From frescoes to escapades in La Ferté-Vidame

Departure from the Chapelle Saint-Pierre de Réveillon, west of La Ferté-Vidame via the D24. Parking is available in the car park near the chapel.

Yellow markings

(S/E) From the Chapelle de Réveillon, take the small road for about 100 metres until you reach a crossroads.

(1) Turn left onto the gravel path. Continue to the Haut Coudray crossroads.

(2) Take the path on the right between the trees and enter the woods. Continue straight ahead until you reach the D317.1.

(3) Cross it and follow the lane opposite, which curves to the left and leads to the D24.

(4) Follow it carefully to the right on the right-hand side of the road until you reach Rond de Montpensier (incorrectly marked on the map as Rond Victoire).

(5) Leave this entrance (temporarily) and continue along the D24, but on the pedestrian path. Walk along the right-hand side of the pond and go around it. Cross the D151.1 carefully at the statue of the Virgin Mary. (Campsite and Arboretum on the right). Follow the left side of the parapet. Beautiful view of the castle. Arrive at the stop sign at the intersection of Avenue du Général de Gaulle (D4) and Avenue du Général Leclerc.

(6) Turn right onto Rue du Général Leclerc. Pass in front of the church and continue along Rue du Temple until you reach Rue de Laborde and the entrance to the park - Pavillon Saint-Dominique. Tourist Office and Maison Saint-Simon.

Not signposted

(7) After your visit, follow Rue de Laborde, pass the Town Hall on your right, continue to the next street on the left (before the Post Office). Turn left, then right onto Rue de la Plaine and, at the end, you will arrive at the wide tree-lined avenue, Avenue du Général de Gaulle.

(8) Turn left onto the side road and follow it to the stop sign to return to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

Yellow markings

(6) Turn right and cross carefully at the pedestrian crossing, walk a few dozen metres and continue to the right along the edge of the pond, then along the road to Rond de Montpensier.

(5) Cross carefully and follow the stony Ligne de Montpensier, which crosses the Rond de Blagny and reaches the D317.1.

(9) Turn left onto the small road, then right onto a path that descends towards Étang Neuf. At the dyke of this pond, take the path on the right. Leave a path on the left. (Tour des Collines du Perche). Walk along Étang de Buternay. Continue to the road.

(1) Turn left to quickly reach the Chapelle de Réveillon (S/E).

Please wear good waterproof footwear.

The route follows paths through private woodland. During the hunting season, check with La Ferté-Vidame Town Hall or the Forêts du Perche Tourist Office for hunting days.
La Ferté-Vidame Town Hall 18 rue de Laborde 28340 La Ferté-Vidame 02 37 37 62 45
Opening days and hours: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The trail in the Mousseuse rainforest has become dangerous and is currently closed. It will be redeveloped shortly.

Réveillon Chapel: guided tours of the frescoes are available fromthe Perche Forest Tourist Office
In the cemetery in front of the chapel, you will find the graves of Michel Jobert, Minister under Georges Pompidou and François Mitterrand, and Jacques Dussutour, Mayor of La Ferté-Vidame, General Councillor of Eure-et-Loir, and founding President of the Perche Regional Nature Park, who died in 2024.

Senonches, 13 km away: Castle - museum.

Verneuil-sur-Avre, 15 km away - Town of Art and History.