Circular route from Luzarches to the Château de la Reine Blanche and back

Departure from Luzarches station (terminus of one of the sections of the Transilien H line).

(S/E) With your back to the station, take Boulevard de la Fraternité on the right. At the end, turn left onto Rue Vivien. Take the^first right, Ruelle Saint-Côme.

(1) At the end, turn left and go down Rue Saint-Cosme (follow the^GR®1, marked in red and white, which you will follow to the Château de la Reine Blanche). Cross Rue Saint-Eterne, then Rue de Rocquemont on the right-hand side and, at the crossroads (bakery), take the^second left, Rue Charles de Gaulle.

(2) Turn right at the corner of the market hall and follow Rue Bonnet. At the end, turn right onto Rue de l'Abbé Soret. Ignore all turnings on the right and continue along Rue Saint-Damien. Pass the church and you will come to a roundabout.

(3) Go around the roundabout on the left and cross the D316 exit ramp at the pedestrian crossing. Take the bridge over the D316. Cross the access ramp and immediately take the path on the left.

(4) Take the first path on the right between the fields. Join the C5 road, follow it to the left and, after about 200 m, leave the^GR®655on the right. After the Pont de Brassay bridge, leave the road and follow the^GR®1on the left. Cross the Ru de la Flâche stream.

(5) At the three-way junction that appears immediately, take the path on the right that runs alongside a meadow. Then enter a wood.

(6) Ignore the paths on the left and continue east-northeast through the woods. The path then leaves the woods and passes between two fields. At the end of the fields, turn right.

(7) At the crossroads, turn left onto Route Pavée de la Ménagerie. After about 300 metres, turn right onto another paved path. Continue straight ahead at the next crossroads. On the steep climb, follow the^GR®1markings, which turn right and then left. At the top of the climb, at the Carrefour des Hautes Coutumes, follow the path straight ahead. After a clearing on the left, at a crossroads, continue straight ahead to the Carrefour de Luzarches.

(8) Follow the^GR®1to the left. At the next crossroads, take the^second path on the right. You will come to a wide forest track; follow it to the left. Continue straight ahead until you reach the D118.

(9) Without crossing the road, walk along the D118 on the right. Ignore the access to Orry-la-Ville station on the right and, before the railway bridge, cross the D118 at the pedestrian crossing and then go under the railway line.

(10) Immediately take the^first road on the left, which soon gives way to a path along the railway line. Before plot no. 398, turn right (north-east). At the next crossroads, go straight ahead.

(11) At the next crossroads, take the^first path on the left. At the Carrefour Saint-Ladre, take the^second path on the right (north-west).

(12) At the Carrefour de Viarmes, first turn left then right to take a downhill path. The path arrives at the entrance to a car park and descends towards the Château de la Reine Blanche. Turn right towards a staircase that leads to the castle and the Étang de la Loge.

(13) Leave the^GR®1by passing to the left of the château. At the fork that appears shortly afterwards, take the right-hand path. Then take a path between the road and the river. Pass under the high railway bridge.

(14) Ignore the bridge crossing the river on your right. Cross the road to follow the botanical trail. Further on, leave the botanical trail on your left. Then take the^second path on the right, which runs alongside the road. Turn right at the speed bump to rejoin the road. Stay on the pavement on the left.

(15) At the end of Route des Étangs de la Reine Blanche, at the crossroads, take the^{second road} on the left, Avenue de la Gare. Cross at the pedestrian crossing to walk along Place de la Reine Blanche. Take the second road on the right, Allée de la Ménagerie. At the stop sign, cross Avenue des Bruyères and turn slightly to the right. The path at the edge of the forest leads to Poteau des Écouteurs. Continue straight ahead on Route Pavée de la Ménagerie.

(16) Take the^second path on the right, which leads to Chêne Sylvie after about 200 metres. Retrace your steps.

(16) Follow the Route Pavée de la Ménagerie to the right. Turn right at the Carrefour de la Verrerie (plot no. 502, yellow markings). Cross the Carrefour d'Orléans and, at the Carrefour de Chaumontel, go up to the left (yellow markings).

(17) At Poteau des Brûlis, descend to the left onto Route de la Côte d'Orléans (yellow markings). Ignore the paths coming from the left. At the crossroads (elevation 70), go straight ahead (south) and, at the end of the path, you will come to the crossroads you took on the way there.

(6) Follow the^GR®1to the right.

(5) At the three-way junction, turn right (leaving the^GR®1trail to your left). Walk along the paddocks of a riding centre on your left. Turn left (yellow markings) and walk past the farm entrance. Further on, the path turns right and runs alongside a large meadow. Ignore a path on the right and cross the bridge over the Ysieux.

(18) At the next crossroads, turn right. Then take the track on the right towards Chaumontel.

(19) In front of the entrance to Chaumontel Castle, turn left onto Rue d'Oradour-sur-Glane. At the roundabout, cross the four-lane road using the pedestrian crossing on the left. Follow the path on the left that runs alongside the D316.

(20) After crossing the Ru du Poncel, turn right. Follow the stream, ignoring the paths on the left. Take a passage between two houses that leads to a street. Ignore the street that turns right towards a roundabout and the entrance to the botanical garden on the left, and take the passage opposite. Continue straight ahead on Rue Daumier, which becomes a pedestrian walkway.

(21) Cross Avenue du Maréchal Joffre and turn right up Rue Erik Satie, at the end of which you will find Luzarches station (S/E).

Access to Luzarches station:
- By train: Transilien line H (Paris-Nord station network). For timetables, visit the Transilien website.
- By car: park in the station car park. Please note that this car park has limited capacity. If it is full, look for parking in the adjacent streets.

N.B. At weekends, we recommend setting off early in the morning as the Commelle ponds are very busy during the day.

Between (1) and (2) bakery

(13) Bar and crêperie at the Château de la Reine Blanche.

(1) The hike: A circular hike from Viarmes to Luzarches, starting from Viarmes, allows you to follow the^GR®1from Viarmes station to this point.

(2) Luzarches market hall

(3) Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien Church

(13) Two scenes from the film Funny Face, starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, were filmed at the Château de la Reine Blanche.
The hike: From the Château de la Reine Blanche to the Butte aux Gens d'Armes circular route allows you to continue on the^GR®1from this point to the Butte aux Gens d'Armes.

(16) Remarkable tree nearby: the Chêne Sylvie.