Nanteau Forest

Date of your route : May 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The start of the route is impassable. There’s no path left, just brambles.

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Date of your route : Apr 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

We were disappointed by this walk. It was too monotonous for our liking. In our opinion, it would be better suited to a cycle route. Thank you to the trail markers for helping us discover other routes. Kind regards

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Thanks for the info, randosro.

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Date of your route : Aug 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, Walk taken on Sunday 12 August 2018; lovely weather.
A lovely walk through the trees, but we only completed part of it, as we’d decided to combine this walk with the Tour de Nanteau, starting from Vaupuiseau.

When we arrived on foot at the start of this walk, we were a bit confused. There are several buildings, including the Specialised Training Centre, then a path leading uphill – this is the Chemin du Pavé – and there are several parking options there. You have to head under the trees to spot the car park on the left, at the start of the cobblestones… because the Allée Pavée begins… at the cobblestones. If we’d arrived by car, we would have parked further down.

Then, at point 1, we climb towards the rocks (we take the opportunity to have a picnic – it’s time!), but afterwards we can’t find the path marked with a dotted line, which appears to be blocked by fallen trees, so we rejoin the Allée Pavée by heading due south.
After point 2, we follow the yellow markings, but we go astray at the Fosse aux Loups, joining the Allée Pavée too early by taking a south-east-facing path, marked PR on the current IGN map.
Having found the Allée Sophie again (not signposted where we passed), we reach point 3 without any trouble, then head north for 250 metres to reach point 5 of the Tour de Nanteau walk.

I’m enjoying these woodlands. One point worth noting: the Allée Pavée is – and this is the only one – entirely paved.

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Date of your route : Aug 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I missed the last path before the road – it wasn’t very well signposted at that point; there were no signs at all. We ended up finishing the walk on the D58, which is a bit dangerous. Otherwise, it was a pleasant walk with some magnificent oak trees. I enjoyed the silence – there was no traffic noise for almost the entire walk.

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Hello, I can’t do anything about the brambles, and I’m sorry about that.

Point 5: sorry, but the path does exist; I took it not long ago on another hike. There’s a bit of fern growing there at the moment, but it’s a path, not a track. For me, the width of a path is the width of a man. At worst, if you end up on the D58 by mistake, turn left, and the other path is a little further on to the left – but for that, it’s a good idea to have the map with you.
Have a good evening. Gérard D.

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Thanks, Sasou
Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do about the brambles. But if the path is no longer visible, that’s a bit of a nuisance.
At WPT5, you tell us there’s no path, yet we can clearly see it on the IGN map.
Perhaps the author of the walk will be able to provide us with some further details.

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Date of your route : Sep 07, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

(1) The path to the right is overgrown with brambles and is no longer recognisable.
(5) There is no path just before the D58. This meant I had to take a detour through the woods before finally coming back onto the Allée des Rosiers.

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Date of your route : Mar 27, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk, though the change in the direction of the slope (between points 1 and 2) is difficult to describe; perhaps an intermediate point is needed.

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