The wash houses of Voulx and Diant

This is an easy, short hike, offering the opportunity to discover some beautiful wash houses and the banks of the Orvanne. Children who are used to walking and older people can keep up.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.19 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 57 m
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    Descent: - 53 m

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    Highest point: 136 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 91 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Voulx (77940)
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    Start/End: N 48.282389° / E 2.969019°
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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park opposite the town hall in Voulx. Access at the junction of Grande Rue and Rue du 19 Mars 1962.

(S/E) At the start, cross Grande Rue in front of the town hall and turn right.

(1) At the bridge over the Orvanne, turn left. Then head towards the church square on the right. From this point onwards, you are on theGR® de Pays de l'Orvanne, marked in yellow and red. Walk past the church on the left and take the first lane on the left. When you reach Rue de l'Ile, turn right.
Follow the first alley on the right, which leads to a branch of the Orvanne. Cross the first footbridge, leaving a small dam on the river on your left.
Continue along the path, which is still marked, and cross a second footbridge. The path passes close to the cemetery.

(2) At the junction with a tarmac road, take the path opposite. The path runs alongside the sports field and follows the edge of the woods.

(3) When you reach a sign indicating "les îles de l'Orvanne" (the Orvanne islands), turn right onto the path, cross the footbridge and follow the path on the right. This path goes round in a circle and takes you back to the footbridge, which you cross again to return to the fork.

::3:. Then turn right and continue along the path that leads to the Diant playground. Cross the playground.

(4) Turn right to see the Diant wash house. Retrace your steps and follow Rue des Sablons on the right. Leave the marked trail and follow Grande Rue on the right to the town hall square, then head towards Montmachoux. Go up the street of the same name to the first path on the right, which you should follow.

(5) At the top of the path, at the Croix Fête, turn left onto the path and cross the Route de Montmachoux. Continue straight ahead on this path. After the first crossroads, continue straight ahead.

(6) At the crossroads, take the first path on the right. This path leads to a tarmac road. Turn left and at the next crossroads, turn right onto Rue de Chasles, then left. Continue along this street, which turns right. At the T-junction, turn left. You are now back on theGR® de Pays de l'Orvanne (Yellow and Red)

(7). Turn right, along the Orvanne, and continue along the lane that leads to the car park at the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 91 m - Voulx Town Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 91 m - Water reservoir in front of the church
  3. 2 : km 0.55 - alt. 93 m - Cross the street (cemetery).
  4. 3 : km 1.31 - alt. 94 m - Orvanne Islands
  5. 4 : km 2.73 - alt. 97 m - Diant wash house - Orvanne (rivière)
  6. 5 : km 3.51 - alt. 127 m - Croix Fête
  7. 6 : km 4.47 - alt. 115 m - Crossroads of 4 paths
  8. 7 : km 6.02 - alt. 92 m - Passage de l'Orvanne - Lavoir
  9. S/E : km 6.19 - alt. 92 m - Voulx Town Hall

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

4.5 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Phildor
Phildor

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike to be repeated perhaps in spring or summer.

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lisaba
lisaba

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Everything went well until point 4. At the Fête cross, we couldn't find the path on the left,
Relying on the description and forgetting the map, we ended up near Les Noues. Retracing our steps, we tried to find a path.
Returning to the road and using Google Maps to find our location, we found the path to Voulx.

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grandin
grandin ★

tantebreu

We did indeed have problems displaying the maps. This has now been resolved.

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tantebreu
tantebreu
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Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I couldn't use the card because it was illegible; there were black boxes obscuring the card.

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boucles d'or
boucles d'or

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little walk along the Orvanne. When I say it's busy, I mean mainly around the villages.
On the Îles de L'Orvanne, there is a scene of desolation, all the trees have been cut down, it's sad. But once you pass this part, following the Orvanne is very pleasant. The small waterfalls are full of charm.
In the middle of the fields, before reaching Diant, there is a crossroads. It would be nice to specify that you have to go straight ahead. Because from this spot, you can't see the Diant playground...

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Vinneuf rando
Vinneuf rando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk. However, I would like to point out that the small circular in the woods is undergoing forestry work and that the "Ile de l'Orvanne" sign is missing. Thank you for sharing this.

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Rayveneux
Rayveneux

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Enjoy your walk, there are some lovely photos to take in Voulx on the banks of the Orvanne. The small circular on the right through the woods at point 2 (Île de l'Orvanne) is currently closed for safety reasons. Please note that after you reach the Diant wash house (point 3) via the playground, you will need to climb back up to the village to continue the walk.

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debo2
debo2

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I went on this hike on Sunday, but unfortunately I couldn't visit Les Iles de l'Orvanne because it was closed due to the risk of ash trees falling, caused by a fungus in the trees.

A pleasant hike.

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Paouini
Paouini

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I did this lovely walk in April, surrounded by fields of rapeseed! It's short and easy but varied in every way: landscapes, elevation changes, views. Don't miss "Les îles de l'Orvanne" (the Orvanne Islands), where you can admire this pretty stream winding through the woods, and the "Croix Fête" (Festival Cross), which offers an interesting panorama that you can contemplate while sitting quietly on a convenient bench!

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jemicel
jemicel

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike, suitable for everyone.

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Jean Louis DUFLOT
Jean Louis DUFLOT

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 01, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Interesting alternative: You can visit Diant Castle and walk around the moat (add 15 minutes).

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janine50
janine50

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Good evening, thank you for this lovely walk.
We combined this hike with the Menhir de la Pierre Cornoise hike between Flagy and Thoury. We set off from Flagy church, heading towards the mill and then the wash houses, following your route towards Bichereau until we reached Thoury station. From there, we followed the GRP trail, passing by the golf course to Voulx, and then back to the Jadrat woods. We then followed your route via Diant and returned to Voulx to the church, then took Rue de la Berle, which took us into the woods along the Orvanne river, coming out onto Chemin Foulons, then left onto the D22 to Thoury Férottes via Chemin du Jeu de Boules and joined the plain at the cross, which leads back to your trail to return to Flagy.
We did a 19 km hike, enhanced by magnificent wash houses and following the Orvanne. The route is very pleasant and photographers will find some very nice viewpoints. Crossing the villages is very enjoyable.

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