From the old sandpit to the waters

Date of your route : Sep 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The start is quite tricky; follow the path that climbs to the right of the sandpit and joins the trail.
A nice little walk. Be careful, there are lots of fallen tree trunks on the path, which makes it difficult with pushchairs or bicycles.

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Date of your route : May 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice little hike. Lovely forest trails with a variety of tree species. The spring colours are beautiful. A few patches of lily of the valley, now past their bloom.
Still quite muddy, especially at the end of the trail.
Also at the end of the route, quite a few joggers and trail runners. 

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Date of your route : Apr 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike poorly explained, not enough details.

Right from the start, we were a little unsure about "Turn right at the information signs"; it should have said "facing the signs" or "with your back to the signs"; at the crossroads (signs): specify direction sign, national forest sign, or other...
It is better to give too much information than not enough; details help us to make sure we are on the right track.
Throughout the hike, we hesitated and doubted. I think we must have missed point 3.

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Date of your route : Aug 14, 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 walk, accessible to all.

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Date of your route : Apr 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Indeed, it's a bit unclear at first, but we manage anyway!
Otherwise, it's a lovely walk.

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Date of your route : Feb 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Departure from the sandpit poorly signposted.
Lovely walk,
muddy sections (at this time of year) in the last part.

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Date of your route : Jan 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The start of the route is not at all clear, so we must have taken the wrong path.
Also, I can confirm that in winter, it's best to have good shoes or boots for the last part.
Otherwise, it's a beautiful hike to do again in spring or summer.

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Date of your route : Nov 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk! Thank goodness we had the map, as we got lost several times in the forest. There were very few people there on the day we visited. We had a nice encounter with some donkeys, which children might enjoy. However, the very last part along the stream was flooded (we had to be resourceful and change our route using the map) and extremely muddy... even though it hadn't rained recently.

Thank you for this lovely walk!

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Date of your route : May 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Lots of people, but it's Thursday of Ascension weekend following the lifting of lockdown restrictions.
A little difficult to find the starting point, but then very good guidance.
A very nice walk in this beautiful forest.

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Date of your route : Jan 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk in the forest.
We walk past the Vallées farm, one of the old farms run by the Cistercian monks of the Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay.
Beautiful buildings converted into a hotel.
We were greeted by a playful donkey.
In winter, it is best to wear boots or high waterproof shoes... or choose an alternative after point 5 and the farm/hotel.
This is because the path along the Ru de Vaux is in a very marshy area.
Then you follow a path where you can see beautiful sandstone formations before returning to the car park.

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Date of your route : Oct 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A short but pleasant hike. We did it in summer, and most of the streams were dry, so perhaps it would be better to do it again in spring. Good description and reliable route.

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Date of your route : Nov 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk on a sunny afternoon, half through woods and half along fields beside the lake and the Seine. Unfortunately, I didn't follow the rest of the route because there was a hunt going on and I didn't fancy being shot like a rabbit!
Another downside is that there are piles of rubbish of all kinds along the path and roadsides, which is disgusting!
Worth doing!

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

short, pleasant walk
In the first part, there are many paths leading off in all directions, so a GPS is very useful.
After 5, we turned immediately after the bridge onto a small path along the water's edge. It's nice, but this path quickly becomes impassable, so you have to join the path further to the right, which runs parallel to it.

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