The Saint-Germain-en-Laye golf course tour

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 15 m
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    Descent: - 15 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
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    Lowest point: 57 m
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Starting point
The Saint Germain en Laye golf course

Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the entrance to Poissy (coming from Saint-Germain-en-Laye).

(S/E) After crossing the D190, take the path behind a large white clock. This path starts on a small hill to the left ofthe GRP® of the Ile de France green belt.

(1) At the first crossroads, take the long straight road, slightly to the left, cross the Route de la Justice and then pass the Étoile des Volières.

(2) At the third crossroads, Route de Raucourt, turn right and climb the small steep slope opposite for 200 metres to reach the Étoile Saint-Joseph.

(3) At the edge of the forest, take the second road on the right which runs alongside Place de l'Institution de la Légion d'Honneur on the left and continue to the next crossroads, Étoile Richelieu.

(4) Turn until you reach the Croix Sainte-Anne crossroads.

(5) Take the first road on the left (not the forest track) and at the end of it, turn right onto the second road.
Cross the D190 again to go over the small bridge just above the railway line.

(6) Go around the golf course until you reach the other small bridge.

(7) Turn left and continue to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Car park at the entrance to Poissy coming from St-Germain
  2. 1 : km 0.32 - alt. 63 m - 1st crossroads
  3. 2 : km 1.87 - alt. 57 m - Route de Raucourt on the right
  4. 3 : km 2.7 - alt. 69 m - Saint Joseph Star
  5. 4 : km 3.42 - alt. 69 m - Étoile Richelieu
  6. 5 : km 3.85 - alt. 71 m - Carrefour de la Croix Sainte-Anne
  7. 6 : km 5.06 - alt. 70 m - Small bridge over the railway line
  8. 7 : km 7.13 - alt. 61 m - Second small bridge over the railway tracks
  9. S/E : km 7.73 - alt. 60 m - Car park at the entrance to Poissy

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 17 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
PedroB
PedroB

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

The area around the St Germain en Laye golf course is inaccessible due to tramway construction work, which is expected to last for approximately one and a half years.

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cdfalkoff
cdfalkoff

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Please note that on 30 April 2025, it will be impossible to access the end of the route (points 6 and 7) around the golf course after crossing the D190 due to roadworks and a construction site that is closed to the public.

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Samico
Samico

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very good explanation of the route. Pleasant hike

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gigi92
gigi92

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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moodygirl
moodygirl
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Thank you to the person who created this route, which is very reliable.
For us, this route is too busy with bicycles, horses and hikers (even in July!) and you have to cross the D190 twice.
Avoid during the Fête des Loges festival, as you can hear the sound system between points 3 and 4.
We really enjoyed the route between points 6 and 7, especially the detour via the Porte de Chambourcy and the remarkable "Cormier" tree, which was mentioned in Brilu78's comments. Thank you to him/her!

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thomasbury
thomasbury

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Short hike done today using the GPX track (not the description).
We couldn't find the exact path between the start and point 1, but perhaps if we had looked at the description, we would have been able to. No big deal, though.
We took a short detour via the Porte de Chambourcy and the Allée de Noailles, thanks to the previous comment that mentioned it.
Overall, a pleasant forest hike starting about a twenty-minute walk from Poissy station, which fitted in perfectly with our plans for the day.

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Syberia
Syberia

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Walk following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Departure from point No. 3. Then travel clockwise.
Taken in dry weather. No rain during the previous week.

Pleasant. Beautiful sunshine today, lighting up the few brown leaves still on the trees.
Reasonably busy. However, it was nice to see a few people when hiking alone.

A very nice part of the Saint Germain forest.

A long straight line that was a bit tedious at the start of the car park described in the description.

Completed in less than an hour and a half. No breaks. Just a quick glance at the route from time to time (Visorando app with IGN map background)

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Brilu78
Brilu78

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk in the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye... magnificent oak trees all along the route.
We took a little detour... at the end of the golf course, when we reached the Noailles road, we went straight on until we were close to the motorway.
There we followed a path on the right that runs alongside the motorway to the Porte de Chambourcy... a monument that is well worth a visit.
Just before the gate, in a clearing on the right, there is a remarkable tree, a service tree.
At Laporte de Chambourcy, we took the path on the right that leads back to the golf course.

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joelle C&R
joelle C&R

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, easy hike to get back into shape after lockdown. The route is done in reverse, starting from point 3.
Quite a few bikes on the greenway section along the golf course.

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Nickette51
Nickette51

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Very good for a winter morning hike.
Thank you

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.

2. In point (2), you should not turn right at the second crossroads but at the third, as the map clearly shows.

This has been changed

See you soon

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milgerard
milgerard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant short walk in the forest on flat terrain.
However, there are two comments regarding the description:
1. At the start, it says to take a path to the left of the GRP. It should instead say to the left of a GRP marker. In fact, you have to take the GRP and not look for a path to its left, which does not exist.
2. At point (2), you should turn right at the third crossroads, not the second, as the map clearly shows.

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holly
holly

I haven't had time to familiarise myself with this route yet

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domino75
domino75

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Excellent short hike, easy but very pleasant

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ROUVERON
ROUVERON

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

we even found mushrooms, yes, yes!

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