Plaine Verte car park

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There is a problem with the description of the area where the secondary aqueduct of the Loing passes. We did not know where to turn, especially since the aqueduct is underground and there were no signs.
We couldn't find the "King's Table" viewpoint; the path led to private property. We decided to turn back.
An interesting and enjoyable hike on the second part, starting from Haut Mont.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Dec 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The title of this hike isn't very catchy, but the proposed route is well worth it, especially the last part on the Long Rocher route and the Béatrix cave. The whole route is pleasant and varied, with no difficulty whatsoever. Note that the path that leads to point 3 is cluttered with tree stumps and fenced off at the end with a nice "private property" sign that you only discover after you get there... But you can still get through. After heavy rains, the paths remained passable, thanks to a nice layer of dead leaves, as there isn't sand everywhere.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Oct 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, varied walk with a very different start to the second part; however, it should be noted that the aqueduct is not visible!

Machine-translated

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

I got lost twice.
First, after point 1, I found myself on the Grande Vallée road. There must be a right turn missing from the description.
Secondly, I passed point 6 because I was looking for an aqueduct that is not visible (underground?).

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Circuit completed in 2 hours 40 minutes with breaks. Not very difficult, only the end of the route has a little more elevation and rocks. But a beautiful walk.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : May 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good outing, thank you.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The description is very brief and insufficient. With the map it's fine, but we usually follow the descriptions so we don't have to use GPS. Some areas are very wild but there are a lot of people on the blue trails, so we changed the final route to find some peace and quiet on this sunny Saturday.

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The first two-thirds of the hike were fairly monotonous, but the last third was interesting with beautiful views and a lovely passage through the rocks.
Completed in 2 hours and 10 minutes at a leisurely pace without breaks.

Comments:
- Passes several houses in the woods, so avoid if you want to respect the peace and quiet of the residents.
- Difficulty of the route greatly overestimated.
- There are large potholes on the path leading to the car park.

Enjoy your hike!

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

First of all, thank you for creating and posting this hike.

As for the hike itself, it's not exactly the type of route we prefer. Two-thirds of it – the first part – is on beautiful paths, sometimes sandy, but without any difficulty (why is it classified as difficult? Because of the sand? Average for the length, perhaps, and even then...). The rest is very quiet, so uncrowded that after half an hour we had seen as many deer as people! Fortunately, the end is more to our liking: more hills, rocks and views.

A very pleasant stop at the Table du Roi, with a beautiful view over the Loing valley.

The GPS route is good. We didn't use the description to find our way.
Marc

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Mar 26, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

For the start, we chose to take the Denécourt No. 11 trail, which is more varied than the straight route. The first half of this hike is much more interesting than the second half, which is more monotonous with lots of flat paths, apart from the access to the Table du Roi, whose ridge offers a pleasant view of the Seine and beyond. We couldn't find the access point from the south, which allowed us to discover the deep and vast hole (for the region) by following the path. We reached the Table du Roi via the path starting at the beginning of the plateau (return trip).
The GPS track is flawless. As for the description, we didn't use it1️⃣, preferring to read the map.
Thank you for this overall very enjoyable route.

Kind regards,

Alain

1️⃣ As a result, rating the route description makes no sense. I gave it an average rating, but it's more accurately somewhere between very disappointing and very good. I don't know!

Machine-translated

Good evening, pda40, and thank you for your feedback.

In defence of the author of the hike, the Denecourt-Colinet trails are by nature very winding: their reference on the IGN map cannot be perfect and this can lead to a (slight) discrepancy between what is shown and the reality on the ground. And on these trails, no one is immune to missing a marker or losing the trail altogether (I speak from experience).

Machine-translated

Thank you, pda40, for your reply.
So there's nothing special to note about this hike.

Machine-translated

Good evening, gazok54,
We couldn't find the path that branches off slightly to the left from the main path at UTM point 3U480285 5355740...
So we decided to "cut across" by following what appeared to be a path barely marked by the passage of a few previous hikers, only to find ourselves back on the Denecourt Colinet trail shortly afterwards, which the route on our GPS (Galileo Pro on IOS) had prompted us to leave a little earlier because it strayed a little too far from the GPX track, continuing to follow the Denecourt trail to the end of the hike as suggested in the description...
Well, it wasn't a big deal, but it was a little stressful when it happened at the end of the hike, not long before nightfall (we started a little too late for mid-March)...
In any case, thank you for this site, which allows us to follow in the footsteps of other "adventurers" and benefit from their experience to discover cool places!

Machine-translated

Thank you, pda40.
What was your concern with the route you rated "Moderate"?

Machine-translated

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful hike with a wonderful variety of landscapes. I particularly loved the section between points 7 and 11, which winds its way along the hillside between the rocks. It's a bit of a workout, but nothing too strenuous for experienced hikers, and it's definitely worth the effort!

Machine-translated