Between fields and woods in Andrésy

A pleasant walk starting from the top of Andrésy towards Maurecourt and Jouy-le-Moutier along country lanes.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 97 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 97 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 166 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 70 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Andrésy (78570)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.989014° / E 2.05166°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2214ET, 2313OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Starting point at the City Parc green space behind 13 Rue de Penthièvre.

(S/E) Head north and walk past the houses on your right. At the end of the green space, cross the small ditch and walk along the field with City Park on your right. There are several small paths you can take. You’ll come to a wide path; follow it to the left. After a few dozen metres, turn right onto a field path.

(1) At the T-junction, turn left into a small wood. At thefirst junction, continue straight ahead. At the next junction, outside the wood, turn right and head downhill. Cross a road and continue along the path opposite, going uphill.

(2) At the top of the path, follow a small road to the left. After about fifty metres, turn right onto a field path.

(3) At the junction, continue straight ahead diagonally to the left, cross a stream, turn left and pass under a high-voltage power line. Keep going straight ahead (west).

(4) At the end of the path, turn left and follow theGRP® Ceinture Verte d’Ile-de-France (red and yellow markings). Walk past the Bellefontaine farm and follow the path. Cross a road and continue along the path opposite.

(5) At the junction, take the path opposite between a small building and an equestrian centre. Head up into the woods.

(6) At the crossroads at the top of the hill, follow a small tarmac road to the left (Chemin de la Grande Route). Further on, pass under a high-voltage power line and note, shortly afterwards, a junction.

(7) Leave the wide path and take a smaller one on the left through the woods. Go downhill and then walk alongside a cemetery on your left.

(8) At the corner of the cemetery, turn left and cross a car park. Continue along a winding path that slopes gently downwards. You will come out onto another path; follow it to the left.

(9) After about a hundred metres, turn right onto a path between a wood (on the left) and a field (on the right). This will take you back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 86 m - Rue de Penthièvre
  2. 1 : km 0.65 - alt. 72 m - T-junction
  3. 2 : km 1.29 - alt. 88 m - Small road
  4. 3 : km 1.8 - alt. 83 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 2.74 - alt. 106 m - T-junction
  6. 5 : km 4.18 - alt. 110 m - Crossroads - Château du Fay
  7. 6 : km 4.92 - alt. 164 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 5.65 - alt. 156 m - Junction
  9. 8 : km 6 - alt. 117 m - Cemetery
  10. 9 : km 6.44 - alt. 105 m - Junction
  11. S/E : km 6.73 - alt. 86 m - Rue de Penthièvre

Notes

The first part is open and sunny, whilst the second is in the shade of the woods.

Worth a visit

You will pass the Bellefontaine farm, then go past the Château du Fay and the Hautil equestrian centre, where you can admire the horses.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
RANdav
RANdav

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, we rarely take the time to read the description, which is a shame because sometimes there is interesting information. We follow the route using GPS
The route is easy and quick to access by public transport, with advice from a hiker on Visorando to pick up the route from line J at Maurecourt station. At this time of year, after the harvest, the countryside is a bit monotonous without hedges and it's hot (difficult to compare with Aubrac). But once we got to the forest with its gentle slopes and shade, our motivation was rekindled (we still tried to find the old crops!) and we enjoyed the views. If you like wild plums, now is the time to go, as they may be riper. We reached the banks of the Seine, which weren't particularly interesting, but the arrival at the confluence of the Oise and the Seine was worth it, despite being very urbanised. We admired the barges moored along the Oise and left from Conflans Fin d'Oise station.
Thank you for this trip

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Enrico 78
Enrico 78

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

It’s a shame the route isn’t signposted or marked in the same way as other hiking trails, such as the GRs.

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Rando78
Rando78

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I used the GPX file, so I can’t comment on the description.
A lovely walk, short but with lovely varied scenery (fields and woods) and views of Paris and La Défense in the distance.
The only slight downside was that the path through the fields between the start and point 1 wasn’t cleared, and the grass easily reached thigh height, obscuring the holes in the ground, but that’s also part of the charm of a hike.
Access to the starting point from Maurecourt station is very easy, just a 10-minute walk. Line J from Paris runs every half hour on Saturdays.

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AVCP
AVCP

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We went on this hike on Saturday 6 January 2024. It was great because the ground was drier.

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Patrick@92
Patrick@92

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk

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Samico
Samico

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very clear instructions for this route in dry weather. Perhaps there are muddier sections across the fields in winter?

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