Servon ponds circular

The circular route passes through two Briard villages and American-style residences before reaching the Servon ponds, a great place for a picnic.
The landscape is very varied, with woods, fields, an equestrian centre and a river punctuating the route.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.69 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 35 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 34 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 64 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Place Guillaume de Gondy.

(S/E) Approach Rue du Général Leclerc, facing the porch of the Ferme de Lions. The history of the farm is recounted on a sign. Take a look in the courtyard, then come back out.
Then turn right and continue straight ahead at the crossroads. Walk to the end of Rue de la Gavette, which passes not far from the church.

(1) Leave theGR® trail, turn right onto Rue du Rocher, pass the Domaine de Santeny shopping centre and continue to the large roundabout. Cross it carefully and stay on Rue du Rocher.

(2) Enter the Domaine de Santeny. At the second intersection, turn left onto Rue Gabriel Fauré and continue to the end.
This street continues along a path that enters the woods.

(3) At this intersection in the woods, turn right.
At the end of the path, turn right again, then continue straight ahead until you reach the edge of the woods.
Continue through the residential area, still straight ahead, along Rue François Couperin. This ends at a path.

(4) Turn left, then quickly right. The path runs through fields and joins a road.
Cross it and go down the cycle path that runs alongside the D51 road and reaches the river. (Watch out for cyclists, keep well to the right). Go up to the roundabout and turn right onto Rue de la République. Follow this street towards Servon church.

(5) At the foot of the church, turn right into a passage between two walls, the Ruelle aux Chiens (GR®).
Turn right onto Rue de la Dehors, then left onto Ruelle Baroin, which leads to the Servon ponds.
Walk along these ponds, on the left or right bank, as you wish; there are a few tables available.
At the small car park, walk up the road for 150 metres, then turn right onto the path. This path passes residences on the left and a large field on the right, then a small lake.
It ends at the road, at the bridge over the Réveillon.

(6) Opposite, follow the path that runs alongside the stream for 100 metres. Take a look at the park at the end, then cross the second bridge and return to the car park at Place Guillaume de Gondy (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 66 m - Car park at Place Guillaume de Gondy
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 90 m - Rue du Rocher
  3. 2 : km 0.75 - alt. 89 m - Domaine de Santeny
  4. 3 : km 1.96 - alt. 96 m - Intersection in the woods
  5. 4 : km 3.14 - alt. 94 m - Exit from the residential area
  6. 5 : km 4.6 - alt. 82 m - Église Saint-Louis et Sainte-Colombe (Servon)
  7. 6 : km 6.38 - alt. 66 m - Bridge over the - Réveillon (affluent de l'Yerres)
  8. S/E : km 6.69 - alt. 66 m - Car park at Place Guillaume de Gondy

Notes

100 metres from the car park, a little to the left, there is a bakery, pastry shop and chocolate shop.

The path through the woods can be very muddy at times.

You can extend the route by one kilometre by turning left at point (3), then right three times to return to point (3).

Worth a visit

Near the car park: the Briarde farm has been converted into an activity centre.
Picnic area and fishing ponds, with a few tables available

Bridge over the Réveillon with a wall bridge alongside it.

 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

4.8 / 5
Based on 16 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Sweetneck77
Sweetneck77

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Short, easy hike with a pleasant finish at the ponds where you can watch birds

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Christian G
Christian G

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant hike to enjoy with the family.

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Fourmette
Fourmette

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with varied landscapes between quiet residential areas, fields and ponds. The section through the woods between points 3 and 4 was impassable as the paths were too muddy. We therefore turned back and continued our walk among the houses of Santeny.
We saw and heard lots of birds: tits, song thrushes, warblers, robins and kestrels. We also saw traces of wild boar 🐗

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Marpilou
Marpilou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We were only able to complete part of the route because the ground was impassable in places due to rainfall. We had to give up at marker 4, as the path through the fields became critically muddy (it had been muddy but passable until then). Definitely avoid in January!

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feng
feng

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

This was my first experience with Visorando. A very beautiful route! I highly recommend it!

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RV94800
RV94800

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Santeny is a pleasant village, like many others in the Paris region. A small detour at the very beginning takes you past its castle. There is a pleasant American-style residential area at the start of the route. There is another small muddy section when crossing the woods, and finally a walk around the Sevron ponds, which are well worth discovering. Please note that access to the start is not easy, as Santeny has many one-way streets. We recommend using a navigation app that takes this into account.

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amostini
amostini

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with varied landscapes. At this time of year, some sections are very muddy

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mdre
mdre

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

a walk more like a Sunday stroll, but the views are varied and some of the houses are very pretty

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will53
will53

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2023
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 in good weather. An easy route, passing through a ghostly residential village. Ponds with fishermen. Nothing but pleasure. Thank you

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epouvantail
epouvantail

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's August and it's morning

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Cathou 94
Cathou 94

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, a bit short, but pleasant in the current heat, with a picnic stop at the peaceful ponds, very relaxing and enjoyable.

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Yannick Barbeau
Yannick Barbeau

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A very pleasant short route. Very varied, with villages, forests and lakes. No particular difficulties.
A few fishermen near the lakes on this public holiday, under the sun, and a few geese.

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Cecile94
Cecile94

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike. The route takes about 1.5 hours at a normal walking pace. We can stop near the ponds for a picnic

We highly recommend it

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MARCOLOLO98
MARCOLOLO98

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

AS THIS ROUTE IS SHORT, WE EXTENDED IT BY 2 KM INTO THE WOODS WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY;
the ponds are little known and we enjoyed them

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morenojo
morenojo
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, varied route (a bit of town, fields, woods...) just a stone's throw from home

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