The Vexin across the fields

A beautiful hike through fields to enjoy the autumn sunshine.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.87 km
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    Average duration: 6h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 112 m
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    Descent: - 113 m

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    Highest point: 122 m
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    Lowest point: 63 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from Arronville, Place du Carrouge, at the Relais d'Arronville car park.

(S/E) Go straight ahead and walk up Rue de la Mairie.

(1) At the Y-junction, take the right-hand branch.
Follow the road for 1.2 km.

(2) Take the farm track on the left.
After 400 m, take the road on the right.
Continue straight ahead until you reach the D 105 road. Follow the road to the left, then turn right onto the path on the right 150 m further on.
After 200 m, turn right at the T-junction, then left 50 m further on.

(3) At the next Y-junction, take the left fork.
Continue straight ahead for approximately 1.6 km. At the end of the road, turn left onto the D 121 road, then take the farm track on the right 150 m further on.
Continue for 700 metres. At the T-junction, turn left. You will see the roof of the chapel in the distance.
After 700 metres, turn left, then right 100 metres further on. Pass through the hamlet of La Trinité and continue straight ahead until you reach the D 121 road.

(4) Follow it on the right until you reach the entrance to Hénonville. At the crossroads, turn right onto the D 105, then immediately left onto Rue de Méru.
Enter the village, pass in front of the castle, Rue Bamberger.

(5) Then take Rue du Mesnil on the left. You will come across the white and red markings ofthe GR®11, which you will follow for a while.

Continue straight ahead and pass a street on your right. The street curves to the left, becomes Rue d'Heurcourt as it continues, then turns left after the houses. 500 m further on, it turns right.

(6) Leave it and take the path on the left through the woods, following theGR®11.
Continue, pass a path on the left and cross the ford.

(7) 200 m further on, take the right-hand branch at the T-junction. Join Rue des Jorets.

(8) At the Y-junction, continue right along Rue des Vignes.

(9) At the end of the bend, keep left on Rue des Vignes towards the cemetery. Continue slightly to the left on the path, leaving the cemetery and the farm shed on your right. Take the road on the left, then turn right at a 90° angle onto the farm track (large earth delta).

(10) 150m after the road (50m after the end of the delta), take the first path on the left.
Continue for 1.2km, then turn left onto the D 188, which turns left after 200m.

(11) 400m further on, turn onto the farm track on the right.

(12) After 500 metres, turn right at the T-junction to leave theGR®11trail.
At the next T-junction, turn left. Leave a path on your right and pass a square copse further on your right.

(13) As you enter the next copse, turn left, taking care not to go past the wedge-shaped gap on the left.
Go down a small steep and stony path (be careful if the ground is wet!). You will find theGR®11markings again, which you follow to the left. On the right, you will see a water treatment plant. After walking between meadows and woods, enter Margicourt via Rue de la Couture.

(14) At the first intersection, turn right onto Rue Emmanuel d'Astier. Walk up the street and join Rue du Carrouge and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 83 m - Relais d'Arronville car park
  2. 1 : km 0.33 - alt. 79 m - Y-junction, turn right
  3. 2 : km 1.67 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto a farm track.
  4. 3 : km 4.02 - alt. 93 m - At the Y-junction, turn left.
  5. 4 : km 9.8 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto the D121
  6. 5 : km 11.04 - alt. 99 m - On the left Rue du Mesnil
  7. 6 : km 12.51 - alt. 87 m - Leave the road and follow the GR trail to the left.
  8. 7 : km 13.28 - alt. 76 m - Turn right at the T-junction. Gué du - Sausseron (rivière)
  9. 8 : km 13.67 - alt. 99 m - Right onto Rue des Vignes
  10. 9 : km 14.01 - alt. 118 m - Turn left towards the cemetery.
  11. 10 : km 14.49 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto the path
  12. 11 : km 16.51 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto the farm track.
  13. 12 : km 16.95 - alt. 109 m - Turn right at the T-junction.
  14. 13 : km 18.06 - alt. 93 m - Turn left into the grove
  15. 14 : km 19.32 - alt. 67 m - Right right Rue Emmanuel d'Astier
  16. S/E : km 19.87 - alt. 83 m - Relais d'Aronville car park

Worth a visit

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 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.4 / 5
Walker2
Walker2
• Edited:

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route really does go through fields (11 km of flat countryside), which may seem a bit long.
The rest of the route is more varied.
Enjoy your walk, everyone.

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JFObama
JFObama

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A big thank you to the community that publishes all these walks.
One downside, however, is that most of this route is on tarmac roads. The first 12 kilometres are not particularly interesting, except perhaps in spring when the fields are green and in bloom.

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Stachor
Stachor

Hello, sorry about "point 4"
The firewall has indeed been pushed back considerably since October 2015.
I suggested bypassing it. chdontsurf seems to have confirmed my option, so I will update the route for future adventurers in Rabuais.

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Dethilma
Dethilma

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike without any major difficulties. However, be careful at point (4): it is NOT AT ALL accessible, or perhaps only with a brush cutter or machete.

