The Yerres and Bréon fords between Verneuil and Ozouer

A walking tour that starts at the Verneuil-l'Étang train station. It passes through three villages: Ozouer-le-Voulgis, Chaumes-en-Brie and Verneuil-l'Étang. Woods, fields, narrow streets, meadows and gardens, following the course of the Yerres river.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 119 m
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    Descent: - 114 m

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    Highest point: 114 m
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    Lowest point: 67 m

Description of the walk

Departure from Verneuil-l'Étang station (Transilien line P)

(S) With your back to the station, turn right, walk along the car parks, then turn left onto Rue Pasteur and walk for about 400 metres.

(1) Turn left onto Rue Édouard Vaillant with the PR® trail, a field on your right.

(2) At the stop sign, cross the road and continue straight ahead on Chemin des Cantines. Cross a commercial area and you will arrive at fields and woods. Continue for about 500 metres, then take Chemin de Paris on the left.

(3) Cross the D1036 via the bridge and enter the woods. Pass under the railway bridge.

(4) Turn left onto the path following the railway line, then turn right and walk alongside the N36 for 50 metres before turning onto a path on the right.

(5) At the next crossroads, turn right into the Bois de Vitry, following the PR®.

(6) At the bridge, turn right and then left at the next junction. Cross the Yerres via a branch and you will arrive at Rue du Clos Pottier.

(7) Take Rue Jude de Cresne on the left and pass in front of the Ozouer-le-Voulgis post office.

(8) Just before the left turn, take Rue de la Mairie on the right, pass a car park on the left, with a view of the church in the distance, and arrive at the square on Rue de la République.

(9) Turn right and pass in front of the Church of Saint-Martin on your right. Continue straight ahead, pass a pony club and continue on Rue de Jamard.

(10) Cross the level crossing, continue straight ahead and ignore the path that branches off to the right. Cross the fields and then the Marsange river and continue straight ahead.

(11) At the crossroads between the fields and woods, head north-east into the woods and immediately turn right. This path winds its way up, passes the Fontaine au Renard fountain, then follows the Ru de Chevry stream.

(12) Take the road on the right, cross the Ru de Chevry and pass between the fields.

(13) Cross the road, go straight ahead on the D32 road and enter Forest.

(14) At the Forest farm, continue straight on along Grande Rue and enter Chaumes-en-Brie via Chemin du Gué de Thiou.

(15) Continue straight on this road until you reach a fork.

(16) Continue straight ahead along the same path, which ends in a small trail. Continue straight ahead along this grassy trail. Cross two fords and you will come to a road with the PR®.

(17) Turn left onto a small path and you will come to a road. Turn left onto Rue de René Quinton, then right onto Rue de la Poterne.

(18) Continue straight ahead along Rue de l'Archelet, then turn left at the end and immediately right onto Rue du Cloitre. Cross a car park, then turn left onto Rue du Président Carnot. Pass in front of Chaumes-en-Brie Town Hall, then the Abbaye school complex.

(19) Turn right onto Rue de Foix and take the next left onto Rue de Foix again, then left again onto Boulevard Paula. Turn right onto Chemin de la Brèche des Vignes. Cross a stream and continue straight ahead.

(20) Turn right, follow this path for about 1 km, cross the Yerres and you will come to a road.

(21) Cross it, go straight ahead, enter the woods, then turn right. Pass between fields, then, at the end of the woods, turn left. Go straight ahead between woods and fields and enter Verneuil-l'Étang.

(22) Go straight ahead along Rue Arthur Chaussy, then turn right onto Rue de la Gare (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 96 m - Gare de Verneuil-l'Etang
  2. 1 : km 0.31 - alt. 97 m - Crossroads
  3. 2 : km 0.74 - alt. 100 m - Cross the D402
  4. 3 : km 2.28 - alt. 100 m - Cross the D1036.
  5. 4 : km 2.6 - alt. 95 m - Level crossing
  6. 5 : km 3.5 - alt. 93 m - Fork
  7. 6 : km 5.12 - alt. 67 m - Bridge - Yerres (l')
  8. 7 : km 5.6 - alt. 91 m - Intersection
  9. 8 : km 5.72 - alt. 90 m - Ozouer le Voulgis Town Hall
  10. 9 : km 5.93 - alt. 94 m - Intersection - Eglise Saint-Martin (Ozouer-le-Voulgis)
  11. 10 : km 7.05 - alt. 86 m - Level crossing
  12. 11 : km 8.03 - alt. 96 m - Crossroads
  13. 12 : km 9.65 - alt. 95 m - Small road
  14. 13 : km 10.63 - alt. 102 m - Cross the D1036.
  15. 14 : km 11.17 - alt. 97 m - Ferme de Forest
  16. 15 : km 11.37 - alt. 92 m - Crossroads
  17. 16 : km 11.65 - alt. 76 m - Chemin du Gué de Thiou
  18. 17 : km 12.46 - alt. 101 m - Intersection
  19. 18 : km 13.09 - alt. 103 m - Rue de l'Archelet
  20. 19 : km 13.48 - alt. 89 m - Fork
  21. 20 : km 14.15 - alt. 92 m - Fork
  22. 21 : km 14.97 - alt. 91 m - Crenille Stud Farm
  23. 22 : km 16.74 - alt. 100 m - Crossroads
  24. S/E : km 17.73 - alt. 96 m - Gare de Verneuil-l'Etang

Worth a visit

  1. Notre Dame de l'Assomption Church.
  2. Fontaine au Renard fountain.
  3. Forest Farm.

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