Muzy and the banks of the Avre

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

A very beautiful, easy walk. The last part, following the Avre to Muzy, is very pleasant with lots of places to swim or picnic and some magnificent views.
I highly recommend it.

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Date of your route : Oct 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike on a beautiful autumn day, a little chilly in the morning.
No one else on the trails (just a jogger who passed us) or at the picnic area by the Avre River.
At point 8, we stayed on the GR to reach Montreuil and do the hike called "in the Forest of Dreux".

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Date of your route : Sep 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk 3 km from Dreux. Bucolic. No need to bring a picnic: you can feed on blackberries along the way. On the banks of the Avre, which remain wild except in a few places, you can stock up on fresh hazelnuts...

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Date of your route : Jul 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, with no difficulty (just a steep climb at the start). A good mix of fields and forest.
The section along the Avre is superb, totally bucolic. We came across some friendly goats mowing the grass and clearing the undergrowth.
There are some lovely picnic areas, but we couldn't enjoy them because of the wasps.
The tiny village of Muzy is charming, as is its church.
It's worth noting that you can find the Avre, which supplies Paris with drinking water, captured in an aqueduct during the lovely Yvelines hike "Les Coteaux de la Mauldre"

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Date of your route : Sep 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Complete course, countryside, forest and riverside.

Tip:
From the Hoddé Bridge on the GR 22 (last part of the route), do not stay on the road but get closer to the Avre river by using the small paths traced by walkers in the meadow along the river.

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Date of your route : Oct 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A fairly pleasant and varied hike. The hardest part is finding the starting point, as the church is well hidden in the centre of the village and cannot be seen from a distance because it is concealed by tall trees and has no bell tower.
I will definitely do this walk again in the spring.

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Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I have done this hike three times, with different friends. The route is enjoyable because it's very varied: a small village with a beautiful old church to explore, flat countryside, a lovely little hill, a beautiful view overlooking the valley, forest, a winding descent with a very pretty view of the river, a long stretch along the water's edge... it's very diverse, so you never get bored.
Only the section near a swimming spot is often very busy, but the rest of the ride is peaceful and you don't come across anyone.
The description left me a little hesitant about the descent into the valley at the end of the route, so I preferred to follow the trail on the app, which was perfect for avoiding mistakes.
As other hikers have mentioned, there is a short section where you can see some litter before you reach the water's edge, which is better maintained and more pleasant, but this is only a very short part of the route and does not reflect the rest of the trail at all!
A very pleasant, accessible and varied walk.
Thanks for the walk!

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Date of your route : Jun 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice route, varied and easy.
We only used the description, which is a little vague if you don't have a compass.
At the start, facing the church, head to the right.
At point 3, enter the forest and take the first path on the left.
Between points 5 and 6, cross the D76 twice. Take the road downhill (D50) on the right to cross the bridge 250 m further on the left (at the roundabout, follow signs for "Vert en Drouais" D76) and cross three bridges and a canalised stream before taking the path on the left between two fences.
It seems useful to point out that you only really approach the Avre after the Pont Hoddé bridge.

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Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I had hesitated to do this hike because of previous messages mentioning that some areas were not very clean and that there was traffic... In fact, we found the walk very pleasant and the landscape quite interesting. Admittedly, there is a short section shortly before the return on a path where cars have left rubbish, but this is a very small part of the route, which is otherwise extremely pleasant and, above all, very varied. The only downside is the small car park where you park on arrival, which is very popular with local young people and families who come to the riverside, but 100 metres further on we didn't see anyone else.
The walk includes a long stretch along the river in the shade of trees, a very short stretch through a village with a small bridge and a beautiful 12th-century church, some lovely sections in the forest, others along fields with a pretty view of the valley, and in particular the final descent, which offers a very wide view of the countryside and the river. Nothing really spectacular, but a very pleasant walk in peaceful countryside that is typical of the region.
Almost all of it is flat, along the river and then on the side of the plateau, with just one fairly steep hill halfway along.
There are many picnic spots, either by the river or in the forest.

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Actually, we couldn't go on this hike because of COVID.
Next time...!

Didnick

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Date of your route : Jul 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A few difficulties navigating the section of the route descending towards the Avre (description not very clear...).
A few points of interest were missing, such as mills or old buildings, but overall it was a pleasant walk.

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Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great walk!

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Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful dry and sunny weather. No wind. Very pleasant walk, except for the section between approximately 5.5 and 7.5 km. The picnic area starts at 8.5 km and extends for a few hundred metres. Nice spots, but lots of rowdy teenagers in cars with their friends, music and rubbish. It's best to arrive early (around 11:30 a.m.).

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Date of your route : May 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route combining country lanes and forest trails, where we didn't meet anyone until stage 7. There are lots of places to picnic in the shade at the end of the route (on the banks of the Avre), but unfortunately they aren't always very clean as the area is accessible by car, so it's busier and people don't always respect it

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Date of your route : May 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A route just the way I like it! Varied scenery as it passes through fields, woods and along rivers, with shade and sunshine. Lovely spots for picnics on the banks of the Avre. Perfect for a short hike to stretch your legs after two months of lockdown!

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