The hills of Ceton

Taking beautiful sunken paths, over hill and dale, you will discover magnificent panoramic views of the Cétonais countryside and be amazed by its diversity: woods, meadows, hedgerows and cultivated fields.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.54 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 238 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 235 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 255 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 114 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Perche
  • ⚐ District: Ceton (61260)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.225442° / E 0.749578°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1917SB, 1918SB
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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park at the village hall, take the road towards Le Theil for 50 metres. Turn right onto the Route des Etilleux (D637). Leave the village and follow the road for about 1.8 kilometres.

(1) Continue on the D637 to the right. Then turn right onto Chemin du Vau Roux. At a calvary, turn left onto a shaded dirt track. Follow this until you reach a tarmac road.

(2) Follow the path opposite, which crosses a small wood. At the exit, continue left along a path that goes around a cultivated plot and arrives at a tarmac road.

(3) Follow this road to the left. Before reaching the D637, turn right onto a grassy path.

(4) Follow the path that goes around La Péchardière and arrives at the tarmac road Les Petites Fâries.

(5) Turn right. After about 250 metres, turn right onto a road. Further on, leave the road on the left and take a stony path that leads into the Rafouleries woods.

(6) Cross the woods for 1 km until you reach a crossroads with five paths. Turn left and you will come to a tarmac road that leads to the hamlet of Les Rafouleries.

(7) Turn right and continue along the tarmac road, then along the dirt track at the edge of a small wood until you reach La Garenne.

(8) Keep right on a sunken path that leads to Le Buisson.

(9) After 250 metres of tarmac road, turn right towards Haut Morant, which you will cross. Turn left and follow a path that leads to La Charmoie via Bellevue.

(10) Reach the D107 and turn left. After about 100 metres, turn right onto Chemin des Boulaies.

(11) Turn onto thefirst path on the right and continue to La Jaudière. Pass the edge of the fields and take a path that climbs diagonally to the left. At the end of this covered passage, go around the cultivated plot on the right, following first a levelled embankment, then a small wood and finally a hedge.

(12) Turn right, cross the embankment and follow the right-hand side of an old path along the edge of the field. Continue along the sunken path leading to Courgeon.

(13) Turn left and follow the tarmac road, leaving it on the right just before a small bridge.

(14) Walk along the ditch to the Ruisseau des Marais stream. Follow this stream to the right for about 100 metres.

(15) Cross the stream via a small bridge and take a sunken lane that leads to a tarmac road in Loiret.

(16) Turn right and follow this road to the Cherreau road.

(17) Follow this road downhill to the right, continue to the right, pass in front of the church and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 117 m - Foyer Rural car park
  2. 1 : km 2.01 - alt. 149 m - D637 and Chemin du Vau Roux on the right
  3. 2 : km 3.41 - alt. 200 m - Route de la Cibottières
  4. 3 : km 4.54 - alt. 237 m - Route de Bréviandes
  5. 4 : km 5.47 - alt. 223 m - Path on the right
  6. 5 : km 6.61 - alt. 212 m - Route des Petites Fâries
  7. 6 : km 7.22 - alt. 231 m - Bois des Rafouleries
  8. 7 : km 8.39 - alt. 226 m - Les Rafouleries
  9. 8 : km 8.85 - alt. 235 m - La Garenne
  10. 9 : km 10.03 - alt. 189 m - Le Buisson
  11. 10 : km 11.66 - alt. 155 m - La Charmoie
  12. 11 : km 12.14 - alt. 140 m - Les Petites Boulaies
  13. 12 : km 13.04 - alt. 172 m - Chemin des Jaudières
  14. 13 : km 13.91 - alt. 137 m - Courgeon
  15. 14 : km 14.35 - alt. 131 m - Small bridge
  16. 15 : km 14.81 - alt. 124 m - Bridge over the Ruisseau des Marais stream
  17. 16 : km 15.43 - alt. 145 m - Loiret
  18. 17 : km 17.05 - alt. 124 m - Route de Cherreau
  19. S/E : km 17.54 - alt. 118 m - Foyer Rural car park

Notes

Public toilets.
Picnic table by the lake.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
kalisher
kalisher

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Superb walk. Easy, bucolic, very pretty.
I highly recommend it. Takes 4:30-5:00 hours.

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chafabre
chafabre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The perfect hike for exploring the Perche region. It took us less time than expected, even after a long lunch break.
The directions are clear and if you use the app, it's a piece of cake. We saw a pheasant fly up at our feet and a wild boar emerge from the undergrowth and continue on its way. A lovely walk!

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Marchervelin
Marchervelin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice route with several points of interest

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denis maudouit
denis maudouit

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No


Hello,
I did this hike as part of my running training. With the map, signposts and app, it's very easy to find your way around
Not too many roads and some really nice narrow paths.
I recommend it.
Denis

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Sylvana28
Sylvana28

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike. Towards the end of the route, the markings were less obvious, but the map helped us along the way.

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grandin
grandin ★

Chartrain28
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Chartrain28
Chartrain28

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

First hike after lockdown.
To help you fall in love with the Perche region, I recommend this hike, which is not particularly difficult.
Some photos on my Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/patrick.desbois...

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jmll
jmll

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The first part of the hike takes us through farms that are not particularly respectful of nature (cleanliness, poultry buildings and their odours).
An adjustment to this part should be considered.
The rest is more pleasant.

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