Route de Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais

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Route in the Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais National Forest

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.05 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 15 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 15 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 228 m
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    Lowest point: 204 m
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Description of the walk

Access: In Châteauneuf, take Route de Brézolles, thenthe second street on the left (Avenue de la République). Park in the car park of the village hall.

Yellow markings

(S/E) Follow Avenue de la République west-southwest. At the end, turn right. At the next crossroads, go straight ahead. At the pedestrian crossing, take the small path on the left towards the water tower to reach a tarmac road further on. Walk along the car park and continue straight ahead into the forest.

(1) After the water tower, at the large crossroads, turn onto the first path on the left. Continue along this path until you reach a road at Rond des Quatre Barrières.

(2) Cross the road and take the path on the left, the one of the three that has no barrier and heads south-south-east.
After 250 metres, cross a second road and continue straight ahead. After 500 metres, turn right and follow the bridle path that zigzags along the edge of the forest.

(3) At the end of this path, turn sharply right and continue straight ahead to the Rond du Roi (stone column in the centre).

(4) Cross the grassy area and then the road and take the path on the right (north-east) to Rond de Vionnay, where you turn left.

(5) Continue straight ahead until you reach the D140, which you cross.

No markings

(6) Take the path that branches off to the right, east-northeast (do not follow the signpost that branches off to the left onto the road). Follow this path straight ahead until you reach the crossroads near the water tower.

Yellow markings

(1) At the crossroads, take thesecond path on the right. Arrive in Châteauneuf and follow the route in reverse to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 213 m - Parking at the village hall.
  2. 1 : km 0.93 - alt. 210 m - Crossroads at the water tower
  3. 2 : km 1.75 - alt. 214 m - Rond des Quatre Barrières
  4. 3 : km 3.69 - alt. 228 m - At Butte au Côs, turn right at the hairpin bend.
  5. 4 : km 4.4 - alt. 215 m - Rond du Roi
  6. 5 : km 4.87 - alt. 220 m - Rond du Vionnay
  7. 6 : km 5.48 - alt. 212 m - D140
  8. S/E : km 8.05 - alt. 213 m - Parking at the village hall.

Notes

Hunting takes place from 25 September to 31 March.

There are days when hunting is not permitted, and days when hunting is only permitted in part of the forest (check with the town hall).

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 7 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
FARGAS Jean-Claude
FARGAS Jean-Claude
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The Visorando route is slightly different from the route established and marked by the Comité de Randonnée 28: shorter and marked in the opposite direction from the water tower, it goes directly to the D 140. It therefore follows a section of the new GRP, recently marked in yellow and red, from the town centre. It then follows the final section of the PR marked in yellow, which was revised in July 2022. However, it is only marked in an anti-clockwise direction. The markings should therefore be correct provided you follow it in the right direction. It goes without saying that the description should also be redone in the right direction to match the markings.
The route of the future D 928 bypass, and not the RN 154, only cuts this circular route at two points.
For the moment, work has been halted and should not prevent passage.

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maya17
maya17

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,
this hike should be removed because we were unable to complete it due to roadworks on the N154.
The markings no longer exist.
It's a shame, as the route must have been lovely.

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FARGAS Jean-Claude
FARGAS Jean-Claude

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Part of the work has been completed. It has been on hold for about two years, but the route is now open again. It is a pleasant route, which can be started at the foot of the water tower (small car park) to avoid crossing the town.

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FARGAS Jean-Claude
FARGAS Jean-Claude

Please note: Due to construction work on the Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais bypass, this circular route is not recommended for an extended period of time.

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R18Vab13Z
R18Vab13Z

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

There are no particular difficulties on this route.

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reivilo00
reivilo00

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Well-marked route with very little traffic

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Denise Garceau
Denise Garceau

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Lovely walk in the forest. The forest is well maintained but the route lacks some signposting.
A very pleasant hike.

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Franzft78
Franzft78

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Living in Chartres, the Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais national forest is the closest place for a long walk in the woods (25 minutes by car from Chartres). You can also be sure that you won't encounter any hunters in autumn.
The forest is well maintained and the paths are clean. You can see different types of trees in different places (deciduous or coniferous).
Be careful, though: the route on the map is reversed compared to the yellow signs on the trees. The directions on the map are accurate enough that you won't get lost, but you can't help turning around at the junctions to check the yellow signs on the trees... curious.

François

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vane28
vane28

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A nice walk in the forest, thank you.

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