Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - La Frette

A walk that allows you to discover the banks of the Seine at the pace of the barges, first along the water's edge, then from a higher vantage point.
You can also discover a rich heritage, such as the royal quarries, the Moorish house of painter and photographer Victor Madeleine (1855-1931) and the River Transport Museum.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.81 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 67 m
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    Descent: - 59 m

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    Highest point: 72 m
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    Lowest point: 23 m

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Description of the walk

The tour starts at Quai des Martyrs de la Résistance. To park, go to the section that is neither a pay-and-display zone nor a blue zone.

(S/E) Then it's very simple. Just walk along the Seine with the river on your right.

(1) At the corner of Rue du Val, note the Moorish-style house of the painter Victor Madeleine. Continue straight ahead along the banks of the Seine until you reach 123 Quai de Seine in La Frette.

(2) At this point, turn left onto Rue Jean Lefebvre.

(3) Turn left again onto Rue Gambetta, then, about 50 metres further on, turn left onto the Haut des Côtes d'Herblay path. It is narrow and uphill.

Then just follow the paths and streets straight ahead until you reach a church and its cemetery. Continue along the path that goes around the cemetery until you reach a staircase.

(4) Go down the stairs and follow the path to Rue de Val, then turn left onto this street.

(5) Turn right onto Rue des Grosses Eaux. Follow this street to the crossroads with Avenue Jean Allemane.

(6) At this junction, go up the stairs on the right leading to Avenue du Général Leclerc, then turn left onto this avenue.

(7) At the next junction, turn left onto Avenue Foch. Follow this avenue until you reach a gate blocking the road and marking the entrance to a residential complex (Jacqueline Brumaire).

(8) Just before this gate, climb the path on the right that winds its way up to Chemin de Conflans.

(9) At the top of the path, turn left and follow Chemin de Conflans straight ahead, then Avenue de Bellevue, which follows it, and finally Rue aux Moines.
All this leads to the Château du Prieuré, now the Musée de la Batellerie (River Transport Museum).
There, a beautiful view of the Seine rounds off the end of the circuit.

(10) Facing the Seine, on the right or left side of the esplanade, go down to a staircase that can be seen from above. This staircase and the one that follows it lead back to Quai des Martyrs de la Résistance.

(11) Turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 23 m - Quai des Martyrs de la Résistance - Seine [la]
  2. 1 : km 4.22 - alt. 25 m - House of the painter Victor Madeleine
  3. 2 : km 5.57 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Rue Jean Lefebvre
  4. 3 : km 5.64 - alt. 28 m - Rue Gambetta
  5. 4 : km 7.06 - alt. 51 m - Earth staircase
  6. 5 : km 7.22 - alt. 28 m - Rue des Grosses Eaux
  7. 6 : km 7.76 - alt. 28 m - Avenue Jean Allemane, stairs on the right
  8. 7 : km 7.97 - alt. 53 m - Crossroads, on the left
  9. 8 : km 8.97 - alt. 54 m - Entrance gate to the Jacqueline Brumaire residence
  10. 9 : km 9.13 - alt. 61 m - Chemin de Conflans
  11. 10 : km 12.2 - alt. 46 m - Château du Prieuré, viewpoint
  12. 11 : km 12.38 - alt. 24 m - Quai des Martyrs de la Résistance, on the left
  13. S/E : km 12.8 - alt. 23 m - Quai des Martyrs de la Résistance - Seine [la]

Worth a visit

Royal quarries,
(1) Moorish house of painter and photographer Victor Madeleine (1855-1931).
(10) Château du Prieuré - Museum of Inland Waterway Transport.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Elisabeth Prevotet
Elisabeth Prevotet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2032
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Part of the route follows a fairly busy road with no pavement, making it difficult to walk with a large group; we cut through the small wood next to it.

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Diotime
Diotime

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I advise against taking the Conflans road (8), which is narrow, very busy and therefore dangerous.

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Flower
Flower

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you for this itinerary.
The route along the quays was very pleasant.
The climb and the path at the top are lovely. The route along the road is a little less so, but there are some beautiful houses to see.
I will do this walk again. Thank you

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pierre2048
pierre2048

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk to get back into shape after lockdown

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Argenteuil Rando
Argenteuil Rando

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk to get back into shape after lockdown,
Family walk with beautiful views of the Seine,
No information about the royal quarry circuit (!!!)

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chrisesc
chrisesc

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this beautiful route. There was just one small problem: towards the end, there was a fairly long stretch on the road
But it was a very pleasant walk with magnificent scenery
Thanks again.

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lamy jean
lamy jean

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

the only negative point is that from marker 8 to marker 9
the route follows a small, uninteresting country road. I suggest returning along the Seine by turning left at 8...

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grato
grato

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Nice walk. I can confirm that from point 6 onwards, the road is dangerous for pedestrians.

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estephan
estephan

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike. The first part is magnificent, but the return trip from point 6 is uninteresting and the road to Conflans is dangerous for pedestrians. We regretted not following the yellow-marked route that descended to the banks of the Seine.

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randodudimanche7892
randodudimanche7892

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk in glorious sunshine. The section along the Seine is superb, as are the footpaths and the stunning church in Herblay. The end is slightly less pleasant.

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cderamaux
cderamaux

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The outward journey is fine, even in the rain, and it's not difficult, as it's straight ahead! But the return journey is of little interest apart from the passage through the footpath. Also worth noting on the route is the pretty church of Herblay, which is definitely worth a visit for its beautiful and very old stained glass windows and its magnificent bas-relief of Saint Martin.

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Bernard S1.
Bernard S1.

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We only did part of the hike, but we really enjoyed it, especially the stretch along the banks of the Seine, which we walked under a beautiful autumn sun.
Thank you, I recommend it.

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deguernon
deguernon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very beautiful and pleasant walk to point 6.
After that, it's a rather uninteresting road to the Château du Prieuré. The road is sometimes narrow and has no hard shoulder, making it dangerous for pedestrians. An alternative route should be found from point 6 that avoids roads and avenues in the town.

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jean-claude.w
jean-claude.w

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This hiking trail, which we extended (to Maisons-Laffitte, the Forest of Saint-Germain and the Corra pond, our starting point and return point), allowed us to discover the Moorish house of the painter Victor Madeleine, the King's Wall and the barge museum in Conflans. A very pleasant route along the Seine.

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Sesenta
Sesenta

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you, Visorando, for this sunny hike along the banks of the Seine, then back up to the hills, climbing steeply up a pretty path and discovering beautiful houses until we reached a huge, magnificent wheat field dotted with cornflowers.
The quarries are closed, but I recommend taking a look at the information panel.
I also recommend checking out the pretty pontoon boat moored nearby, which is currently being restored and also has a useful information panel.
Further along, still on the riverbank, there are interesting information panels about insects with magnificent photos.
At the end of the trail, I suggest not taking the path that goes around the cemetery right away. First, visit the interior of the beautiful church, which was built over several centuries.

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