From Bornel to Cires-lès-Mello through the Pays de Thelle

Access: Bornel-Belle-Églisestation , served by the Hauts de France TER regional express trains on the Paris Nord-Le-Tréport line.

Red and white markings (GR®11)

(S) From Bornel station, take the first left, then right, to the church square. Continue along Rue Carnot, then make the first turn right then left onto Rue Denoual and continue straight ahead onto Rue du 11 Novembre. Rejoin the GR® at the junction with Rue du 8 Mai and continue straight ahead. Leave the town and pass an industrial estate on your right until you reach the end.

(1) Take the path that climbs up to the left, perpendicular to the road, across the fields, then follow the first path on the right that runs alongside the road on the other side of the field. Follow it to the embankment of the D1001. Go down it on the right and turn right again to rejoin the road.

(2) Turn left and go under the bridge. Continue along the road, entering the village of Puiseux-le-Hauberger. Continue to the church.

(3) Turn right into the church garden, cross the stream and follow a path uphill. Take the path crossing to the left, then rejoin the road, straight ahead. Continue to the right, after passing a wayside cross on the left, and reach the plateau.

(4) Take the path on the left. Continue along the plateau, passing under the power lines. At the next crossroads, turn left and, shortly afterwards, take the path that descends steeply into the woods, to the main street of the village of Dieudonné.

(5) Follow the road to the right as it curves to the left, then take the path that climbs to the right at a wayside cross and pass under the power lines again. Continue straight ahead on the plateau to Cavillon. Follow the main road, turning left, then continue straight ahead at the roundabout to the next crossroads.

(6) Take the street on the right, then the path that branches off to the right towards the fields. Cross a cultivated area, then turn left at the next path. Continue to a converging path and take the path on the right 20 metres further on. Descend into the Noé valley and continue to the D44. Follow it to the left until you reach the entrance to Ully-Saint-Georges.

(7) Turn right onto the small road. After a good kilometre, take the path on the right that follows the edge of the woods, then the trail immediately on the left to enter the woods, going uphill. Continue until you reach a wider path. Take the first left (leaving the GR® for a moment) to reach the centre of the village of Foulangues, and continue to its church.

(8) Just before the church square, turn right up Rue de la Cavée Saint-Martin to the cemetery. Take the road on the right to go around it and rejoin the GR® at the next crossroads. Turn left, rejoining the GR®. Turn right at the next intersection, then left at the one after that. You will reach the hamlet of Le Tillet.

(9) Turn into the first street on the left to leave the village. Pass the end of a wooded area and turn right afterwards. Continue to an isolated shed.

(10) Immediately afterwards, take the path on the right to descend through the woods and reach Cires-lès-Mello. At the junction with Rue du Colombier (D929), continue straight ahead on Rue de la Croix du Four, then turn left onto Rue de Blaincourt.

No signposts

(11) Leave the GR® trail on the right, on Rue de Maysel. Continue to the railway tracks and follow them to the left. Cross the level crossing to reach the station (E).

Return: Cires-lès-Mellostation , on the Creil-Beauvais cross-country line, also served by Hauts de France TER trains.

(S) Departure from Bornel-Belle-Église station in the Oise (Paris Nord - Le Tréport line), on the Hauts-de-France TER network.

(E) Arrival at Cires-lès-Mello station in the Oise department on the Creil-Beauvais cross-country line, also on the Hauts-de-France TER network. Connection in Creil for Paris-Nord.

Please note that service to these two stations is limited, particularly to Cires-lès-Mello. Be sure to check the timetables before you leave on the SNCF or TER Hauts-de-France websites.

This is a relatively easy stage in a rural setting. Nevertheless, make sure you have the appropriate equipment.

At (9), you can take a short detour to the Tillet chapel by following the D929 (Grande Rue) to the left (200 m).

If you have time before catching the train, it is worth visiting the town of Cires-lès-Mello and the neighbouring town of Mello (beautiful churches and castle, lovely walk along the river).

Hike completed on 6 July 2024 with the aim of covering the entire GR®11.

• Saint-Denis Church in Bornel (S)
• Saint-Germain Church in Puiseux-le-Hauberger (3)
• Foulangues and its Saint-Denis Church (8)
• Cires-lès-Mello, Mello and the Thérain Valley (E)
• Landscapes of the Pays de Thelle
• Numerous red brick buildings