Loop through the villages starting from Nesles-la-Vallée

A circular route through five villages in the Vexin Regional Park, partly following the old Valmondois Marines railway line, a secondary line that closed in the 1950s but whose old stations are still visible.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.19 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 30 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 142 m
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    Descent: - 139 m

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    Highest point: 100 m
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    Lowest point: 38 m

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Description of the walk

Park on Rue de la Falaise, just after the stream, at the fire station/community centre sign. (see practical information).

(S/E) Take Allée Saint-Denis, which runs behind the fire station, then turn left onto Sente du Vas, which joins the D64 or Route de Labeville. Follow it to the left on the pavement. At the hairpin bend, take Chemin du Montcel, which climbs slightly. Take care when crossing the bend.
Reach the plateau and continue to the PR® crossroads.

(1) Turn right and follow the yellow markings. You will reach the crossroads at Croix à Baptiste and the electricity substation. Turn right at a 90° angle and go downhill. Pass under the power lines and at the crossroads, continue straight ahead to reach the statue of the Virgin Mary.

(2) Reach the crossroads and turn right onto the PR®. Continue downhill. At the fork, continue left onto Chemin Boury and you will arrive in the centre of Labeville.
When you reach the bottom, continue down Rue de l'Ancienne Gare or Vieille Rue and join the crossroads with Rue de la Bauve.

(3) Turn left here. At the next junction, turn left onto a cinder path, the Promenade de Ramponne, the old railway line. Follow it to the large crossroads at the entrance to the village of Vallangoujard, specifically at its old station.

(4) Continue straight ahead on Rue Verte and follow the Theuville river. Cross the marshes to a small road where the path ends next to a small technical building.
Take this small road on the right and, after passing the cemetery, reach Menouville via Rue du Pressoir. At the crossroads, turn right down Rue du Moulin to the wash house.

(5) Go up to the right. Cross the D927 road carefully and continue along the path opposite.
At the X-shaped fork, turn left. Further on, the path becomes a street and descends towards Frouville. Pass the stream and the wash house.

(6) Take Rue du Margat and at the end of this street, turn right onto Grande Rue. Pass the church and arrive at the town hall.

(7) Follow thePR® which climbs up to the left towards Côte aux Poulets.
At the top, at a three-way junction, continue right on the PR®. Leave it at the edge of the woods and turn right into the woods. At the next edge, cross a road and then the D151 to arrive once again under the power lines. Pass Le Sausseron.

(8) Turn left and stay on this almost straight path to return to the car park (S/E) on Rue de la Falaise.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 39 m - Car park on Rue de la Falaise - Sausseron (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 1.33 - alt. 90 m - Carrefour PR
  3. 2 : km 2.43 - alt. 83 m - Statue of the Virgin Mary and landscape reading table
  4. 3 : km 3.17 - alt. 43 m - Crossroads of Rue de la Bauve.
  5. 4 : km 5.37 - alt. 49 m - Former Vallangoujard railway station
  6. 5 : km 7.39 - alt. 53 m - The wash house
  7. 6 : km 10.26 - alt. 45 m - The Frouville wash house
  8. 7 : km 10.82 - alt. 53 m - Frouville Church
  9. 8 : km 13.2 - alt. 42 m - Le Sausseron
  10. S/E : km 14.19 - alt. 39 m - Car park on Rue de la Falaise

Notes

(S/E) Please note: there is a flea market here in mid-October. Do not park here.
This flea market is very large and well-known, with another smaller one in Labeville. It is possible to combine hiking and flea market shopping, provided you check the parking situation.
For shopping, only in Nesles-la-Vallée.

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 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
ealet
ealet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very diverse hike, the villages you pass through are interesting, the route and explanations are clear
In short, a good hike.
Thanks to the author for sharing this.

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krando94
krando94
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Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice walks. It's all in the title: you go there for the villages, and you can expect a lot of tarmac (but not only) to connect them.

(Incidentally, it's a shame that we can't add more metadata to Visorando, such as theme, soil types, distance from urban areas, etc., so that we can then search using these criteria).

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CACOIN
CACOIN

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, easy route, alternating between countryside and village crossings, with a few wash houses.
DONE DURING THE WEEK, SO NO ONE ELSE AROUND.
BEFORE POINT 2, CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON TO THE LEFT DOWNHILL.

THE TIME INDICATED IS A LITTLE LONG. DONE IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS.

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bernard951
bernard951

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Lovely walk, done three times. Agree with Legodvicien's comments.

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legodvicien
legodvicien

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb, easy-to-follow hike with lots of points of interest. Varied landscapes and beautiful villages under pleasant autumn sunshine. Like others, we stopped at the Menouville wash house, which is a lovely spot for a picnic with bins available. There are a few sections on tarmac roads, but they are not very busy. We'll happily do it again!

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etienne92.d
etienne92.d

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We did this 15 km hike through forests and fields on a beautiful, almost summer-like day in October.
Admittedly, there are high-voltage power lines at the start and finish, but let's not exaggerate – they don't get in the way.

We found a nice picnic spot, but I think it's very well known, near the Menouville wash house.
Thank you for this beautiful route just 30 minutes from Colombes unglasses(whistle)love:

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CPierre
CPierre

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

While the villages you pass through have their charm, the connections between them (wide paths or roads) are of very little interest.

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oguerineau
oguerineau

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

not far from Paris and therefore from our home (Asnières).
it's a real change of scenery in the Vexin region and the countryside. We really liked it

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BRUNO1
BRUNO1

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

As Sunday 17 October was the day of the big flea market in Nesles-la-Vallée, we set off on this hike from Vallangoujard (parking is very difficult in Nesles)
It was a fairly varied, hilly walk, alternating between fields and woods, and passing through pretty villages. It's a shame that the high-voltage power lines spoil the landscape a little in some places.

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SylvieDelap
SylvieDelap

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A hike that allows you to discover the architectural heritage of the Vexin region. Don't hesitate to take a little detour to visit the centres of the villages you pass through along the way.

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NRBJ
NRBJ

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A great walk on Sunday, 20 June 2021. The weather was ideal, not too hot and no rain. Beautiful villages and landscapes where we encountered horses, goats and even deer. The dog was able to swim in several places. 3 hours and 20 minutes without dawdling too much

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Odisson
Odisson

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A varied hike with beautiful views of charming villages. Ideal for Parisians from the north-west who want to enjoy the countryside close to the capital. There is some tarmac but hardly any traffic. We still got quite hot on a few stretches without shade, so I wouldn't recommend it during a heatwave.

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Colbert 95
Colbert 95

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

An easy and very pleasant hike through five pretty villages in the French Vexin region.
No mud thanks to temperatures just below freezing, and no cold thanks to beautiful winter sunshine.
Alternating between exposed plateau areas and sheltered areas in the forest or villages.
Thanks to the creator of this route, we had a wonderful time.

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Les Doudouxes
Les Doudouxes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb, easy, very beautiful hike, done under the beautiful January sun. Surprising villages and varied landscapes allow you to really disconnect, just an hour from Paris. You can get water at the cemetery, about halfway along the route.

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Guyliane
Guyliane

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb hike that alternates between shaded and open areas and passes through pretty little villages.
Perfect for a day out with a picnic.

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