The Aubette Valley

An easy route, from the striking church in Nucourt to the outskirts of Magny-en-Vexin, via the old watercress beds of the Aubette.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.63 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 68 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 71 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 74 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Vexin
  • ⚐ City: Nucourt (95420)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.163017° / E 1.843712°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2113ET, 2212O
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Description of the walk

Start at Nucourt Church, which is unusual in that it is located outside the village. From the centre of Nucourt, head towards Sérans and, on leaving the village, take a small road on the left (signposted: église, cressonnière). When you reach the church, pass under a stone porch and park just behind it in the dirt car park.

(S/E) Walk back under the entrance porch and, at the crossroads, take the road on the right leading downhill. At the bottom, follow the road on the left signposted “lavoir et cressonnière”. Pass the wash house and arrive at the hamlet of La Cressonnière.

(1) Turn right onto a street that becomes a path running alongside a channelled ditch, then enters a wood. Ignore the first path leading uphill to the right, then a second one branching off to the left, and continue straight on for over a kilometre.

(2) As soon as you leave the woods, take a grassy path that climbs to the left, then leads onto the plateau. Pass a copse and, immediately afterwards, turn left. The path bends to the right, then descends towards a small track at a place called La Croix Saint-Gilles.

(3) Continue straight on along this road until it ends.

(4) Then turn left and enter the hamlet of Blamécourt. Continue along this street for 500 m, then turn left into Rue du Moulin de Bureau. Pass the old railway line and arrive at a crossroads.

(5) Take the Sente du Loup, which climbs up opposite. At the top, take the road furthest to the left, towards Velannes-la-Ville.

(6) At the hamlet, continue straight on; the road becomes a track running parallel to the Aubette de Magny and leads back to the hamlet of La Cressonnière. Continue straight on along the road, passing the electricity substation, and turn right to follow the Chemin de la Cressonnière. Once on the plateau, ignore a path coming from the right and continue straight on to return to the church at Nucourt 
  (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 107 m - Church of Nucourt
  2. 1 : km 0.81 - alt. 87 m - La Cressonnière
  3. 2 : km 2.14 - alt. 103 m - Exit from the Île woods
  4. 3 : km 3.66 - alt. 110 m - The Saint-Gilles Cross
  5. 4 : km 5.35 - alt. 86 m - Blamécourt
  6. 5 : km 6.21 - alt. 79 m - Sente du Loup - Aubette de Magny (rivière) - Affluent de l'Epte
  7. 6 : km 7.59 - alt. 97 m - Velannes-la-Ville
  8. S/E : km 9.62 - alt. 107 m - Church of Nucourt

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Brigitte IAPTEFF
Brigitte IAPTEFF

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Despite the bad weather over the previous few days, I was surprised to find that the paths weren’t muddy. The paths are quite wide, so perhaps that’s why;

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fchomett
fchomett

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A simple and pleasant route to get back into shape. A variety of woods, fields and villages.

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ealet
ealet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy route, with points of interest (Nucourt Church, the wash houses and the springs) dotted along the way
but quite a lot of tarmac (even if these little roads aren’t very busy)
thanks to the creator of this route

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Phileflo
Phileflo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk that avoids the main roads.

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