The Houzée from Malignas

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Walk through the woods and along the Houzée valley with its beautiful mills. Very beautiful valley.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.43 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 77 m
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    Descent: - 81 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
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    Lowest point: 97 m
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Photos

Malignas Mill
Vaupéreuse Mill
Esnault Mill
Hoton Mill

Description of the walk

Park in the centre of Malignas, in the commune of Crucheray.

(S/E) Set off along the road towards Coulommiers. Quickly turn right onto theGR®353(red and white markings). Leave the path on the right, then the one on the left.

(1) Turn right towards the Château du Coudray.
Leave the path on the right and the entrance to the château on the left, pass under the EDF power line and turn left towards the woods. Leave the paths on the left and follow the edge of the woods.

(2) Take the D64 road on the right, then turn left. Cross the Saint-Martin stream.
Leave the path on the right and turn left towards Esnault. Cross the hamlet and continue on the road towards Moulin d'Esnault. Cross Moulin d'Esnault and a little further on, leave the path on the right.

(3) Leave theGR®353. Turn left and then left again onto the road at Bezard. Turn right quickly towards the Moulins d'Hoton (Hoton sign). At Hoton, take the path on the right that runs alongside the Houzée. Continue to Vaupéreuse.

(4) Take the road on the left. Leave the path on the left. At Véteuil, continue along the road and leave the two paths on the left. Join the Moulin de Malignas road.

(5) Turn left onto the road. At the crossroads, turn right towards Moulin de Malignas. At the mill, take theGR®353on the left. Leave two paths on the right. Continue through the forest and reach the edge.

(6) Turn left, still on theGR®353, and climb up to Malignas and the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 124 m - Malignas car park
  2. 1 : km 1.31 - alt. 121 m - Le Coudray
  3. 2 : km 3.53 - alt. 114 m - D64
  4. 3 : km 5.36 - alt. 115 m - Bezard
  5. 4 : km 7.15 - alt. 107 m - Vaupéreuse - Houzée (cours d'eau) - Affluent du Loir,
  6. 5 : km 8.33 - alt. 116 m - Villesuet towards Moulin de Malignas
  7. 6 : km 9.68 - alt. 120 m - Edge of the woods
  8. S/E : km 10.43 - alt. 124 m - Malignas car park

Notes

No shelters or water sources.
Park at the side of the quiet road.
The path between points 3 and 4 is not always well maintained, especially in summer.

Worth a visit

The Château du Coudray.
The mills along the Houzée.

 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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Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 9 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
MONIQUEB1954
MONIQUEB1954

Hello
Thank you for your comment. It's true that this trail is not always well maintained, especially in summer. I will report this on the website.

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Bejarano
Bejarano

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Hello,

The path between the Hoton mill and Vaupéreuse is easily confused with the boundary between farmland and woodland. What's more, this section of the route is poorly maintained and therefore very overgrown. This makes it difficult to follow the suggested route, as in some places it is unclear whether the path actually exists.
It might be a good idea to warn hikers about the condition of this section so that they feel confident about continuing along the proposed route.

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bionat
bionat

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route begins in open terrain, then comes the most enjoyable part with the discovery of the mills:
Esnault, Hoton, Vaupéreuse and Malignas.

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momo45
momo45

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk through hills and woodland. Remember to bring hats, as there is a lot of walking in open terrain.

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denouvel
denouvel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Short, pleasant and easy walks.
Some photos here: https://www.facebook.com/oliviergouzien/...

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Ouzilleau bernard
Ouzilleau bernard

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike on the Petite Beauce plateau and in the Houzée valley.
Castles and mills bear witness to the region's activity in the last century.

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leriche gérard
leriche gérard

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant route which, it has been pointed out, presents a safety issue on the verge of the Selommes-Périgny road.
It is worth noting the presence of numerous springs and fountains, which add to the interest of the route.
A comment on the location of the route: it is largely located in the municipality of Périgny,
so why mention Crucheray?
In any case, well done on your website and happy new year to the whole team.

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Naudin Patrice
Naudin Patrice

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

No photos worth mentioning as the hike took place in fog, which gave the Château du Coudray a special, somewhat ghostly appearance!
An easy hike with pretty mills.
HOWEVER, DANGEROUS PASSAGE
I have travelled these paths on horseback for years, always refusing to go where the route takes you, namely:
after going around the Coudray woods along the edge, you come to a hundred metres or so of road, the road between Perigny and Selommes. However, at this point, before you can turn left onto the small road to Esnault, the road has an S-bend, is sloping, has no hard shoulder and there is no possibility of pulling over as the road overlooks the St Martin stream. Extremely dangerous
This really needs to be marked on the route. It is possible to avoid this bend, but this means extending the route and going up to Perigny...

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MONIQUEB1954
MONIQUEB1954

Thank you for these comments. I am preparing the routes for the hikes I lead on Thursday mornings in Vendôme.
Kind regards
Monique

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Viselyne
Viselyne

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The streams and mills are what make this hike so charming. The route is very well described, so it's impossible to get lost . It was very pleasant, and we'll be back in the spring to enjoy the shade of the wooded sections.

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bionat
bionat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant, hilly and winding route, running alongside two streams and offering the chance to discover a few mills.

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