The Yerres and Bréon fords between Verneuil and Ozouer

Thanks, krando, for your feedback. It’s quite true that between points 12 and 13, you really do feel like you’re on your own there. I didn’t have any problems with my group, apart from a few vehicles. But it’s true, I can get round that by going via Château de la Chalotterie and rejoining the path at point 13. That’s sorted.
Enjoy your hike on Viso
Yvon

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Date of your route : Mar 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I’d already played *https://www.visorando.com/randonnee-sur-*... which I really enjoyed, and I thought it would be nice to give this extended version a go.

And I must admit, I don’t know how to rate it.

It takes you through some brilliant spots, really lovely, but:
There’s this section between points 12 and 14 that completely ruined it for me. The D32 isn’t exactly busy (I must have passed 8 or 9 cars while I was on it), but it’s a wide country road with fresh tarmac (in fact, this route takes you along too much tarmac for my liking…), so, inevitably, the weekend drivers who think they’re racing drivers on a route are doing impossibly high speeds, which is really unpleasant (bearing in mind there’s no real way to walk on the hard shoulder). And the N36 is crossed directly at point 13 (unlike the bridge at point 3), and it’s really very dangerous: there are lots of cars coming at high speed, and there are no facilities for crossing on foot. Obviously, this is a subjective view, and perhaps others won’t be bothered by it.

In my view, this section really needs to be reworked. I think it’s possible, at point 12 (at the bend in the D32 at a place called La Goularderie), to take a path to the right of the gate, go about a hundred metres before turning right, follow the path for 500 metres to join the Chemin de La Chaloterie, pass in front of the Domaine de la Chalotterie, and finally reach point 13 on the D32, just before crossing the N36. I can’t see a simple way to avoid this junction. (Please note, I haven’t tested this option; it might not work).

EDIT: I have crossed out this section as the author of the walk, “randos Découverte”, has made the correction in their suggested route. Thanks to them, I think this could greatly improve at least this section (so I’m updating my review). The problem of the junction with the N36 remains, but I can’t see a solution to that. And I think that’s now the only real sticking point of the whole walk.

Also, right at the start, to avoid walking along the Chemin des Cantines / Route de Maurevert (which is quite busy, and where it’s difficult to walk on the hard shoulder once you’ve left the shopping area), I recommend following the route of the “Sur les pas de Couperin” walk: turn right immediately after leaving the shopping area (about 400 metres past point 2), walk up for about 500 metres to the next junction, turn left, and continue straight on until you rejoin the original route and reach point 3.

Apart from that: the ground is slightly damp in places, even a bit muddy, but there are no particular difficulties; the large wet patches in the forest at the start are easy to bypass (an alternative path is visible at the sides).

And finally, regarding @play75010’s comment: I didn’t see what he’s talking about regarding the paths that no longer exist. I didn’t encounter any difficulties; I was able to follow the route all the way through without any problems. The walk was created on 27 December 2025, which seems recent enough to me not to be suffering from this sort of problem yet (though I note that the walk was edited just after this comment, so the issues in question may have been corrected).

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Date of your route : Mar 22, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, varied walk through fields, woods and small villages, including the beautiful village of Forest.

Lots of horses and a magnificent peacock.

There are a few crossings of main roads. The first section runs alongside a main road for 5 minutes, which is never pleasant, but the rest of the walk is very enjoyable.

However, there have been quite a few changes since the person who created the route first walked it. Some paths no longer exist, and we had to cross the woods twice between stages 11 and 13. This caused quite a bit of confusion. But as we were with friends, it wasn’t a problem. Anyone planning to lead a group on this walk should do it beforehand to check the route thoroughly.

Please note, this is a hunting area, so be sure to contact the town hall beforehand to check whether there is a hunting permit in place on the day of the walk.

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