From Tréon to Ecluzelles via roads, fields and footpaths

A lovely circular walk, mostly along departmental roads, but also featuring trackways through the fields and, finally, paths through the woods.
The walk around the Étang d’Écluzelle is magnificent, offering the chance to spot a variety of birdlife.

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  • Mountain biking
    Activity: Mountain biking
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    Distance: 19.99 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 1.5 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 266 ft
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    Descent: - 269 ft

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    Highest point: 449 ft
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    Lowest point: 266 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Tréon (28500)
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    Start/End: N 48.676159° / E 1.322804°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2015SB

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    Type of surface:
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     68% Road  20% Byway  12% Path
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    Bike carrying: Not specified
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the route

Start from the car park at Place Pierre Drouet, opposite Tréon Town Hall.

(S/E) Opposite the town hall, turn right then immediately left onto Rue du Parc, towards Dreux, and follow it to the end.

(1) Carry on straight ahead, then turn left straight away onto theD1353, towards Imbermais. Enter the village and continue to the junction at No. 25 Rue Saint-Jacques.

(2) Carry on to the right onto theD1353 towards Marville-Moutier-Brûlé, and reach the junction after crossing the bridge over the N154 expressway. Turn right onto the D854 towards Le Fonville, then turn left straight away onto theD1353 and arrive at the junction by the town hall.

(3) Head to the foot of the water tower and continue left onthe D1353 towards Fonville until you reach a three-way junction, just after No. 25. Keep left onto Chemin des Bouviers, then carry on along the dirt track until you reach the edge of a wood.

(4) Take the path on the right, pass under the high-voltage power line and carry on straight ahead until you reach a road.

(5) Take a sharp left-hand bend and follow the D308.Enjoy the walk through this magnificent woodland. Enter Charpont via Rue Saint-Hubert and, at the end of this street, turn left onto Rue du Général de Gaulle, continuing to the junction at No. 1.

(6) Carry on to the right along Rue de la Forgerie, then at the next three-way junction in the road, turn left onto Chemin des Létumières. Continue along the grassy path that runs alongside a field; it narrows at times and leads to the first houses in Écluzelles. At the Stop sign, turn right and head for the next junction by the bridge over the Eurre.

(7) Turn right, cross the bridge and head towards the church. Continue left onto Rue Étienne Malassis and follow it to the Mézières-Écluzelles lake.

(8) Take the cycle path on the left and cycle around the lake.

(8) On your return, follow the same route as on the way out until you reach the bridge over the Eurre.

(7) Continue to the right onto Rue du Moulin, then, at the three-way junction, turn left onto Montée de Granville. At the next junction, turn left onto the D3094 towards Blainville and head for the water tower in the centre of the village.

(9) Turn left onto Rue d’Écluselles, leave the village and follow the D309 to the town hall in Marville-Moutier-Brûlé.

(3) Turn right and follow the route back in the opposite direction to the junction at No. 22 Rue Saint-Jacques in Imbermais.

(2) Carry on straight ahead along Rue du 17 Novembre, then turn left straight away onto Rue d’Auvergne. At the end of the street, first turn left then right to reach No. 14. Take the path on the left and follow it through the woods. Be careful: the exit from the woods is poorly marked; facing the field, turn right to reach a road. Follow it to the right until you reach a junction.

(10) Turn left onto theD1352, towards Fortisle. At the crossroads, turn left onto Rue Saint-Fortuné, then left again onto Chemin de la Garenne (a dead-end road) and head for No. 4.

(11) Take the lane on the right. Continue along the tarmac, then turn right onto Rue du Val de Blaise and follow it to the end. Carry on downhill to the left, cross the bridge over the Blaise and then the railway line, and head straight on to Place Pierre Drouet, opposite the Town Hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 354 ft - Place Pierre Drouet
  2. 1 : mi 0.22 - alt. 377 ft - D135.3, towards Imbermais
  3. 2 : mi 2.2 - alt. 436 ft - Return junction
  4. 3 : mi 3.46 - alt. 440 ft - Return junction
  5. 4 : mi 4.28 - alt. 413 ft - Path on the right
  6. 5 : mi 4.89 - alt. 427 ft - Road
  7. 6 : mi 7.09 - alt. 289 ft - Rue de la Forgerie
  8. 7 : mi 7.89 - alt. 276 ft - Return junction - Eure (rivière)
  9. 8 : mi 11.3 - alt. 266 ft - Return junction - Plan d'eau de Mézières-Écluzelles
  10. 9 : mi 13.47 - alt. 423 ft - Rue d’Écluselles
  11. 10 : mi 18.22 - alt. 354 ft - D135.2, towards Fortisle
  12. 11 : mi 18.91 - alt. 348 ft - Path on the right - Blaise (rivière) - Affluent de l'Eure
  13. S/E : mi 19.99 - alt. 354 ft - Place Pierre Drouet

Notes

Worth a visit

"Les Jardins d'Imbermais" pick-your-own farm.
Mézières-Ecluzelles Lake: rich birdlife (herons, wild geese, ducks, etc.).
The Blaise Valley.
Eure Valley.

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