The Montgé Hill

The Butte de Montgé stretches north of the N3 between Dammartin-en-Goële and Meaux. This hike has two very contrasting aspects: a section through the forest on the crest of the hill followed by a return via the plain at the foot of its southern slope. A shorter alternative route is also available, see "La Butte de Montgé-short route".

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.92 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 05 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 126 m
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    Descent: - 125 m

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    Highest point: 199 m
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    Lowest point: 113 m

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Description of the walk

The hike starts at the car park of the Domaine Régional de Saint-Thibault on the D41 near the village of Montgé-en-Goële (Seine et Marne) between the junctions of the D41 with the D41E1 and the D44 with the D401, which connects Dammartin-en-Goële to Saint-Soupplets.
GPS coordinates 49°02'39.0 N, 02°44'53.8" E.

No signposts

(S/E) Go up the track that leaves from the car park and enters the forest until you reach a small stream, which you cross via a small bridge.

(1) Continue until you reach a clearing, go around it on the left and exit on the left to find the access road to a car park near the equestrian centre

(2) Take the track that climbs in front of you, ignoring the paths to the right and left. Walk along this track for about a kilometre until you reach the cemetery and reservoirs buried under a grassy mound.

GR® trail markers (red and white)

(3) Turn left to pass between the reservoirs and the cemetery. A little further on, you will see the radio tower on your left. Continue straight ahead until you reach the crossroads in a bend.

(4) Take the path downhill on your right and follow it, making sure to keep an eye out for the markings. The path winds along the ridge for approximately 1.5 km. Stay on the main marked path, ignoring the paths to the right and left.

(5) When you reach a junction of two forest tracks, turn right to descend towards the D9, which you will cross 200 m further on. Cross the D9 and continue for about 1.5 km, ignoring all other paths, until you reach a barely marked pass.

(6) Turn right at a 90° angle onto the path that descends. When you reach the edge of the forest, turn right and continue to the wide agricultural track where theGR® turns left.

No markings

(7) Leave theGR® and follow the farm track on your right.
Pass the hamlet of Chambrefontaine, the old Cuisy railway station (now a small building in very poor condition) and the village of Cuisy.

(8) Cross the D54 and continue straight ahead; the road becomes a farm track a little further on. This track leads to the Route de Cuisy in the village of Montgé-en-Goële. Cross the next crossroads and take Rue de la Ferme d'en Bas opposite.

(9) At the next junction near the Foyer Rural, turn right onto Rue du Pré Huard, which climbs towards the centre of the village. It crosses the D9 and joins the D41E1.

(10) Turn left and follow the D41E1 for 500 metres until you reach the path.

(11) Turn right onto the path, which quickly becomes a track and makes a wide circular loop to the right to reach the equestrian centre. Turn right onto the road to reach the car park.

(2) Enter the park clearing on the left and go around the small lake on the left. Follow the path along the stream to the small bridge.

(1) Turn left and descend to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 122 m - Car park at the Domaine Régional de Saint-Thibault
  2. 1 : km 0.34 - alt. 152 m - Small bridge
  3. 2 : km 1.1 - alt. 172 m - Car park at the equestrian centre
  4. 3 : km 2.11 - alt. 192 m - Reservoirs
  5. 4 : km 2.39 - alt. 192 m - Trail
  6. 5 : km 3.91 - alt. 180 m - Crossroads - Right
  7. 6 : km 5.44 - alt. 166 m - Pass, turn left
  8. 7 : km 6.08 - alt. 127 m - Farm track, leave the GR
  9. 8 : km 6.85 - alt. 126 m - Former Cuisy railway station
  10. 9 : km 9.7 - alt. 125 m - Head towards the Foyer Rural
  11. 10 : km 10.17 - alt. 165 m - Route D41E1 - Église Saint-Étienne (Montgé-en-Goële)
  12. 11 : km 10.62 - alt. 162 m - Chemin de la Procession
  13. S/E : km 12.92 - alt. 122 m - Car park at the Domaine Régional de Saint-Thibault

Notes

Hiking boots, as the ground can be muddy in the forest.
Drinks.

