Tartre Gaudran circular starting from La Boissière-École

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy but varied hike that we did in particularly favourable conditions: autumn colours under the sun and cool weather.
Recommended for those who want to escape the crowds in the Rambouillet forest

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Date of your route : Oct 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

A wonderful walk, made all the better by the lovely weather on Sunday 22 October.
We also went to see the cemetery where the surprising Hériot family mausoleum is located.

It would be advisable to make two changes:
Point 5:
For your information, the path indicated which branches off to the right, heading almost north, is blocked by a ranch gate,
as is plot 167, which is fenced off.

When you reach point 5, you must therefore go straight on, follow the fence and turn right after it, then at the end turn left to rejoin the correct route of the walk.
You will reach the chalets indicated and, after the first bend, a wayside shrine dedicated to Saint Pancras, topped with a cross.
Point 8:
Take the GRP® to the left. To find your bearings, if necessary, opposite you will find the Chemin des Buttes de la Queue Noire, indicated by a sign. (Do not use the telecommunications pylon as a landmark, as, even if it exists, it is too far away to serve as a guide for the path). The dirt and grass track ends at a bridle path leading to the hamlet of L’Épinette.
Leave the GRP® here and turn right to quickly reach a Y-junction.

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Date of your route : Oct 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The rain that had been with us since the N12 stopped as soon as we arrived at the car park, so the paths were wet and there was a fairly strong wind across the plains.
Two comments:
- Point 5: I didn’t see a cross
- at point 8, I didn’t see a telecommunications mast. We walked alongside a stud farm to reach the road, which we took to the right.
We went to see the Hériot monument in the cemetery.
We then went on to do the “La Ferme de Toulifaut” walk to extend the route and make the most of the day.

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Thank you for your feedback; the track does indeed come from the hiking software, and the starting point may be incorrect – it might have been moved... However, the rest of the track appears to be accurate.
The description seems correct, even if it doesn’t follow the style we’ve since adopted. If the author is able to, they may make the necessary changes.
Kind regards

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Date of your route : Nov 14, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

As the description didn’t seem very detailed, I used the GPX track provided to recreate a precise route and get a clear picture of the starting point.
In fact, this GPX track does not correspond to an actual route.
- At the start: a lovely long straight stretch that crosses private property and therefore doesn’t show the ‘narrow path’
in fact, we found it on the way back
- At point No. 8: the path on the right is blocked off with a ‘private property’ sign, so you’re no longer sure whether you’re on the right track or not!
Overall, the paths are in good condition, but there is little shade, so best done in winter in dry weather
on the other hand, there are no sights to see

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Thank you for your feedback.
This route is quite old, and back then, the formatting guidelines were less detailed.
Since then, we have insisted on grouping waypoints into paragraphs and inserting a line break between each one.
This makes it easier to read.
Let’s hope the author takes this into account when reading your review.

Best regards

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Date of your route : Sep 28, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A lovely walk through a mix of woods and fields
Note: when the route description doesn’t list the waypoints as a separate paragraph, it’s harder to follow whilst walking.

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Date of your route : Dec 01, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A really lovely walk, and the weather was on our side!

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