
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a pleasant, varied, very peaceful and relaxing walk (you only pass through hamlets)

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MagTour
MagTour

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and pleasant hike, easy going, alternating between forest paths and trails along the edge of the woods, with a few stretches across fields. We made a detour to Dourdan, a very charming little town.

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mdre
mdre
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

very disappointing hike. There are many more interesting ones in this area.

View of the water tower, passing through a small craft area on a path... The departmental road has to be crossed several times...

To avoid walking through fields again, I mapped out a route following the paths between points 7 and 9 to stay in the forest

No difficulty, more of a walk to do with the family if you're bored!

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PascalFrancette
PascalFrancette

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

As always with Netra, perfect description
Thank you for this beautiful hike

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Christian.chanez@wanadoo.fr
Christian.chanez@wanadoo.fr

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Discover pleasant landscapes

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fredo123
fredo123

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike. Worth doing again.

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boucles d'or
boucles d'or
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really nice hike in the countryside, with old stones and beautiful views.
There's a lot of water along the route and the paths are quite muddy, which adds to the charm of this hike.
Another Netra route that I highly recommend.
For those hiking with a dog, be careful around the Vaubesnard farm, where there is a good guard dog that protects its property. And in the village of Bouc Etourdi, there is a dog that tends to follow you until you leave the village.

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les rhodoniens
les rhodoniens

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a very pleasant walk to discover on sunny days. Varied route. Worth repeating.

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Jean.Taverne
Jean.Taverne

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Perfect description, very pretty, peaceful walk on this winter Saturday. Thank you to the author.

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