The Étang des Panses

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The Étang des Panses lake can be seen along a path where it is not uncommon to encounter forest animals. After the forest, you will discover Percheron fruit trees at the Miermaigne conservation orchard; in mid-November, you can take part in the Apple Festival.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.44 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 91 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 83 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 278 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 234 m
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The "hollow" path
Passage described in point 12.
The sun is shining!
Etang des Panses (frozen!)

Description of the walk

Parking available at the Marcel Proust multipurpose hall.

Follow the yellow markings

(S/E) With your back to the multipurpose hall, go down to the left. At the stop sign, turn left into Rue Comtesse de Mons.

(1) At the foot of the church, turn right towards La Berthe. Leave the cemetery on your right and follow the path to the road.

(2) Wash house. Source of La Berthe.

(3) Turn right and cross the hamlet of La Tubenie. Before the last houses, take the path on the right (sometimes blocked by a chain). After 300 metres, leave the path and climb left towards the road.

(4) Cross the D5 (take care) and, turning left/right, head towards Les Bretelleries. Follow the forest path for about 2 km (wet path).

(5) Turn right to continue through the forest and reach the Étang des Panses.

(6) Leave the pond on your right and continue straight ahead.

(7) At the crossroads, turn sharply left. Pass in front of the forest house and continue straight ahead.

(8) After the houses, turn right. Take the D368.11 on the left for 50 metres, then turn right towards the forest. Continue straight ahead on the main path.

(9) At the edge of the woods, turn right.

(10) Cross the D955 (take care). Follow the small road opposite (picnic table). Leave the hamlet of La Hictière on your right and continue along the path on the right.

(11) Cross the D368.11 and go down the sunken lane. At the next crossroads, turn right and follow the small road.

(12) At the junction with the D5, turn right towards Beaumont-les-Autels. Cross the D955 (take care) and take the path opposite, which is closed to motor vehicles.

(13) At the water tower, descend to the right. At the intersection with the Thiron-Gardais road, turn left to reach the inter-communal hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 269 m - Marcel Proust Multipurpose Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.17 - alt. 259 m - Église Saint-Pierre (Argenvilliers)
  3. 2 : km 0.69 - alt. 234 m - Wash house - Berthe (rivière) - Affluent de
  4. 3 : km 0.99 - alt. 257 m - La Tubenie
  5. 4 : km 1.57 - alt. 271 m - Route D5
  6. 5 : km 3.66 - alt. 247 m - The Beautiful Arrival
  7. 6 : km 4.16 - alt. 240 m - Étang des Panses
  8. 7 : km 4.67 - alt. 262 m - Crossroads - Forest house
  9. 8 : km 6 - alt. 248 m - The large hill
  10. 9 : km 7.46 - alt. 251 m - Forest edge
  11. 10 : km 8.31 - alt. 262 m - Crossing the D955
  12. 11 : km 9.11 - alt. 260 m - Crossing the D368.11
  13. 12 : km 11.3 - alt. 256 m - Route D5
  14. 13 : km 12.05 - alt. 278 m - Water tower
  15. S/E : km 12.44 - alt. 269 m - Marcel Proust Multipurpose Hall

Notes

PR®® FFRandonnée certified with the support of the Eure-et-Loir Departmental Hiking Committee. Follow the yellow markings.

Worth a visit

Things to do:
- La Ferme des Murs.

Natural site:
- Miermaigne conservation orchard.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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4.7 / 5
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Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
Sylvain_rando22
Sylvain_rando22

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very pleasant hike on a very cold and sunny day (4 January 2026). The advantage was that the many muddy trails were frozen!
The landscapes were varied, so there was no risk of getting bored with a monotonous hike.
The indicated duration (3 hours 50 minutes) is accurate for a "normal" pace.
Two comments:
1/ I couldn't find the path leading from point 5 to point 6. It's better to take the path that branches off to the right 150 metres before point 5 (despite the yellow sign warning of falling trees and/or branches!).
I still tried to reach the two points (5 and 6) and I would not recommend it, as this section has been ruined by tree felling!
2/ The picnic table has disappeared at point 10. It must be said that the constant traffic on the D955 is enough to put you off your food!
To conclude, I highly recommend this hike. You may be lucky enough (as I was!) to encounter animals, such as this poor creature that found itself face to face with me, just a few metres away, fleeing from those famous "defenders of nature" that I could hear shooting in the distance. Seeing that my intentions were very peaceful (I am a vegetarian), it was able to catch its breath for a few seconds before continuing its flight.

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