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Château de Courances walks
The Château de Courances
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2.86 mi
+39 ft
-39 ft
1h 20
Easy
Departure from Moigny-sur-École (Essonne)
An original way to get to the Château de Courances: on foot! This short hike goes around the outside of the park, with the first half rich in heritage (churches, mill, wash house, etc.) and the second half more bucolic, ending on an educational trail dedicated to fruit trees.
From Dannemois to Courances via Moigny-sur-École
7.99 mi
+417 ft
-446 ft
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Dannemois (Essonne)
In addition to fields and woods, this hike passes through three villages: Dannemois, where Claude François had his second home (Le Moulin), Courances and its château, and Moigny-sur-École.
From Boissise-le-Roi to Boutigny-sur-Essonne via the Chemin de l'École
17.05 mi
+492 ft
-436 ft
6 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Boissise-le-Roi (Seine-et-Marne)
A walk from station to station showcasing the full diversity of southern Île-de-France! For the first two-thirds of the route, the path crosses back and forth over the River École, with its old mills and countless wash houses. You then wander across a plateau with its typical heathland landscape. The walk concludes with a route that is mainly through woodland. A castle and a few Romanesque or Gothic churches add to the rich heritage of this walk.
From Milly-la-Forêt to Ballancourt-sur-Essonne through the Gâtinais region.
20.81 mi
+758 ft
-781 ft
10h 15
Very difficult
Departure from Milly-la-Forêt (Essonne)
This is the twenty-eighth stage of the Grand Tour of Île-de-France via the GR®11, connecting Milly-la-Forêt to the Ballancourt-sur-Essonne train station after crossing the French Gâtinais region. It is designed to follow on fromthe previous stage coming from Fontainebleau, after a night's stay there.This stage begins in the École valley, which boasts a rich heritage: Milly-la-Forêt, Moigny-sur-École, Courances and its château, and Dannemois, dear to Claude François. It continues through the fields of the Gâtinais, then the ridges and sandstone plateaus of the Grands Avaux forest, ending at Ballancourt-sur-Essonne in the valley of the same name.The stage is very beautiful but very long, and undoubtedly the most physically demanding of all those on the GR®11, especially in its second part. However, it is possible to split it in two by staying overnight and/or shorten it in several places by simplifying it.
Grand tour of Île-de-France in 34 stages on the GR®11
528.35 mi
+22,037 ft
-22,156 ft
34 days
Difficult
Departure from Paris
This marked GR® route around the Île-de-France region (with a few forays into neighbouring departments and regions) complements its "little brother", the GR®1, by forming a circular route around Paris, generally with a slightly larger radius.
It follows the same overall pattern: first, a radial section starting from Paris (more precisely from the Pont d'Austerlitz, near the former confluence of the Bièvre and the Seine), going up the entire Bièvre valley, then continuing to Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, in the Yvelines. From there, it is a circular route that loops around the Île-de-France region, close to its borders with neighbouring regions.
The route passes through beautiful regions, often untouched by intensive urbanisation, regional nature parks and other protected natural areas, and takes in some architectural wonders.
Walks near Château de Courances
From Boutigny-sur-Essonne to Maisse via the Bois de Malabri
8.23 mi
+512 ft
-476 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Boutigny-sur-Essonne (Essonne)
A walk mainly through woodland, from station to station, where flat sections alternate with ascents and descents. Beautiful pine forests, some heather-covered undergrowth and several boulders await you.
From Boutigny-sur-Essonne to Étréchy via Rocher Bizet
12.82 mi
+610 ft
-574 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Boutigny-sur-Essonne (Essonne)
A hike from station to station with a significant forest component. In addition to a viewpoint, Rocher Bizet offers views of its plateau landscapes, with heathland, ponds and outcropping rocks.
In the heart of the Coquibus massif
11.88 mi
+778 ft
-787 ft
6h 10
Difficult
Departure from Arbonne-la-Forêt (Seine-et-Marne)
This long hike takes you on a fairly comprehensive tour of the magnificent Coquibus massif: heather-covered plateaus and water holes, deciduous woods, rocks, viewpoints, the Vanne aqueduct (sandstone steps), etc.
From Maisse to La Ferté-Alais via Ile Ambart
11.82 mi
+486 ft
-469 ft
5h 50
Difficult
Departure from Maisse (Essonne)
A hike from station to station in the Essonne Valley. After climbing up through the Bois de Saint-Médard and crossing a cultivated plateau, you pass through the charming hamlets of Courdimanche. You walk alongside the river several times, cross a small island, and the Marais de Jarcy may be of interest to nature lovers. Several churches and a few wash houses are also along the way.
From Maisse station to Coquibus via the Cyclop and the Moulin Grenat
Association / Club / Walk leader
9.96 mi
+423 ft
-246 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Maisse (Essonne)
A day or a weekend in the Fontainebleau Forest, without a car, starting from Maisse station (RER D). Visit the “Cyclop”, a kinetic metal sculpture partly covered in mirrors, as tall as a seven-storey building, which stands proudly in the heart of the Milly Forest. Monumental yet hidden away, it surveys its surroundings with its single golden eye.
From Maisse to Malesherbes via the Moulin de Vicq and the Chemin de Grimery
12.53 mi
+456 ft
-279 ft
6h 10
Difficult
Departure from Maisse (Essonne)
In the south of the Essonne department, this station-to-station hike alternates between forest paths, quiet country lanes and paths through the fields. Along the way, there is a wealth of heritage to discover: a mill, churches, a castle and a Neolithic grinding stone.
From La Ferté-Alais to Mennecy via the ponds
10.80 mi
+66 ft
-135 ft
5h 00
Moderate
Departure from La Ferté-Alais (Essonne)
This hike is certainly the most "aquatic" of those that can be undertaken along the Essonne. Indeed, numerous ponds punctuate the route: ponds for fishing or other forms of leisure; ponds and marshes that make up a protected natural area, a source of biodiversity and a place to observe wildlife.
From La Ferté-Alais to Étréchy, from Essonne to Juine
12.26 mi
+827 ft
-791 ft
6h 20
Difficult
Departure from La Ferté-Alais (Essonne)
Thirtieth stage of the Grand Tour of Île-de-France via the GR®11, linking La Ferté-Alais, in the Essonne valley, to Étréchy, in the Juine valley, through the western part of the Gâtinais Français Regional Nature Park. It consists of continuing the crossing of the Essonne, between agricultural landscapes, small forest ranges and more imposing valleys. A relatively short stage without any major difficulties, before the next two, which will be a little longer.
From La Ferté-Alais to Boutigny via the Charron and Miséry woods
8.73 mi
+328 ft
-341 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from La Ferté-Alais (Essonne)
A varied walk, from station to station. After the footpaths and the church at Cerny, the route becomes predominantly woodland. It winds through the Bois Charron and climbs up the hill of La Roche Cornue, dotted with boulders. After a pleasant walk through the Bois de Miséry, you return to the Essonne valley and its villages.
From La Ferté-Alais to Chamarande
9.27 mi
+679 ft
-597 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from La Ferté-Alais (Essonne)
From the Essonne Valley to the Juine Valley through woods and fields, passing by the Pierre Levée in Janville-sur-Juine and the Chamarande viewpoint.
A route almost entirely on paths with beautiful views in the Gâtinais Français Regional Nature Park.