En suivant l'Yvette

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L'Yvette est un affluent de l'Orge qui prend sa source dans le département des Yvelines et achève son cours dans celui de l'Essonne. Ce circuit en suit la vallée là où elle est accessible en train. À dominante forestière sur sa première étape, il alterne ensuite les secteurs boisés et les secteurs urbanisés sur des chemins aménagés le long de la rivière.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 68.06 km
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    Average duration: 4 days 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 508 m
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    Descent: - 637 m
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    Highest point: 175 m
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    Lowest point: 40 m

Photos

Carrière de la Troche
Carrière de la Troche
Carrière de la Troche
Le Ru Beaucain

Stages of the route

This route needs several days, find the details below:

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    En suivant l'Yvette des Essarts-le-Roi à Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

    Follow the Yvette from Essarts-le-Roi to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

    ↔19.57 km ↗172 m ↘268 m
    A hike from station to station that takes us to the source of the River Yvette and then up and down through the woods that frame its valley. The route crosses the Maincourt Marsh and then an area of rocky chaos. The forest trails are interspersed with villages and hamlets rich in heritage.
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  2. 2
    En suivant l'Yvette de Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse à Lozère

    Following the Yvette from Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse to Lozère

    ↔13.27 km ↗51 m ↘50 m
    A hike from station to station where you play leapfrog with the Yvette River! The route is mostly close to the river and crosses a few woods and pretty parks, including the one in the western part of the Paris-Sud University campus.
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  3. 3
    De Courcelle à Lozère par les coteaux de l'Yvette

    From Courcelle to Lozère via the hillsides of the Yvette

    ↔14.55 km ↗294 m ↘281 m
    A hike from station to station, yo-yoing between the Yvette valley and the Saclay plateau, with a few fairly steep hills. After a mostly wooded route with some elevation, you cross Gif-sur-Yvette and then walk along a wetland area framed by two rivers. You climb back up onto the plateau, near the Paris-Saclay University campus. After visiting the old Troche quarry and walking along the edge of the plateau, you descend back into the valley.
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  4. E
    La Promenade de l'Yvette

    The Promenade de l'Yvette

    ↔12.37 km ↗7 m ↘45 m
    In a highly urbanised environment, this is a green space where you can relax and enjoy a pleasant walk along the Yvette river and the Bassins de Saulx and Balizy. A hike from station to station with a shorter alternative for motorists.
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Notes

Chaque étape relie deux gares du Transilien ou du RER entre elles. Pour les autres informations, voir les fiches détaillées.

Les trois étapes en fond de vallée ont été réalisées par l'auteur en octobre 2019, celle par les coteaux en janvier 2023.

Worth a visit

Agréable cheminement le long de l'Yvette.
Plusieurs bourgs au riche patrimoine.

Voir les fiches détaillées.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Follow the Yvette from Essarts-le-Roi to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

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En suivant l'Yvette des Essarts-le-Roi à Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
↔19.57 km ↗+172 m ↘-268 m ◔6h 05 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Les Essarts-le-Roi (Yvelines)
A hike from station to station that takes us to the source of the River Yvette and then up and down through the woods that frame its valley. The route crosses the Maincourt Marsh and then an area of rocky chaos. The forest trails are interspersed with villages and hamlets rich in heritage.

Walking Loop of the Yvette spring

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Boucle de la source de l'Yvette
↔9.48 km ↗+139 m ↘-148 m ◔3h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Les Essarts-le-Roi (Yvelines)
Loop around the source of the Yvette at Les Essarts-le-Roy.

Walking From Coignières to Villiers-Saint-Frédéric through the Yvelines

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De Coignières à Villiers-Saint-Frédéric à travers les Yvelines
↔18.68 km ↗+142 m ↘-229 m ◔5h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Coignières (Yvelines)
This is the thirty-fourth and final stage of the Grand Tour of Île-de-France via the GR®11. It starts in Coignières and ends in Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, where the radial section of the GR® coming from Paris meets the circular section, which will therefore be completed here. The route follows, more or less closely, the course of the Mauldre River, passing through Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, Mareil-le-Guyon and Neauphle-le-Vieux.

Walking From Coignières to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

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↔15.19 km ↗+62 m ↘-155 m ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Coignières (Yvelines)
Hike along the Yvette river, with its wash houses, passing by the Château de la Madeleine. The route also passes through a forest in a former sandstone quarry.

Walking Around the Étang de Saint-Hubert

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Autour de l'Étang de Saint-Hubert
↔4.21 km ↗+7 m ↘-7 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Le Perray-en-Yvelines (Yvelines)
Short walk around the Étang d'Hubert lake with historical passages. Moderator's note See reviews. It seems that the circular is no longer possible. Please leave a comment to confirm.

Walking From the old sandpit to the waters

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De l'ancienne sablière aux eaux
↔5.02 km ↗+43 m ↘-43 m ◔1h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Auffargis (Yvelines)
Starting from the car park at the old sandpit, walk slightly uphill through the forest, then downhill along a stream, past the farm and continue along the stream.

Walking Tour in the north-west of the Chevreuse Valley

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Circuit dans le Nord Ouest de la Vallée de Chevreuse
↔17.71 km ↗+124 m ↘-130 m ◔5h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Coignières (Yvelines)
A very beautiful hike to discover the wonderful rural and natural landscape of the north-west of the Chevreuse Valley, offering a radical change of scenery from the urban and commercial area of Coignières.

Walking From Le Perray-en-Yvelines to Rambouillet through the forest

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↔27.38 km ↗+157 m ↘-180 m ◔8h 15 ▲Very difficult
⚑Departure from Le Perray-en-Yvelines (Yvelines)
Hike in the Rambouillet forest, but in the lesser-known and less frequented part. The Rochers d'Angennes are impressive; you don't expect to find yourself in a blue-collar atmosphere in this place. Hike from station to station with a fast TER at the end, if returning to Paris.

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