From the Seine to Follainville-Dennemont via Limay

The starting point is on Île aux Dames: Allée des Îles Éric Tabarly.
Car park near the tennis courts. You can also park in the car park on Rue du Vieux Pont on the island of Limay.

(S/E) When you leave the car park, head towards the Pont Neuf. Turn left towards Limay and cross the bridge over the Seine.

(1) At the end of the bridge, before the roundabout, take the path on the left that leads to the riverbank. Follow the Quai aux Vins, which leads to the towpath. Cross a small wooden bridge, walk along the Seine and ignore the first turn-off on the right.

(2) After walking about 1.3 km along the Seine, at the "Circular Route" sign, turn right into a small street. At the end, follow the D147 to the right for about 50 metres and cross at the pedestrian crossing. Turn left and walk about 10 metres, then turn right onto Sente de la Rigole, which climbs up to a small street. Turn right and walk 100 metres, then turn left onto a small path that climbs between houses.

(3) At the end, turn left. Follow Chemin de Saint-Sauveur and go through a forest gate. Continue to follow the^GR® (white and red markings), ignoring any paths branching off to the side.

(4) When you leave the forest, at an intersection, turn left with the^GR® to reach the end of a road.

(5) Take the path on the left to the south-west (Chemin des Croux). At a fork, continue left along Chemin de la Pleigne. Ignore two paths on the left and continue along Chemin du Maloret (marked in white and red). This path winds through the woods to Rue du Maloret in Follainville-Dennemont.

(6) After 20 metres, turn left onto the small Chemin de la Grenouillère, which descends between houses. Cross Rue des Lavoirs and continue along Rue Wilson.

(7) At the foot of the church, turn left onto Rue Jules Ferry, then right onto Chemin des Venises. At the end of the road, continue straight ahead onto Sentier des Venises. At the T-junction, turn right. At the next junction, turn right again onto Chemin des Pocquets. Ignore a turning on the left and continue to a crossroads (stone marker).

(8) Then turn left onto Chemin de Follainville in Fontenay-Saint-Père (white and red markings), also known as Chemin de Bernard or "Pépère". Continue straight ahead (north-east) for about 1.2 km until you reach a crossroads.

(9) Then take the first path on the right. Follow the^GR®11(white and red markings) south, ignoring the paths branching off to the sides. Cross a small road, ignore the path that branches off to the left and continue south with the^GR® on Chemin de Gisors. You will come to a road (Avenue Édouard Fosse) and first turn left then right towards the car park.

(10) Shortly after the road, leave the GR® and take a path on the right (blue metal barrier). Continue straight ahead. Ignore the very small paths on either side. The main path then turns left and leads to a crossroads (there is a checkpoint for orienteering race number 36 on your left).

(11) Leave the main path, which turns right, and continue straight ahead. The path leads to a viewpoint on the left. Continue along the path, heading west then north-west. At the T-junction, rejoin the main path (there is a fitness trail here) and follow it to the left.

(12) At the T-junction, turn right onto Chemin de Follainville à Limay.

(13) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead on this path to the outdoor activity centre car park (ignore all perpendicular paths).

(14) Turn left, cross the car park and continue along the path opposite. Ignore the two paths on the right. Turn left along the path. At a T-junction (there is a fitness trail), turn right. Ignore a path on the left and then one on the right and you will come to an orientation table on the right.

(15) With your back to the table, head right and continue along the path that descends alongside a wall and then a fence on your right. Before the path climbs again, pass a double wooden gate on your right. After about 100 metres, go right at the first fork. At the second fork, continue right (there is a fitness trail) and quickly turn left at the third fork (a few metres further on, on your right, there is a checkpoint for orienteering race number 45).

(13) At the T-junction, turn right.

(12) At the intersection, continue straight ahead until you reach a metal barrier. Then go down Chemin des Gloriettes to a roundabout, ignoring all the streets on the right.

(16) At the roundabout, turn right onto Rue des Moussets (not to be confused with the path of the same name). Turn right onto Sente des Capucins, which runs alongside the Maurice Quettier school, then left onto Rue Edouard Branly. At the roundabout, turn right. Take the third left, Rue des Pavillons. At the end, turn right. Cross the roundabout and head towards Pont Neuf opposite.

(1) Cross the arm of the Seine and you will immediately find the Ile aux Dames car park on your right (S/E).

Picnic: open-air centre (tables), orientation table (tables), Île aux Dames (benches).
Other dining options: Quartier de la Collégiale.

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Signposting: a quick reminder

Things to see in Follainville Dennemont: at the intersection of Chemin de la Grenouillère and Rue des Lavoirs, 20 metres to the left, there is a first wash house and 50 metres to the right, a second.
Saint-Martin Church and old 16th-century cemetery cross in front of the church gate
The Duval Tower, above the village, a former windmill

Just cross the bridge...
Approximately 1.5 km round trip from the starting point: the Collegiate Church of Mantes-la-Jolie.

A jewel of 12th-century Gothic architecture, this church is one of the three largest and oldest in the Île-de-France region. As such, it has been listed as a historic monument since 1840.