The Pierre Cornoise Menhir between Thoury and Flagy

Hike along the banks of the Orvanne from Thoury to Flagy. Discover Flagy and the Pierre Cornoise menhir.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.44 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 30 m
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    Descent: - 20 m

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    Highest point: 107 m
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    Lowest point: 73 m

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Description of the walk

Thoury church car park.

(S/E) The route is marked in yellow at the start. On the D22 road between Thoury-Ferottes and Flagy, with the church on your left, take the road on the right towards the golf course.

(1) When you reach Les Marais, follow the road and then the path to the left. Continue to the edge of the woods. You are now on theGRP®, marked in yellow and red.

(2) Take the bridge on the left over the Orvanne and continue.

(3) Go over the bridge and turn right. Continue until you reach the small village of Flagy.

(4) Turn right, leaving the GRP®. Cross over the Orvanne and follow the path opposite, which turns slightly to the left. At the end of the path, turn left and then left again at the first street. At the end, turn right and cross over the Orvanne.

(5) At the village square, church and war memorial, turn left along the church. At the end, turn right to return to the red and yellow markedGRP®.

(6) After the cemetery, turn left onto Rue de la Croix Saint-Marc. At the first wrought iron cross, turn right onto the path. At the second cross, leave theGRP® by turning right.

(7) Follow the first path on the right that passes under the high-voltage power lines. Look out for the Menhir de la Pierre Cornoise on the left. When you reach the woods, turn left and follow this path. When you reach a small road, turn left.

(8) Leave the small road and take the first path on the left.

(9) At the crossroads with a calvary, turn left. Take the second path on the right, then follow the path on the left. This path passes behind the cemetery and arrives at Thoury Church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Thoury Church
  2. 1 : km 0.47 - alt. 80 m - When you reach the GR, turn left.
  3. 2 : km 1.3 - alt. 79 m - Cross the bridge on the left. - Orvanne (rivière)
  4. 3 : km 1.68 - alt. 79 m - After the bridge, turn right.
  5. 4 : km 3.06 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 3.67 - alt. 79 m - Place de Flagy, turn left
  7. 6 : km 3.92 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 5.14 - alt. 96 m - Path on the right
  9. 8 : km 7.09 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 7.5 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  11. S/E : km 8.44 - alt. 88 m - Thoury Church

Worth a visit

Pierre Cornoise menhir

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
curutchet
curutchet

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk
Very good restaurant in Flagy

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fabricefevre
fabricefevre

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful route. Bucolic and charming. Lack of signage in some places. Notably at the Croix de Fer St Pierre (2nd cross), which made us turn right instead of left.

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Vinsi
Vinsi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

More markings would not have been a luxury.

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janlique
janlique
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, easy walk. The village of Flagy is very pretty and worth exploring. Before turning towards the church, you can turn right to see the mill by going behind the town hall. As indicated several times at the second cross, you must turn left (error in the description) and not follow the signs pointing to the right. When you arrive in Thoury, you can continue straight ahead to see the river before retracing your steps. Thank you to the contributors.

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boucles d'or
boucles d'or

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little hike. Peaceful, easy, accessible to everyone.
Lots to discover along the way: wash houses, standing stones, a calvary, the village of Flagy.
A short hike that I recommend.

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srdjan220769
srdjan220769

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike. No problems following the route on the map. Parked near the church. Exotic, peaceful.

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voulx
voulx

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Part of the route is no longer accessible (path from point 3 to point 4).
We ended up at a horse paddock, which we had difficulty getting around, and after more than a path, scrub, and marshy area, we ended up on private property.

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bernie7745
bernie7745

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A somewhat monotonous route, despite the beauty of the snow-covered fields.
Be careful at the Croix de Saint Pierre: you must turn left, as indicated on the map, and not right, as specified in the description.

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C. Bozec
C. Bozec
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk.
In my opinion, it would be even more interesting if you included a stop in Thoury-Férottes, particularly the gardens around the Orvanne crossing (marked 'ford' on the map).
Similarly, in Flagy, you could suggest a visit to the mill.
One error to point out: at (6), indicate "leave the GRP by turning left" (not "right").

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batur
batur
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking, varied and pleasant crossing of Flagy, menhir in the middle of cornfields, very pointed, on the right in 6th gear.

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bob 77
bob 77

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant hike, but best done in spring.
The path is too muddy in places.

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Chemin77
Chemin77

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice hike on the way there, Flagy is a beautiful village, but the return trip through the fields isn't very pleasant, and there's an uncorrected problem: be careful, according to the description in point 6, you have to turn left, not right!!!
Couldn't we return via the forest north of Flagy?
Thank you.

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janine50
janine50

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Good evening, thank you very much. Combined hike with the Lavoirs de Diant and Voulx.
Pretty villages, well-maintained wash houses along the Orvanne. Great photo opportunities.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, spmandana
The orientation error has been corrected.

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spmandana
spmandana

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant hike, not particularly difficult if you follow the map. (Please note: in point 6 of the description, you should turn left, not right. In short, follow the map).
Washing places on the banks of the Orvanne and a menhir in the middle of the fields are on the agenda.

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