Between Senlisse and Choisel

Hike along steep paths then through the narrow streets of a picturesque village.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.70 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 127 m
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    Descent: - 121 m

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    Highest point: 177 m
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    Lowest point: 105 m

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Description of the walk

The walk starts at the Senlisse cemetery car park.

(S/E) Walk down Chemin de Malvoisine. At the bottom, turn right onto Rue du Champ Reine. At the end of the street, turn right onto Rue du Moulin d'Aulne. Before a left-hand bend, turn right onto a path that is closed to horses and motorbikes.

(1) Before a forest barrier, turn left onto a fairly steep path. At the T-junction, turn right and continue climbing.

(2) Cross the Route forestière de la Côte Brûlée (sign indicating hunting days on Fridays). Continue straight ahead (the path may be muddy) until you reach the cultivated plateau. Ignore the paths on the right and pass a nursery on your right. At the end of a field, first turn left then right (Regional Nature Park marker). Walk downhill along a wall on your left.

(3) Turn left to continue following the wall. You will come out onto the D906; follow it for about 100 metres. Take thefirst right, Rue de la Maison Forte, and enter Choisel. Cross Rue des Sources on the right-hand side and pass in front of the former presbytery where the writer Michel Tournier lived. Continue straight on until you reach the roundabout where one of the gates to the Château de Breteuil park is located.

(4) Turn right onto Rue de la Grange aux Moines and pass a community bar called La Maison d'Ingrid (Ingrid Bergman lived there).
Cross the hamlet of La Ferté.

(5) At a fork, turn right onto Route du Bel Air. You will come out onto the D906 again and follow it to the left.

(6) Take thefirst right and follow it to Haras de la Malvoisine.

(7) At the foot of the buildings, turn right and enter the forest. Pass two paths on the right, then take the next right. Cross the Route forestière de la Côte brûlée and descend. At the crossroads, take the path on the right leading down to the cemetery car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 116 m - Senlisse cemetery car park
  2. 1 : km 0.32 - alt. 109 m - Start of the trail
  3. 2 : km 0.86 - alt. 165 m - Crossroads
  4. 3 : km 2.39 - alt. 153 m - Corner of the wall of the Dampierre estate
  5. 4 : km 3.51 - alt. 113 m - Roundabout
  6. 5 : km 4.44 - alt. 170 m - Fork
  7. 6 : km 5.23 - alt. 176 m - Intersection with the D906
  8. 7 : km 6.04 - alt. 173 m - Haras de la Malvoisine
  9. S/E : km 6.7 - alt. 116 m - Senlisse cemetery car park

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Bigoudot
Bigoudot

I didn't go along – my schedule was full.

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Nawah
Nawah

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike, but somewhat uninteresting as the path is very muddy for much of the way (springs cross the path). And the horses grazing around the stud farm don't help matters. Two nice climbs, and the villages of Choisel and Senlisse are very pretty. Be careful, we took a wrong turn after the two paths at the point after the Malvoisine stud farm. It's a shame there aren't better signs. Otherwise, the description is perfect.

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felix roche
felix roche

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

A pleasant hike alternating between forest, villages and fields, the most picturesque parts are the villages and hamlets.
It could be improved by providing more information about sites and buildings of interest (the spring in Choisel, churches, I Bergman's house).

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decphil
decphil

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy mixed forest/countryside/village hike. A bit too much village. I combined it with the "Between Senlisse and Cernay-la-Ville" hike, otherwise it's a bit short.

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DUCHEZEAU
DUCHEZEAU

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk, but quite muddy at this time of year.

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Annie Prido Langlais
Annie Prido Langlais

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route wasn't unpleasant, but I'm not a big fan of the road sections, and the grounds of the Château de Breteuil don't offer much in the way of scenic views. I was a little frustrated by the landscape and took very few photos, which is unusual for me. In Choisel, we also took a look at the nearby wash house, but it was empty!
It took us 2 hours and 15 minutes, without rushing.

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jpm0
jpm0

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant and varied route. I would have replaced "easy" with the level above to alert people looking for less rugged terrain. There are two climbs that may surprise those with more fragile joints...

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xgabilly
xgabilly

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk.
We chose to start from Choisel (stage 4), at the church, rather than Senlisse, and then return to Choisel, following the rest of the route. This allowed us to start with the tarmac section of the circular route and finish with a long stretch through the woods.
Back in Choisel, we enjoyed a hot chocolate at the village inn: a nice reward for walkers.

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Armailes
Armailes

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did this hike on Friday, 1 January. Be aware that Friday is hunting day in the forest area... luckily
the hunters were taking a break that day!
The description is very detailed and accurately reflects the route. I did get a little lost in the last part after the Haras de la Malvoisine because the paths that branch off to the right are not easy to identify.
Some sections were quite muddy. A varied, easy and pleasant route, perfectly suited for 1 January.

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Fleur de lune
Fleur de lune

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk even in the middle of December

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Bernard S1.
Bernard S1.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking in a pleasant and diverse setting. Thanks to the author.

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ARTLN
ARTLN
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk through forests, fields and villages. You can see horses out for a ride or at the riding school. Some sections were a little muddy in the forest, but that's normal in winter. I was a little disappointed by the number of roads we had to walk along (we had a dog with us that we had to keep on a lead).

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Jean Pierre Duplan
Jean Pierre Duplan

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very pleasant walk. Not difficult. Senlisse is a very pretty village

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gwenned56
gwenned56

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hike completed today, 20 August 2019, in fine weather that was not too hot. It was very pleasant.
The hike was very well described, thank you.
I would like to add three points, if possible:
1) - Ignore the sign put up by the ONF at the entrance to the path (point 1), as there is no longer any work being done and the path is open.
2) - Michel Tournier's house is located just BEFORE the church. It is a bourgeois house with a cross on the façade. He is buried in the village cemetery (we saw the mayor, who gave us this useful information).
3) - Please note that between CHOISEL and the foot of the Haras de Malvoisine building, the road is paved. There is little traffic in August and during the week, so it's not too much of a nuisance, but the road seems longer!

We discover pretty, affluent villages with beautiful houses and gardens. The walk takes us through woods (it's a bit of a climb... but make sure you wear good shoes for your ankles, as the paths are slippery with stones and tree roots sticking out) and a few fields.

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yvonnemichel
yvonnemichel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice walk.
Several very muddy sections after rainy weather.

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