I recommend continuing along the road and trying to rejoin the trail further on. We took a detour of 1 or 2 km to get back to the original path, going around the forest and through fields. Bear in mind that to rejoin the path, you will need to cross a bridge over the river.

A great hike with dogs, we were able to let them off the leash easily on the trail where there are fields as far as the eye can see, without disturbing anyone.

On the other hand, watch out for midges, they were everywhere, haha!

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

It's a shame you didn't follow VIsorando's recommendations.

Important: Under lockdown restrictions, all forms of hiking are currently prohibited in France. More information is available on the government website.

The aim is both to avoid contact between people and to avoid having to call out the emergency services in the event of an accident.
It is EVERYONE'S responsibility to stop the spread of the epidemic.

Thank you for taking this into account.

Kind regards

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JaïpineX
JaïpineX

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

An excellent hike starting from Amblainville, where I live.
I know most of the paths taken and it's a pleasure to revisit them on this really enjoyable hike, even in March with the cold wind.
The problem is at point 4, as mentioned by several people. It is simply impossible to pass through there. I even doubt that we are allowed to go there. My 8-year-old son and I had already covered 20 km. We decided to continue along the woods to find the road to Berville and take a detour through the fields to get back on the route. In the end, we covered 27 km.
But I'll say it again, it's a very beautiful hike with stunning views!
Thank you.

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Stachor
Stachor

Hello chdontsurf,
Thank you for your comment, and especially for confirming my hypothesis in the field. It will be useful for future reference.

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chdontsurf
chdontsurf

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful hike in the beloved Vexin region.
Please note: at point 4, under the power line, access to the "firebreak" lane is impassable: brambles, shrubs and other deciduous trees have invaded the passage. We couldn't even see if the lane was passable or if the firebreak was simply not being maintained. After trying for about 10 minutes , we decided to turn back and resume the route at point 1. Our advice is as follows:
At point 1, the Y-junction, take the right-hand branch and continue along the road. At elevation 67 on the IGN map, take the forest path on the left that runs alongside the marsh, then the first path on the right that goes up to elevation 77 on the map, where you will find the described hike.
Please note that this is not the option we chose, but we think it is probably feasible: the forest track seems wide and the path leading back up to the hiking trail was (no doubt about that).
For our part, at elevation point 67, we continued on the departmental road and then took the first tarmac path on the left (elevation point 74), which allowed us to rejoin the hike route at elevation point 77.
Depending on your departure time, you can have a picnic at the Chapelle de la Trinité (private, but not accessible).
Philippe
PS: Ha ha, that'll teach me not to read the comments before going on a hike. I didn't use this site enough:
. My comment above confirms Stachor's option from 25 May 2017.

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Stachor
Stachor

Sorry that my route caused you problems
Depending on the weather, the marsh can be more or less passable, and the vegetation on the firebreak has probably grown since I was there (almost two years ago).
You should try the following option:
=> point 1, continue on the RIGHT branch of the Y.
=> follow the road and take the first farm track on the left (1.2 km as the crow flies)
=> 500m further on, at the crossroads of two paths, turn right. This would take you back to my route between points 4 and 5.

If someone confirms this change, I will revise the routes and comments accordingly.

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fefo.visorando
fefo.visorando

Overall rating : 2 / 5

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

From the outset, it is impracticable, obstructed by impenetrable thorny hedges. What a shame.
I don't think anyone has done it recently.

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patrandonnée
patrandonnée

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, we did this hike on 6 November 2016. The only difficulty is at point 4, where it is impossible to pass at the location indicated on the map. A detour is necessary.

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JM95130
JM95130

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Enjoy your hike. Please note that point 4 is very difficult, if not impossible, to access. We had great difficulty even with the detour. It would be wise to change this part of the route. Point 1 is hidden by vegetation. Otherwise, there is nothing to report about the rest of the route. The route is very interesting.

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ovil
ovil

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

At point 1, the Sausseron is not visible, hidden by vegetation, and the hamlet of Margicourt is not marked.
At point 4, the firebreak is difficult to navigate. On that day, there was no water, but there was a lot of vegetation covering fallen trees. I tried the detour recommended by the previous contributor. I found a small path through the woods, but I had to cross a stream, or rather a wide ditch full of mud (gaiters essential). This path continues through lush vegetation (reeds over two metres high) and leads back under the power line. At the exit, there is no more path, just a ploughed field.
The rest of the route is straightforward.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Stachor, I have removed Montzeville's "very disappointing" comments so that your hike is not affected, while retaining his message, which is more comical than offensive.

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Stachor
Stachor
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Thank you for exposing this troll for me
Had it been a comment from a real hiker, I would have been disappointed to have ruined their day of walking.
Before posting a hike, I walk it (notebook in hand to jot down my observations) and then I write up the description that same evening, or even the route if I had to take a detour along the way (long live GPS apps!).

In future, I will try to warn people that, depending on the season and the weather, there may (or may not) be leaves on the trees, mud in the hollows of the valleys, deer, pheasants or snakes on the paths, etc.

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