In the Senonch region

Park at Rond de Battenberg

(S/E) Rond de Battenberg. With your back to the church, walk left along the shore of Lac Arthur Rémy (picnic area, view of the castle). Pass the Evés wash house and cross the weir. Follow the fitness trail towards the sports hall, cut across Rue de la Tourbière and walk along the second pond on the left.

(1) Cross Avenue de Badouleau and walk along the fence of the stadium opposite.

(2) At the corner, turn left at the edge of the woods and arrive at the Étang de Badouleau and the Huttopia holiday village. Turn left, pass the entrance, and continue straight on along the path under the trees (Source de la Hutte). Cross Route de Pontgouin and take the path opposite. Take the path on the left and Rue du Gibet. Cross Rue de Chartres and follow Rue de l’Étang de l’Isle, the entrance to which is a few metres to the right.

(3) Go through the passage between two houses to reach the grassy path that runs along the embankment of the former Étang de l’Isle (protected wetland). Cross the Passerelle des Esseaux and go down Rue du Vieux Fourneau to the right until you reach the wash house. Retrace your steps and slip through to the right into the grassy passage running alongside the leat. At the roundabout, turn left. At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue des Vallées and follow the Goëtte.

(4) At the fork, go up Rue de la Becquetterie, then down the narrow gravel path on the left. At the bottom, turn right. At the Stop sign, cross the road and head up Rue Flandres-Dunkerque to pass in front of the L’ambiance cinema (listed building).

(5) At the war memorial, turn left towards the town centre. Walk past the town hall. At the post office, turn right onto Rue de la Pyramide (cast-iron statue of Napoleon at the top of the column). Take the start of Avenue de Badouleau on the left, then the footpath on the left which cuts across Rue de la Fontaine du Chemin and leads to Parc du Petit Bossard. Walk around the park.

(6) Where it meets Avenue Poucin, head up towards the church (information plaques), go round it, follow Rue Foucault and cross Rue Michel Cauty. Walk past the two small squares along Rue du Four Banal. At the crossroads, head towards the castle on the right (tourist office). Return to the roundabout and, via Avenue des Evés, head to Rond de Battenberg (S/E).

Route created in collaboration with the Eure-et-Loir Departmental Hiking Committee.
Follow the yellow markings.

To walk the Orée du Bois Sensory Trail
From the (1), at the corner of the stadium, follow the main path straight ahead, passing behind the Collège la Loge des Bois, until you reach the access path to the route on the left, at the end of Avenue Poucin. Cross Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle and the car park to enter the trail (accessible to people with disabilities, this 600-metre trail offers a better understanding of the woodland environment, linked to the château). Retrace your steps to the corner of the stadium to return, via the right-hand side, to the main route.

“Senonches” bike hire point

Museum
Senonches Castle - Forest of Stories

Natural site
L'Étang de l'Isle