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At weekends, park in the car park on the right of the station, which is free. There is a charge on weekdays.
(S/E) When you leave the station car park, walk down Chemin de l'Aqueduc at the bottom of the road and admire the remains of the aqueduct. Take the D18 on the left and continue to the junction with the D116a.
(1) Turn left along the hillside. Be careful, there is some traffic and no real footpath for pedestrians. Continue to the Saint-Mamert crossroads. Turn right onto the D328.10 and cross the bridge over the Louis XIV canal.
(2) Just after the bridge, turn left and follow the path that runs alongside the canal for several kilometres. You will reach a crossroads before the hamlet of Moineaux.
(3) Turn right onto the path and follow it through the woods until you reach Yermenonville.
Please note: without GPS, this junction can be tricky to find as it is not very visible from the canal path, depending on whether the banks have been cleared or not. To check if you are on the right path, walk about 50 metres; the path crosses a concrete footbridge with no railings and continues slightly to the right
(4) Turn left towards the D18. Cross it and take Rue de la Gare opposite. There used to be a railway station here a long time ago. Continue straight ahead along the path that climbs the hill and arrives above the Eure valley. You will reach a crossroads near the D106.4.
(5) Do not go as far as the D106.4, but turn right onto the path that descends quite steeply towards Saint-Piat station. This path is marked in red and white and is theGR®655West of Santiago de Compostela. Stay on thisGR® route to cross Saint-Piat, first via Avenue de la Gare, then turn right onto Rue Verte and immediately left onto the path leading to the right bank of the Eure. Follow this bank. Cross the Eure via the bridge and take Rue de la République on the right. Then take the path on the right to return to the left bank of the Eure, where you will find a perfect picnic spot on the riverbank.
(6) Set off again, following the Eure downstream. Continue until you reach a footbridge.
(7) Turn left to join the D6, then turn right.
Be careful, there is some traffic. Leave it on your left and take Chemin du Camp de César. At the end of the street, turn right and stay on theGR® to rejoin the D6.
(8) Go a few metres to the left and turn right into Rue du Lavoir, still following the GR®. Cross the Eure. At the T-junction, after the bridge over the Eure, turn left. Before the path bends to the right, take the path on the left that enters the woods. Unfortunately, the entrance is a small rubbish dump. Follow the path that runs alongside the fences and then joins the bank of the Eure. Enter the hamlet called Maingournois, take Rue Léon Petit, and join the D18 towards Maintenon. You will arrive at the initial crossroads.
(1) Continue on the same route to return to the car park (S/E).
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