Short circular of Rocher de Saulx

Tour du Rocher de Saulx, a forest home to interesting flora and fauna to discover along the way.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.14 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 71 m
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    Descent: - 77 m

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    Highest point: 154 m
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    Lowest point: 98 m

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Description of the walk

The start is located at the car park at the top of Route de la Creusière (Rue Maurice Pillet).

(S/E) Head east and follow the street for about 100 metres. At the entrance to a slight left-hand bend, take the first path on the left and descend into the woods.

(1) At the bottom, just before the edge of the woods, turn left onto the path with a gate. Cross the Bois de la Cencière, following the contour line, staying on the same path and ignoring the paths perpendicular to the various intersections. You will come to a T-junction.

(2) Then follow a paved path to the left for about 600 metres.

(3) At the end, turn left and then immediately right before a forest barrier. Go up and then down again until you reach a fork. Turn left and ignore the path on the left. Join another path and follow it to the left.

(4) You will come to theGRP® Ceinture Verte d'Île de France (red and yellow markings) and follow it to the left. Climb up into the woods. At the top, at a T-junction, turn right.

(5) At the barrier, turn left. Continue along theGRP®, heading west. At a T-junction, turn right. Then take thesecond path on the right, still following the GRP®.

(6) At the bottom of a short descent, turn left at an acute angle. Then take thesecond path on the left. At the T-junction that you will soon come to, turn right. Continue on theGRP® to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 148 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 105 m - Bottom of the hill
  3. 2 : km 1.44 - alt. 103 m - Paved path
  4. 3 : km 1.79 - alt. 104 m - T-junction then barrier
  5. 4 : km 2.64 - alt. 121 m - GRP® Green Belt of the Ile de France
  6. 5 : km 3.22 - alt. 153 m - Barrier
  7. 6 : km 4.52 - alt. 153 m - Intersection
  8. S/E : km 5.14 - alt. 149 m - Car park

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
User 27537512

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Excellent route, done with two children aged 6 and 9. No difficulty. Easy to follow with the app. Viewpoint with a small detour at the end that is worth seeing.

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User 12338004

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There is an old quarry in the middle of the course, which is very interesting to explore.

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Tal
Tal

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy and infrequent

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monique Le Roux
monique Le Roux
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The route is not very well marked
But a lovely walk in the Saux woods

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SOFIA MARMOTON
SOFIA MARMOTON

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Very ordinary, not much variety and extremely noisy due to the planes taking off from Orly Airport, which is located just opposite...

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Louis_A_M
Louis_A_M

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

In this wood, there are lots of paths and trails with multiple signposts: it's easy to get lost because the descriptions aren't very precise, and on top of that, it was raining and there was mud everywhere. We used a geolocation app on our phone and finally asked some walkers who were familiar with the area for directions to the points of interest.

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CSX
CSX

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice little route, always in the shade, best done in dry weather as there are some lovely little ravines.
We followed the GPS track rather than the signs, which is probably why we had no problems
We didn't see a soul on the route, but it was a Friday afternoon.

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monique Le Roux
monique Le Roux

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

Beautiful forest walk
But poorly signposted

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Zebra91
Zebra91

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Incorrect description from the outset: the path that enters the woods on the left does not reach the bend at all, but ends well before it!

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emilefoo
emilefoo

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk in the woods, but the route description is vague and even contains errors, with very few landmarks. After leaving the car park, take care to follow the (very) narrow path on the left that branches off diagonally. At the top of the small climb, turn left onto a fairly steep slope to get onto the right path. At point 2, the path is not yet paved, but it becomes so further on. At point 3, continue a little past the barrier (not before it) and then take the path that climbs to the right. At point 5, continue with the GRP, heading east and not west.

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zaza86
zaza86

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Towards the end of the route, it is best to follow the GRP. The route of the hike at the end does not correspond to the GRP.
It is rather muddy after this wet weather, but very bucolic.

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hildeputo
hildeputo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The route was very busy (but it was a sunny Sunday) with mountain bikers, horse riders, etc.
Despite this, we had a lovely time and the picnic at the sand quarry gave the children a chance to stretch their legs.
We followed the GPX route without any problems.

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Mélanie Labbé
Mélanie Labbé

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

We found the information to be very unreliable. We may not be experts at navigation, but we are experienced hikers. However, this route seemed completely wrong to us and lacked landmarks.
We got lost and had to leave the forest after trying several options in order to find our way back.

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daboloz
daboloz

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A short, very pleasant route entirely through the forest.
Perfect GPX track.
We will "do it again" in summer, under the foliage.

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menuetb1944
menuetb1944

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A very pleasant hike in a forest setting, with lots of small paths allowing you to extend or shorten the route.
Best done during the week when it's quieter.

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