Alongside the Aerotrain track

Date of your route : May 04, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We completed this walk on 4 May 2026 in the rain, starting from the car park of the LECLERC supermarket, with a planned shortcut at point 7 to shorten the route by continuing straight on (GR du PAYS HUREPOIX) to Gometz Le Chatel
3 comments:
1-- In the start/finish section, please add that the route starts behind the shop on the right and change the name: LECLERC instead of SUPER U
2-- At point 4, to find the grassy path easily, it is located before a small copse and follows a power line.
3-- At point 6, we had to turn back; the path is blocked by a huge tree trunk, and further on there is a fenced-off section. No information is displayed; at point 5, at the exit of the hamlet, there was just a roadworks sign indicating the road was closed.
It would appear that the right of way through this woodland (private??) has been removed.
It’s a shame, as this route was interesting, following the old Aerotrain track with its information boards.
For your information, I have reported the incident on the SURICATE website

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Date of your route : Jun 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts on this circular loop, as we encountered several problems
1- Stage 4) We couldn’t find the grassy path, so we carried on straight ahead and turned onto the road for 200 metres before rejoining the road through the hamlet of La Brosse
2- Stage 5) We couldn’t find any hiking trail markers (had they been removed? hidden?), and then we couldn’t find the first signposted junction; we turned when a marker clearly indicated to turn left. Furthermore, the path does not appear to be called a GRP but a ‘grande boucle de randonnée’; it would also have been helpful to point out that the signposting indicated the direction of St Jean de Beauregard.
3-Stage 7 = crossing Villeziers: there were no signposts leading to the tunnel, so we had to ask for directions; it would be worth noting that you need to turn right at the junction (there are two options at this point: turn left or right)
4-Stage 9: the description needs to be revised urgently regarding the section through the stadium, as apart from a small path opposite, there were no details on how to follow the ‘small road’ indicated. We eventually reached the road to St Jean de Beauregard, but was that really the correct route? It would be helpful to indicate the direction to follow and the names of the roads once you have crossed the stadium

In conclusion, the route description for this rather pleasant walk needs a bit of a tidy-up

Kind regards

Sylvie

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Date of your route : Sep 09, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Walk taken on 9 September 2018 in hot weather. Starting point: Bures-sur-Yvette station.

We walked part of this route in a circular fashion to extend the Viaduc des Fauvettes walk,
passing through the hamlet of Grivery, the Étoile crossroads, La Brosse, St-Jean-de-Beauregard and Grivery – that is, points 5 to 7.

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Date of your route : Aug 15, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
Enjoy your walk, but do take care to avoid it in very hot weather, as the stretch from the Aérotrain track exit to the Vandrille woods is exposed.
For those who still have some energy left, as you leave the Les Ulis housing estate, take a small path on the right that leads into the woodland and takes you to the Fauvettes viaduct, then rejoin the original route.
Thank you for this lovely walk

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Thank you, milgerard, for these details, which I have included in the description

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Date of your route : Jun 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Those with a passion for the history of the Aérotrain will find the first part of the walk particularly interesting. Others, however, may be disappointed by the long straight stretches and grassy paths. The second part is more varied and enjoyable.
The route description is very brief. With the map, and after a bit of hesitation, we managed to find our way there anyway. Two important points to note, however:

At the start: you might spend ages looking for the Super U shop. It changed its name in January 2018 and is now a Leclerc!

Point (9) at St Clair: There is no signposted ‘Coulée Verte’ path at this point; you must follow the ‘Viaduc des Fauvettes’. However, the junction 100 metres further on does have a ‘Coulée Verte’ sign, but you must not follow it under any circumstances, as it directs you to turn right when you actually need to turn left!

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Date of your route : Mar 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk that took me 4 hours
The route is varied
One drawback is that the signposting towards the end of the route – which is quite urban – isn’t precise enough; there are a few junctions in Saint-Clair and beyond where you might hesitate, and this could do with some additional guidance

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