Gazeran circular route via the Rambouillet national estate

A circular walk offering a variety of stunning scenery along an easy route with little elevation gain. You’ll discover the Etangs de la Tour, d’Or and du Perray, the vast green spaces that dominate the landscape alongside the Rambouillet National Forest, and finish with a visit to the château.

18/05/2026: Route modified between points 5 and 6 following advice.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.68 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 157 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 138 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 561 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 449 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Gazeran (78125)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.625862° / E 1.771983°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2215OT, 2215OTR, M2215OT
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Description of the walk

The walk starts from Gazeran station, coming from Paris Montparnasse station on line N towards Chartres.

(S/E) From Gazeran station, walk along the car park and head towards the station building.

(1) At the stop sign, turn left onto the D62, go past the roundabout and continue straight on with the transformer on your left. After the Route du Bray on your right, continue for about 200 metres until you reach a fork in the road.

(2) Turn right onto this path through the woods until you reach a road. Turn right onto Rue de l’Eglise and pass in front of the Saint-Germain d’Auxerre cemetery.

(3) Cross the River La Guéville then the herringbone car park on the right. At the monument in the small square, turn right onto Chemin du Général Humbert, which climbs slightly with the GR® 1 - GR® 655 and leads to the hamlet of Guéville.

(4) At the fork in the road, continue straight on between woods and fields.

(5) At the entrance to the hamlet of Guéville, continue left on the GR®655. Reach the D906 and follow it to the right until the next junction.

(6) At the junction, turn left between fields and woods and arrive at a second reservoir. Pass in front of the sewage treatment plant then turn left onto a road leading to the D906.

(7) Head slightly to the left and cross it. Continue all the way to the right along the Route de la Grille de Guéville. Pass the Bergerie Nationale equestrian centre, then the former Mocquesouris Forest House, and continue to the car park at the Laiterie de la Reine junction

(8) Turn right onto the Allée Verte, following the canal to the far end of the park.

(9) Turn left onto Allée des Bois Blancs, then a little further on turn right and follow the edge of Rambouillet Castle Park, exiting via the roundabout.

(10) After the Felix Faure roundabout, turn right onto Rue Chasles, cross the railway bridge and continue for a few metres.

(11) Turn right onto Rue des Eveuses towards the Leisure Centre. Pass a junction and then a roundabout.

(12) Go under the N10 and continue straight on along Route des Eveuses. Walk past a car park then enter the woods.

(13) Cross Route des Places, then Route de la Droue, and continue to the pond.

(14) At the Etang d'Or, turn right onto Rue du Château d'Eau with the GR®1 and follow it to a road. Turn left at the junction by the car park, then enter the woods on the right and leave the GR® 655 a little further on. Turn right onto a footpath.

(15) At Route de Batonceau, turn right and continue to the D936.

(16) Turn right onto Rue de la Droue and cross the bridge over the N10.

(17) At the roundabout, take the second left. Pass in front of a pond, follow the N10 for a short while, then turn right into the fields. At the three-way junction, keep right to reach the D150, which you should continue straight on until you reach the entrance to the woods.

(18) Leave the D150 and turn right into the woods. At the Mare du Cheval Blanc crossroads, go straight on, then turn right at the Carrefour de Poyers.

(19) Enter the hamlet of Batonceau, cross through it and continue across the fields towards the water tower.

(20) Turn right onto the road to the water tower, then at the right-hand bend, turn left towards Gazeran station (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 535 ft - Gare de Gazeran
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 538 ft - Stop sign
  3. 2 : mi 0.41 - alt. 518 ft - Junction
  4. 3 : mi 0.69 - alt. 453 ft - Guéville (rivière) - Affluent de la Drouette
  5. 4 : mi 1 - alt. 531 ft - Fork in the road at the entrance to the woods
  6. 5 : mi 1.4 - alt. 479 ft - Guéville
  7. 6 : mi 1.75 - alt. 472 ft - Grille de Gueville, equestrian centre, D906
  8. 7 : mi 2.51 - alt. 472 ft - The Queen’s Dairy - Laiterie de la Reine
  9. 8 : mi 3.13 - alt. 476 ft - Rambouillet Castle Park - Parc du Château de Rambouillet
  10. 9 : mi 3.7 - alt. 492 ft - Roundabout
  11. 10 : mi 3.93 - alt. 505 ft - Crossroads, Rue des Eveuses - Gare de Rambouillet
  12. 11 : mi 4.39 - alt. 535 ft - Bridge on the N10
  13. 12 : mi 4.8 - alt. 525 ft - Carrefour de la Louvière, Route des Places
  14. 13 : mi 5.17 - alt. 512 ft - Étang d'Or
  15. 14 : mi 6.59 - alt. 531 ft - Route de Batonceau
  16. 15 : mi 6.88 - alt. 505 ft - Junction, D936
  17. 16 : mi 7.15 - alt. 518 ft - Roundabout
  18. 17 : mi 9.29 - alt. 554 ft - Entrance to the small wood
  19. 18 : mi 10.92 - alt. 554 ft - Batonceau
  20. 19 : mi 11.33 - alt. 545 ft - Water Tower
  21. S/E : mi 11.68 - alt. 535 ft - Gare de Gazeran

Notes

The path is quite muddy in heavy rain between (17) and (18).

You can catch the train again at Rambouillet at point (10).

Worth a visit

  1. The Farm Mill
  2. Pigeon Tower
  3. Wash house
  4. Rambouillet Castle
  5. The Palace of the King of Rome
  6. Villeneuve Racecourse
  7. Etang d'Or
  8. Gazeran Castle
  9. Rambouillet National Sheep Farm
  10. Cave of the Two Lovers

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.

Reviews and comments

3 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
2 / 5
Route interest
3 / 5
COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Good evening
Looking at the map... and recalling my memories , I’ve been hiking in the area; the GR 655 West doesn’t seem to pass through point 6.
Kind regards
Didier

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randos Découverte
randos Découverte

Hello Colomies, following up on your message. From points 4 to 7, this is a signposted route along the GR 655 West, which is very easy to follow and offers magnificent views of Agueville; and from points 18 to 19, it’s the Chemin de la Mare du Cheval Blanc, which takes you to the Poyers crossroads. I can’t see where your private path is; I think you may have gone the wrong way. All the best on Visorando.
Yvon

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colomies
colomies

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We were very disappointed with this walk as it was impassable in two places (points 4 to 7 and 18 to 19) due to closed paths (private property), which forced us to take risky detours that weren’t particularly interesting. And it added an extra 3 km. Far too much tarmac, including roads with heavy traffic

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