Circular route in the Rumilly-les-Vaudes forest

This flat walk, suitable for all ages, starts and ends at the foot of the village’s 16th-century church. A 15 km walk suitable for everyone; pushchairs with large wheels are welcome.
Mostly shaded, it will nevertheless give you a glimpse of the village’s streetscape. The first half of this walk follows theGR®2

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.57 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 49 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 51 m

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    Highest point: 176 m
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    Lowest point: 136 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Saint-Martin Church.

(S/E) Walk past the front of the church and the vicarage to head back down towards L’Hozain.

(1) At the next junction, turn right onto theGR®2, marked in red and white. Keep to the right on theGR® to reach the junction marked by a sawmill at a place called Le Long du Bois.

(2) Turn right to enter the woods along a dirt track. Continue straight ahead to reach a crossroads with four perpendicular paths.

(3) Turn 90° to the right and follow the straight path again until you reach the junction with the D42 road at La Croix du Coin des Ventes.

(4) Continue left, still on theGR®, quickly leave the road, cross it and continue back into the woods. You will come to another right-angled junction. Turn left and arrive at the junction with the White Cross Route.

(5) Turn right here, leave theGR® at the junction with the Route Forestière des Tilleuls, and continue straight on along the Route Forestière de la White Cross. You will reach the junction with the Route Forestière des Naues.

(6) Turn right here, continue along this road and reach a car park at the junction of three roads.

(7) Continue left onto the Route Forestière de Vérien. You will then rejoin the D85.

(8) Turn right onto it, follow the road alongside the forest, turn left onto the Chemin du Bas des Champs and then continue along the Chemin de Chaussepierre.

(9) When you reach the junction with the Voie aux Ânes, turn right. Continue past the Château de la Motte, then rejoin the D42 road and turn left to reach the car park at Saint-Martin Church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 145 m - Car park at the - Église Saint-Martin (Rumilly-les-Vaudes)
  2. 1 : km 0.25 - alt. 136 m - The - Hozain (rivière) - Affluent de la Seine
  3. 2 : km 1.24 - alt. 150 m - Sawmill
  4. 3 : km 2.79 - alt. 148 m - End of the dirt track
  5. 4 : km 3.79 - alt. 176 m - Croix du Coin des Ventes
  6. 5 : km 6.58 - alt. 156 m - RF White Cross
  7. 6 : km 8.28 - alt. 167 m - RF des Naues
  8. 7 : km 10.59 - alt. 143 m - Car park
  9. 8 : km 11.76 - alt. 142 m - D85 junction
  10. 9 : km 12.93 - alt. 145 m - Chemin des Ànes
  11. S/E : km 14.57 - alt. 145 m - Car park at the - Église Saint-Martin (Rumilly-les-Vaudes)

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

4.2 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
brageole
brageole

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

hiking in the forests is pleasant in summer, but I would advise against going during the hunting season.
as the hike was a bit monotonous, staying on the wide white paths of the circuit, I often took the parallel trails, which were much nicer (black paths on the IGN map).
thanks to the designer

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User 5264946

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike. Some difficulties after the GR trail in following the correct route.
Very shady, which is appreciated in high temperatures

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st jean
st jean
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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oliphot
oliphot

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk, with most of the route through the forest. No difficulties; completed in 3 hours 20 minutes (without running) instead of the 4 hours 20 minutes stated.

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véroth
véroth

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A very pleasant walk through a beautiful forest. The undergrowth is varied. We were lucky enough to spot a deer.

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Regill74
Regill74

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A good route – interesting and fairly easy. The start is a bit tricky to find.

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