Croix Pater in Mesle

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Quite a difficult route to follow with the GPX, my watch was out of sync with the different paths to take. But it was pretty good with the discovery of the cycle path for future bike rides. I've been living in boissiere ecole for 6 years now, and it's only now that I'm trying out this walk, which I did as a run. Some of the climbs really took my breath away

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Date of your route : Jun 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route in springtime. Many species of trees, including pine trees, which gave off a wonderful scent. Just under two hours.

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Date of your route : Apr 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As the Croix Pater crossroads is difficult to reach by car, especially when coming from the east (because of the road from Saint-Léger to Poigny la Forêt), we parked at the Pecqueuse crossroads and combined this hike with the one called "Croix Pater-Pecqueuse-Watchtower". Both routes pass through Croix Pater. The total distance is 16 km, but there are several ways to shorten the hike while still completing the entire "Croix de Pater à Mesle" route.

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Date of your route : Jan 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This route runs along the edge of a plateau, descends to the foot of the plateau and climbs back up to the starting point. It crosses two types of landscape, the plateau and the valley floor, and two types of vegetation, which brings a lot of variety to the walk.
There is only one road leading to Croix Pater: Gambais, Bourdonné, Condé sur Vesgre, Adainville. On leaving Adainville, head towards La Boissière Ecole and turn left after about 2.5 km. It's a little complicated, but the other possible routes are closed to traffic.

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Date of your route : Jun 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Gdrjvg

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Date of your route : Jun 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Due to a lack of details, we were forced to ask for directions.

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Date of your route : Jul 14, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

No problem following this route
The section between 5 and 6 is a cycle path, so it's paved, but very quiet.
Otherwise, just one detail ====> how do you get to the Pater cross
? We accessed it from the west via the D936 south of Saint Léger
take the forest road, when you reach a fork, turn left (signposted dead end), when you reach the last section, there is a superb sign saying "no motor vehicles", but as there is no one around, we go through anyway and arrive at the Croix Pater
The only access without restrictions is from the east, coming from La Boissière École, then an endless forest road.

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Sorry
Not carried out because it is too far from Maurecourt, road route that must be taken into account so as not to increase the risks and difficulties of gathering at the starting point.

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The hike is a bit old, and as a result, the vegetation is changing, as are the human settlements... The main thing is that you had a good day out in nature, without getting too lost.
As for the car park, is it located before the Pater cross?
Best regards

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Hello,
For Bernard S1
The hike was done years ago and the undergrowth has changed. It's not my fault if it no longer matches.
For Marcheàpied78
Similarly, you can make changes; I'm no longer in the area.
As for the criticisms, do better and we'll see. I don't see any descriptions under your name, so do it and we'll see. It's already a pain to describe things for others and get feedback. I didn't have any descriptions when I did it with my group of 30 people, so I just winged it. So, a word to the wise...
Patrick78

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Date of your route : May 30, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
A pleasant walk in a beautiful part of the Rambouillet forest (diverse vegetation and currently the rhododendrons are magnificent).
A few minor inaccuracies in the explanations:
At the start, you need to park your car 500 m before Croix Pater (barrier and no entry sign).
At point 2: at the bottom of a descent, simply follow the path that veers slightly to the left. The barrier indicated is in poor condition and difficult to see below in the vegetation.
At point 5, the crossroads at the Duchess of Uzès' oak tree, it is easy to find the path but we did not see the bench mentioned.
Thank you for this hike.
Best regards

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Thank you Marcheàpied78
It's a shame you can't tell us where the inaccuracies are in the description, as the author or ourselves could have amended it.

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

It could have been a nice little hike, but it was difficult to follow the route because the explanations did not match reality. So we gave up on the itinerary.
What's more, the sandy paths aren't very suitable for walking, but are better suited to horse riding!

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Date of your route : Sep 03, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A nice little hike, but a few difficulties following the route descriptions. I had to leave the car some distance away in front of a barrier that blocked access to the Pater Cross. I mainly used the map I had printed out and my compass to follow the route, as most of the written descriptions did not correspond to anything I could see on the ground.
A good third of the route is on soft sand and another third on the tarmac of a cycle path.

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2016
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk combining a slight incline, a path along wide avenues... wooded areas with pine trees, others with deciduous trees and a few charming houses, sometimes with a little open space.
The only downside is that part of the route (WP 5 to 6) is now tarmac (perfect for pushchairs) and some parts are 'sandy', no doubt for our equine friends.

Another point of ... to reach Croix Pater, the road to the King's Pond was cut off about 500 metres before Croix Pater.

Enjoy your walk, everyone!
Thanks to Patrick for providing this route.

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