The Nanteau Circuit

The Nanteau circuit is very shaded and easy. A circular route through the Nanteau Forest.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.40 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 253 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 282 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 430 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 253 ft

Description of the walk

Coming from Villemaréchal, on arrival in Vaupuiseau, park by the stud farm on the left.

(1) Take the path on the right, facing the entrance to Vaupuiseau.
At the end of the path, take the path on the right. You’ll pass under the overhead power lines; on the right, you can see the Pierre Fitte menhir.

(2) Directly opposite the menhir, take the path on the left. You’ll arrive in the hamlet of Les Ortures.
In the hamlet, follow the yellow markings. You’ll reach the hamlet’s main road; turn left onto Rue de Villemaréchal, then take the third road on the right, ‘Rue du Réservoir’.
Walk up this street; at the end, turn left. Continue to follow the paths on the left until you reach the Nanteau cemetery.

(3) Cross the orchard to reach a road junction. Take Rue des Arches, almost directly opposite, towards Nanteau.
Cross the River Lunain via two bridges. Continue straight on; you can already see the Allée Pavée in the Nanteau forest.

(4) We are now on the Allée Pavée; head uphill straight ahead to take the Allée de Rosiers on the left (Fork in the road).
At the junction of four paths, take the path on the left and follow it – it’s more like a track – until you approach the D58 road. Just before you reach it, turn right twice onto the other track.
When you reach a crossroads, carry on straight ahead. At the end of the path, you’ll come back onto the Allée de Rosiers, which you take to the left.

(5) At the crossroads, take the path on the left, continue until you reach the D58, which you cross (take care), and take the path opposite. Immediately after the junction, take the path on the left.
We come out onto the road again, but take the path immediately on the right for about 600 metres.

(6) At the crossroads, take the path opposite. It is bordered by a wire fence on the right; at the end of the fence, take the path on the right.
We come to Rue des Avantoires; at the end of the street, turn left, then immediately right onto Route des Ricordaux.
We are now on theGR® de pays du Lunain; follow the signposts along the road, and take the path on the left 150m further on, which is still signposted.

(7) At the junction, leave theGR® and, after the fence, turn left.

(8) Cross the Lunain via the Pont Thierry (a very distinctive flat-stone bridge) and continue to the road.

(9) Cross the D69 with care, and take the Route de Vaupuiseau opposite, which leads us back to the car park 800m away, which we’ll find on the right.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 387 ft - Car park by the stud farm on the left
  2. 1 : mi 0.03 - alt. 387 ft - Start
  3. 2 : mi 0.43 - alt. 413 ft - Pierre Fitte’s menhir
  4. 3 : mi 1.95 - alt. 272 ft - Nanteau Cemetery
  5. 4 : mi 2.27 - alt. 292 ft - Allée Pavée
  6. 5 : mi 3.27 - alt. 400 ft - Allée de Rosiers junction
  7. 6 : mi 4.39 - alt. 410 ft - At the crossroads, carry on straight ahead
  8. 7 : mi 5.6 - alt. 292 ft - Leave the GRP
  9. 8 : mi 5.66 - alt. 272 ft - Pont Thierry - Lunain (rivière) - Affluent du Loing
  10. 9 : mi 5.81 - alt. 292 ft - Cut across the D69
  11. S/E : mi 6.4 - alt. 387 ft - Car park by the stud farm on the left

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

3.7 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.2 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
marcus c2
marcus c2

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello, I’d just like to point out that the distance between points 6 and 7, once you’re on the GR de Pays along the road, is at least 300 metres – not 150 – before you rejoin the path on the left.
Kind regards

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luclesaint
luclesaint
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with a good description of the route. Best done on a hot day to enjoy the shade of the Nanteau Forest

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dany.raimbault1
dany.raimbault1

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The only slight snag on the route after point 6 is that, if you follow the signposts on the road, the path on the left is 350 metres away, not 150 metres.
Otherwise, everything else seems correct to me.

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RVBO
RVBO

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very lovely and fairly varied walk, but one that requires a great deal of care to follow the route accurately.

It should be possible to start from point 4 (the car park in Nanteau, which is easier than starting from behind the stud farm).

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback; please do let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement, so that the description is clearer and more accurate. But you were right to take the map with you – both are necessary.
Kind regards

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claude risset
claude risset

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely route.
However, if I’d only had the verbal directions, I would have gone wrong several times. The terms are vague; it feels as though the description was written from memory. I must say I managed to find my way thanks to Geotracker.

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Gerard D
Gerard D

Thank you for your reply; I didn’t know how to respond to that.
Thank you to the moderators for your good work.
Gérard

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Hello Philippe T3.
The Visorando route has nothing to do with the routes marked out in guidebooks.

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Philippe T3.
Philippe T3.

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello
Actually, the Visorando route doesn’t follow the route marked with yellow arrows, which is a bit confusing

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