From Maincy to Blandy les Tours

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike

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Date of your route : Mar 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We did this walk in rainy weather, but it was fine everywhere. I should have read the comments before setting off; the description of the walk is a bit vague, but all the approximations are already pointed out. Otherwise, it's a nice walk (the two châteaux are magnificent and well worth a visit: not cheap at Vaux le Vicomte, but it is a private château). The return journey along the fence of Vaux le Vicomte is indeed tedious (1.5 km along the D408) and noisy! Thank you anyway for this suggestion, which is well worth it!

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Date of your route : Aug 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We really enjoyed this hike, but point 9 needs to be revised: now you just need to pass under the high-voltage power lines and then turn left to get back on track.

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Date of your route : Jun 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike through fields, woods and forests... numerous small bridges made of century-old stone slabs and surprising fords...
One small downside is that the GR 1 trail passes in front of the main entrance to the Château de Vaux le Vicomte (several kilometres), forcing you to walk on the road, which is very busy with motorists who are in a hurry and not always very cooperative with hikers, who don't even have a protected path or hard shoulder...

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Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.

Please note:
A closed barrier (padlock and chain before point 10)

Where exactly? What did you do to avoid this barrier?

Kind regards

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Date of your route : Nov 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Please note:
A closed barrier (padlock and chain before point 10)

The PDF is OK, but not the GPX track...
They are different on this section...

And you have to cross the motorway and the railway tracks...

It's true that there's a lot of tarmac along the "main roads", but the scenery is worth it...

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Date of your route : Aug 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

A pleasant outward journey between Maincy and Blandy les Tours, well signposted (GR). The section along the roadside on the pavement between Vaux-le-Vicomte and Moisenay is quite dangerous depending on the traffic.
The return journey, on the other hand, is disappointing and not signposted. There are far too many sections on the road that are of no interest and could be avoided by taking the yellow PR trail. A compass is useful, but it would be more convenient to have the names of the streets in the villages you pass through. It would be interesting to favour routes through the forest and use existing signposted trails as much as possible. The final few kilometres along the castle wall without seeing the castle and with the road on the left... not great.

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Date of your route : Jun 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

too much asphalt

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See my comment from January 2019. For my part, I have changed the starting point of the hike, removed the roads and added the cap formed by the PR above Blandy. The rest of the route remains unchanged.
i suggested this route to my hiking club, and it was well received
have a good day, everyone

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Hello,

Did you have any problems with the description? If so, how can we fix it? Can you give us some suggestions?

See you soon

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Date of your route : Apr 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Far too much road, sometimes dangerous sections. Disappointing route, some sections are just there to lengthen the journey time. Walking is not the point of hiking, of course it's about walking, but above all it's about being in the heart of nature, taking in the passing landscapes. There are some very beautiful landscapes along this route, it's a real shame that there is so much road and too many uninteresting sections. Not enough forest.

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Date of your route : Jan 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello everyone
i did a reconnaissance of this hike for a hiking club. Apart from the route around Vaux le Vicomte, which is too road-heavy, this hike is enjoyable.
To avoid the stretch around Vaux le Vicomte, I park the car in Moisenay, and to make up for the distance, I add the PR route above Blandy (clearly marked on IGN maps)
I read above about difficulties accessing the "Moulin de La Roue" passage (12). Having passed through there yesterday, I can say that it is currently well maintained. The path is wide and very passable.
As for the rest... it's a beautiful hike
As for the written explanations, I admit I don't use them. I rely on the map. It is completely reliable and very well designed.
Happy hiking, everyone!

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Date of your route : Jun 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

the route would be more interesting if you followed the 'yellow route' between points 8 and 9 (at Blandy, take Rue de la Fontaine, Rue de Verneau and follow the yellow route)

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Date of your route : Jan 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Maincy and Blandy have a beautiful heritage, but the description lacks detail.
In town, it would be more useful to have street names than north, south, etc. directions. In Blandy, all the shops were closed, there were only three tourists, and only the teacher supervising recess was able to redirect us. You have to go down Rue du Moulin.
At point 9, take the second path on the left (yellow arrow) after the first pylon.
From the Moulin de la Roue, the path follows the Ancoeuil, which was flooded at the time, and is covered by water after a few hundred metres. We had to go through the woods as close as possible to the path and ended up on the road at the entrance to Moisenay.
As night was falling, we decided to return to the path we had taken on the way there.
Traffic is particularly heavy at this time of day and the hard shoulder is very narrow in places.

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Date of your route : Aug 03, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant parish-specific to Brittany little route! The only downside is that when you leave Moisenay heading towards the castle, you have to walk on the road, which is quite dangerous!

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