Worth a visit

Montgé-en-Goële Church.

 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

4 / 5
Based on 21 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Malibou
Malibou

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty forest and nice hike, but somewhat spoiled by the constant noise of aeroplanes... One flight follows another without interruption and at a fairly low altitude... A shame.

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Akita93
Akita93

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Was the departure address unclear?
didn't see a bridge?
Pleasant walk in the forest but too much tarmac on the way back, and the noise of the planes was a bit much

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Daryan BRIOVI
Daryan BRIOVI

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike on a sunny September morning. With the Visorando subscription, tracking the route was easy.
It is well suited to fast walking (over 6 km/h) or even trail running (for beginners).
On that September morning, we came across hunters and heard gunshots very (too) close to us.
Thank you to the author for this route, which I have already done twice and will definitely do again!

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JPV56
JPV56

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a very beautiful walk in the woods, followed by a discovery of the valley and the beautiful expanses of fields
on the way back, note at point (11) that the path is called Chemin de la Procession, on leaving the village
a very pleasant hike

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Baoulé
Baoulé

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

At the end of the route, there is a stretch of road that could be avoided by going through the forest.

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Sushi_13
Sushi_13

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route was very interesting, but some of the descriptions were incorrect.
The starting point was not clearly marked. When we left the car park on the far left, facing the forest, we found ourselves at a fork in the road.
After the bridge, it wasn't any better.
Then, a footpath turned into a forest road.
Finally, roadworks forced us to take a small detour.
Nothing serious or annoying, we had a very good 16km walk instead of 13km. But be careful for future visitors, as many changes have been made since the information was posted on Visorando if you are doing everything by map like we did. However, there were no problems with GPS.
We still recommend it because it was a great day.

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fragour
fragour

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike between the Brie plain and the Montgé forest. I recommend doing the route in reverse when it's hot, doing the southern section (between 9 and 7) in the morning (no shade).

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Nahuel Huapi
Nahuel Huapi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

It was our first time there. We had printed out the route, but we had to use the GPS on our phone to be sure. We went back and forth a few times.
First walk after lockdown, we're happy. Thank you
The rhododendrons are magnificent!

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CHRISUBUD
CHRISUBUD

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A lovely little walk through the woods at the start,
the GR signs are not placed regularly, so you start to wonder where you are in the woods
then the last third is below average

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ovil
ovil

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant hike despite the incessant noise of planes taking off from Roissy.
Some hesitation at the start of the route due to the imprecise description:
- when leaving the park, you have to cross the road and take the path that starts from the car park. The reference to the equestrian centre is misleading as it is not visible from this location
- the same applies to the reservoirs and the cemetery. You have to turn to see them. It should be indicated that you need to turn left when you reach the forest gate (you can see the first houses of Montgé).

Note: the path that starts from the D41E1 (point 10) is called Chemin de la Procession.

Practical information: there is a water point (just a tap) near the park exit on the car park side.

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bibi
bibi ★

Please do not hesitate to send us any information that may help to clarify the description and prevent hikers from getting lost in the woods
Kind regards

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Murielcachou
Murielcachou

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
Like many hikers, we went round in circles a bit trying to find our way in the woods... but then we really enjoyed this hike, which took us through some beautiful places. The second part on the farm tracks is less pleasant, especially when it's hot, but it's still a very nice walk

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Les Amis du Moulin, and thank you for bibi, who, in this case, is not the author of this hike
It would be great if you could make some suggestions to the author to improve the description.
As you probably know, the signposting is not our responsibility, nor is it the author's.

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Les Amis du Moulin
Les Amis du Moulin

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Difficult route to follow in the forest.
Description unreliable, especially in the forest.
Estimated duration approximately 4 hours for a theoretical 12 km, but it took us 6 hours for 20 km!
The entire forest description needs to be seriously revised, as do the locations mentioned that you have to pass "near" in front of... behind... to the left, to the right..
Still a beautiful hike.
Thanks to Bibi for these wonderful hikes.
Best regards, Bernard & Bruno

(The GR1 markings are terrible).

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback on the hike. What do you think should be added to the description to make it clearer?
Kind regards

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