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Departure from the Pré Saint-Jean car park, located opposite the Buc theatre, right next to the Town Hall and the Church.
N.B. Parking is limited to 6 hours, with a parking disc.
(S/E) Go to the back of the car park to a circular dirt area. Turn left and take a footbridge over the Bièvre.
(1) Turn right and walk along the river on your right. When you reach a weir, climb the steps and you will come to the Étang de Geneste dyke.
(2) Turn right onto the dyke. At the end, turn right onto a dirt track. After about 100 metres, take a path that climbs to the left (red and whiteGR®22markings). Continue uphill and, at the various intersections, stay on the marked path, heading generally north-east. At the top, at a crossroads, follow a forest path to the right and you will soon reach Carrefour de Sebaque.
(3) Then take thefirst path on the left, almost at a 90° angle, the Route de Sebaque (leaving theGR®). After about 100 metres, this path curves to the right.
(4) At the intersection, rejoin theGR® and follow it, veering slightly to the left (northeast). Ignore all the paths on either side and you will come to a T-junction.
(5) Then turn left (leaving theGR® trail to your right). At the end of the path, turn right and walk past the water towers. You will come to a small road; follow it to the right. You will soon come to a busier road (the D938); follow it to the left, using the cycle path. Pass under the N12 and continue for about 100 metres along the D938.
(6) At the right-hand bend in this road, turn left onto a dirt track (yellow markings). Follow this track (which may be wet and slippery) and soon you will be walking alongside the railway line on your right. Cross the D91 (Avenue Clément Ader) and continue on the path along the railway line. After about 200 metres, at a pond on the left-hand side, take the tunnel under the railway line on the right.
(7) At the intersection, turn right and leave the Plan d'Eau des Suisses on your right (note the Château de Versailles beyond this pond). At the end of the pond, continue straight ahead along a path and follow the railway line on your left. Continue along a path and follow a wall.
(8) Then turn left onto a slightly uphill path and take the pedestrian tunnel under the railway line. On the other side, at a T-junction, turn right onto a dirt track. After a fairly steep climb, leave the dirt track and take a path on the right that first descends and then climbs again (yellow markings). Further on, rejoin the dirt track and follow it to the right for about 2 km (yellow markings), ignoring all the paths on the left.
(9) When you reach the buildings, turn left at a 90° angle onto the marked path. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. You will come to a slip road off the N12; follow it to the right until you reach a roundabout (be careful, this is a busy road).
(10) Go around the roundabout on the right, cross Boulevard Henri Barbusse and enter Rue Francisco Ferrer (dead end). Continue straight ahead to the end of the street.
(11) Turn left onto a tarmac road, enter the Versailles national forest and cross over the N12. On the other side, turn left onto the tarmac road. After following the N12 for about 150 metres, when the road turns left, continue straight ahead. Ignore a turning on the left.
(12) Immediately afterwards, and shortly before a footbridge over a stream, follow the Route forestière de La Fontaine Blanche to the left. Follow the stream on your right for about 1 km. Turn left, cross a lawn with picnic tables and reach the northern tip of the Étang du Moulin à Renard.
(13) Continue along a wide path and follow the pond on your right. At the end of the pond, continue straight ahead, passing a car park on your right and following a small tarmac road. Ignore a staircase leading down to the right and stay above the Étang du Val d'Or pond on your right. You will arrive at the pond car park.
(14) First turn right then left to take a tunnel under the D91. Descend a good path in a bucolic setting to arrive at a crossroads.
(15) Take thethird path on the left (which is also thesecond on the right) and head due east. At the Carrefour des Petits Champs, take thesecond path on the right (east-southeast) and pass between two parts of the Étang de la Geneste. Then turn left and walk along the pond on your left. At the end, turn left onto the dyke.
(2) Go down the steps along the weir and walk along the Bièvre on your left.
(1) Take the footbridge over the Bièvre and you will find the starting car park on your right (S/E).
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