The Bois des Templiers

Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I can confirm that you can no longer take the Chemin des Solitaires as you leave the Bois des Templiers, as there is a fence; you must take the wooden bridge on the right along a muddy path and return to the entrance to the Bois des Templiers.
What a shame

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Date of your route : Jan 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Part of the route has been closed off by a fence

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Date of your route : Dec 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The Templars’ Walk will soon no longer be accessible, as the secluded path across the Grange du Breuil plain is to be closed off by a fence.

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Date of your route : Mar 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Perfect for a short 45-minute stroll.
even though I didn’t see the Templars’ Fountain...

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Date of your route : Sep 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Perfect for children. It’s surprising how this little wood isn’t actually that small after all!
The start of the walk probably doesn’t quite match the description (it’s not easy to tell if the little path is the right one...). But it’s hard to get properly lost!

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Date of your route : Apr 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route completed on 16 April 2021. I met about ten people along the route. A few were walking their dogs. The undergrowth was sparse and fairly open. The ground was muddy in places, but nothing impassable.

I wanted to follow the route shown on the PDF. But arriving via Rue du Chariot d’Or, I inadvertently walked past Rue de la Commanderie and found myself on Rue des Templiers. Retracing my steps, I tried to follow the start of the route, though I wasn’t entirely sure. Not sure if I found the Fontaine des Templiers (1): I saw a small pond, roughly where it’s marked on the map.

The rapeseed fields are in bloom at the moment. So there’s a magnificent yellow landscape on the left as you head towards the model aircraft field, which you need to look out for. A small wind sock and a small sign in the shape of wings indicate the location.

There is a risk of going past point 2 and ending up on Rue de Ballainvilliers. At this point, on the right, you need to locate the pink-and-red gate, which, continuing along Allée des Pommiers, marks the start of the path to follow north-east ‘between a hedge (on the left) and a field (on the right)’.

As for the hedge, at present it is more of a large embankment with houses featuring wire-mesh fencing at the end. And on the right-hand side, there is a grassy area beyond which lies the rapeseed field.

At the end of the path in question, the route proved very useful. I did indeed come across the little bridge over the Rouillon. Then, turning right and following the Rouillon, the Pont des Templiers appeared quite quickly on the left. Not on the right, but never mind; you can pass it on either side.

I didn’t ‘ignore the next bridge’ next to a very visible staircase. Because it leads back to Rue du Chariot d’Or, where I’d come from. Thank you, Crestou; your map helped me, in the end, to quickly locate the Pont des Templiers. The real highlight of the walk. All of this in under an hour.

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Date of your route : Feb 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

For the first part of the walk (through meadows and woods), the paths were soggy and almost impassable. We had to walk off the path, through the undergrowth (which was also very wet), so it wasn’t easy and it was very slippery. Otherwise, the route is very pleasant, so close to Paris. The site we visited is very interesting; arriving at the stream and the bridge was a real surprise. Thanks to the person who posted this.

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